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Night street scene of a procession at a doorway. Several monastics in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand among a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis. A central figure in a white and gold garment with flower garlands is being escorted, and a woman in a white sari with a bouquet is nearby. A large banana leaf and a camera are visible in the foreground, with a small metal gate and a painted wall at left.

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July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04Night photograph of a street procession at a doorway lined with banana leaves. A woman in a white sari with a red-bordered sari holds a brass kalasha decorated with white flowers and an orange marigold. Around her, men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas walk close, and one central figure wears a garland of white and purple flowers and a saffron garment. Onlookers in striped shirts stand at a metal gate on the left, and a vehicle's headlights glow in the background. Banana leaves frame the right edge. a person candidate cues are not clearly established, so the identity is uncertain.2014-07-04Night photo of a street procession in Tamil Nadu. In the foreground a woman in a white sari holds a brass kalasha with a yellow flower and a garland, while a young man in an orange cloth with a white headband kneels before a large green banana-leaf structure. Several saffron-robed sannyasis wearing rudraksha malas stand in the crowd, with white-shirted onlookers and a bright light in the background. The scene suggests a ritual offering along the route.2014-07-04 +1 copiesNight-time photograph of a garlanded man in a rust-orange robe standing under an arch of banana plants with hanging banana flowers, at a devotee's house during a pada puja visit. He wears a heavy red and yellow marigold garland, a rudraksha mala and a ceremonial necklace of coin-like pendants, and his long hair is swept back. Behind him stand a man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a bald man in orange robe. At left a woman in white holds a brass plate with a kalasha-style vessel. An older woman in a green-and-white sari stands at right, and onlookers crowd the courtyard.2014-07-01July 04 20142014-07-04May 29 20152015-05-29July 03 20142014-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesA nighttime street scene in a Tamil Nadu town during a Vijaya Yatra. A white-clad older man in glasses and a dark beaded mala garlands a younger man in an orange-and-red robe, who holds bundled pink and white flowers and smiles. Around them, saffron-robed monastics with white forehead marks and rudraksha malas stand close, and a shaved-headed monk in orange and gold fabric is in the lower left. Several men in white shirts and dhotis crowd behind, with a building, grilled window, and a strong overhead light behind them.2014-07-04 +1 copies