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Outdoor photograph of a crowd of devotees walking along a paved path between ornate white stone pillars toward a temple entrance. Many wear white clothes with orange-saffron shawls draped over their shoulders. In the centre, a man in white with an orange shawl stands with arms folded among the group. Above the temple gate hangs a framed portrait of a man with folded hands, decorated with a garland, and a yellow-and-black sign is mounted beneath it. Palm fronds and green trees surround the courtyard, and a man in a blue striped shirt and a man in a white cap are in the foreground.

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A photograph of a large crowd walking in procession through an ornate stone gateway at a temple-style ashram in India. Many people wear white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls. In the foreground, a man in white with a rudraksha-style mala and bare feet holds a mobile phone, while a man in saffron robes with a red-bordered cloth and a red tilak walks beside him. A seated sadhu with a bare torso and ash marks sits at the right edge. Palm fronds and a framed image above the gate appear in the background.2008-08-03October 12 20122012-10-12August 02 20082008-08-02August 03 20082008-08-03Devotees in white and orange shawls walk through the entrance of a grey-stone ashram building with arched doorways. Above the gate hangs a framed portrait garlanded with rudraksha-style beads and marigold strands. To the left stands a painted portrait of an elderly bearded sage in green-and-white robes on a green background. A yellow signboard above the doorway and a red-and-blue poster beside it are visible. Many people, mostly women and men in white with orange shawls, move in and out of the gate.2008-08-03Outdoors under a dense canopy of large trees, a crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white stands facing a white arched gateway draped with an orange and red garland. Behind the arch, a figure in orange robes stands among flower garlands, near a deity murti or devotional figure. Several men in the foreground wear white kurtas with orange or yellow shoulder scarves and carry cloth bags; one man in the front-left wears a yellow sash. Some people hold cameras or stand on raised ground. The scene suggests a morning procession or darshan gathering.2009-06-17August 03 20082008-08-03A procession of devotees walks barefoot across a stone-paved temple courtyard toward a gateway topped with two stone bulls. At the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a large ceremonial mala of wooden beads and gold-toned necklace, walking with his hands folded in greeting. Around him, men and women wear saffron and orange robes and sarees, while others wear white dhotis and white sarees, and a few hold their palms together in namaskar. A pink-washed temple wall and a tall gopuram appear in the background under an overcast sky.2012-10-12August 03 20082008-08-03Outdoor photo on a dirt path beside a temple wall, with green trees, palms and a hill behind. A group of people in orange and red robes and white kurtas walks through the crowd. In the centre, a man in an orange robe with a long garland and a woman in a red sari with garlands and a rudraksha mala face the camera. A man in a white dhoti and shirt gestures toward them. Behind them stands a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing yellow shawls and lanyards. A stone temple tower is visible at the right edge. Printed , , which is omitted from the text field2010-01-08Outdoor photograph of a procession moving along a stone-paved path in front of a temple gate and wall. A central figure in an orange-saffron head wrap and orange-saffron garment, with a gold necklace, walks with hands folded in greeting; this appearance matches the page's a person cue but the face and posture are not decisive, so the identity is uncertain. Around him, many men in white dhotis and white shirts, several with orange shawls, walk closely together, with some women in saris and a child in front. A yellow barrier, a green-and-white information board and a gate are visible behind them. A roughly sized crowd of physical people is visible.2007-01-12A photograph of a devotional gathering at a temple-like shrine with a golden railing and a pillar. A priest on the right, shaved-headed and wearing glasses, bare-chested with a saffron dhoti and sacred ash markings, raises a lamp toward the shrine. In the centre, a person with long dark hair in saffron robes and a white flower garland stands with hands joined in namaskar. Beside them, a man in an orange shirt and light orange dhoti with white hair and glasses presses his palms together. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and mundus with orange shawls stand in a row. Green foliage and a carved gold railing with Sanskrit lettering appear in the background.2008-08-03