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Street photo of a market stall selling religious goods: hanging malas, bangles, brass lamps and small pooja items in plastic packets. A tall sannyasi in a saffron-orange turban and draped orange robe stands with his back to the camera, bare-shouldered, at the counter. Beside him a woman in a red kurta with green churidar and cream shawl carries a dark shoulder bag, a bearded man in white kurta stands behind, and an elderly woman with white hair wears a pink-and-white draped sari. A blue sign with Gujarati script and a yellow signboard appear at upper left. Four people are visible.

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A street scene outside a crowded market stall in an older city lane. In the foreground an elderly woman in a pink-and-white tie-dyed sari stands with her back to the camera, facing a shopkeeper's display. Beside her a sannyasi in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban stands at the stall, his back to the camera. To the left a woman in a red kurta, cream shawl and green trousers with a dark shoulder bag watches, and a bearded man in white stands behind them. The stall is hung with strings of rudraksha and wooden malas, plastic-wrapped packets, marigold garlands and small brass lamps and bowls on a counter. A yellow sign hangs at upper left.2003-10-17August 01 20112011-08-01A photograph inside a crowded religious goods shop with copper pots, brass bells and hanging ritual items overhead and glass display cases of rudraksha and bead malas. A figure in an orange saffron robe with an orange head wrap stands at the right, facing a white-haired woman in a pale pink sari. A man in a grey checked shirt stands at left with his back to the camera. Shelves hold jars and boxed goods, and a water cooler sits in the corner beside a sink.2003-01-01A photograph inside a small shop with glass display cases and shelves stocked with goods, and brass or copper hanging items overhead. A young person in a saffron-orange robe and a matching orange head wrap stands at the centre-right, with a rudraksha-style bead mala around the neck, smiling as they look toward an older woman in a pink-and-white sari and a man in a grey checked shirt who stand with their backs partly to the camera. A water cooler and a sink sit at the right, and a sign above reads in Devanagari script. a person cues are the saffron robe, orange head wrap and bead mala on the standing figure, who appears to be a sannyasi in a shop setting.2003-10-17A street scene in a Himalayan-style town with a crowd of pilgrims. A man in an orange turban, red-and-orange draped robe and a heavy gold necklace stands at center, leaning in to a bystander and gesturing with an open hand. Behind him, a stall under a blue tarp displays long strings of rudraksha malas hanging in dense rows. A woman in a leopard-print shawl and orange clothing stands nearby, and a man in a grey cap and blue jersey faces the stall. Balconied buildings and a yellow house line the street.2011-08-01January 05 20062006-01-05A narrow market street lined with stalls selling rudraksha malas, bangles, brass bells, tassels and other religious trinkets. In the foreground a man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears an orange hooded top, an orange shawl and a heavy gold necklace, walking through the crowd. Behind him a man in a white cap, white shirt and white dhoti, with a lanyard badge, walks past a stall; other men in white caps and red lanyards are among the crowd, and a seated vendor sits at the right. Strings of beads hang from the awnings.2006-01-05Photograph of an outdoor street scene at a busy market stall. In the left foreground a man wearing an orange turban and a red-and-orange draped robe with a gold necklace stands beside a vendor. The vendor, in a grey cap and blue-and-grey jacket, is handling a small object near the stall. Strings of rudraksha malas hang in the foreground and a red cloth display holds dark figurines and beads. Behind them several people in orange scarves and white clothing, including a woman in sunglasses, stand among onlookers.2011-08-01A narrow indoor market lane lined with glass display cases of brass oil lamps, lamp stands and ritual metalware hanging overhead. On the left a shopkeeper's counter shows tall brass lamps. To the right a rack of folded fabrics in many colours, including pink, purple, orange, green and blue, hangs beside the shutters. Four people walk along the tiled floor: an elderly woman in a lilac sari with a gold border, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a matching head covering, a man in a white dhoti and kurta with long hair, and a man in white near a glass case of gold-coloured offerings. A folding chair sits at the end of the lane.2003-01-01A photograph taken inside a small home shrine room lined with white marble deity figurines in glass cabinets. A seated man in saffron robes with a saffron turban, long hair, a white flower garland, and a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant sits on a black chair at the left, hands clasped, facing forward. Beside him, an older man in a white shirt and glasses sits at a small table, and an older woman in a pink-and-white shawl bows toward him. A woman in a red sari with a gold border stands at the right edge. Behind them, a shrine holds a deity murti decorated with marigold garlands and red and yellow flowers, flanked by a silver temple-style cabinet and an air conditioner unit.2003-01-01January 05 20062006-01-05Crowded street photo under a blue tarpaulin awning at a market stall selling rudraksha malas and small metal charms hung on wire racks. A young man in a red dhoti-style garment with gold waist and neck ornaments and an orange turban stands at the left, seen partly from behind, with his head bowed. Beside him a smiling woman in sunglasses and a purple top stands near the stall. Many people in orange and saffron shawls and white clothes crowd the street behind, with a white van parked further back. A vendor in a blue shirt and cap works at the counter at lower left.2011-08-01