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A photograph of an outdoor gathering at a roadside site with a parked black van and a silver SUV, a blue tarpaulin and a wooden festival chariot with a cloth canopy in the background. Several people in ochre and red-saffron robes stand on a grey gravel ground beside a red carpet. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a red-patterned cloth draped over his shoulder stands at left, while a man in an orange-saffron shawl stands near the vehicle. At centre, a man wears a red-orange robe with a gold pendant and beaded necklace and orange shoes. Beside him, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a red sash and layered gold chains and beaded garlands stands with a distinctive crown-like hairstyle and gold armbands. Two women in red-brown saris with white garland necklaces stand at right, one holding a small brass vessel, next to a shaved-headed man in orange-saffron cloth with garlands.

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September 16 20152015-09-16Outdoor photograph on a wet road beside parked vehicles, with a temple pillar and roadside billboards behind. A man in a dark-red dhoti and rust-red shawl with a gold pendant and a rudraksha-style bead garland stands at centre, with his hands near the ground. Beside him, a bald man in a red-and-gold shawl bends forward with a bead garland. On the left, an orange-robed man with tilak marks stands by a car; a bare-torsoed man in white dhoti with gold border and red waistband bends at the road, and a further figure in orange appears at the edge. a person candidate is the central figure in dark-red clothing with the gold pendant and bead mala, but the appearance is not conclusive.2015-09-16Outdoor scene on a gravel ground beside a dark SUV and a white vehicle under an overcast sky, with trees behind. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a red patterned sash and a long red-orange rudraksha-style garland with a gold ornament stands on the right, a copper-coloured bangle on his arm. Several men in saffron and orange robes stand around, one in a red-and-gold dhoti, another with a shawl and a gold-trimmed cloth bag. A bald monk in orange and maroon bends forward to greet or assist the man in white, while a turbaned man in orange stands at the far right edge.2015-09-16 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14Outdoor photograph at a roadside encampment under overcast sky, with a black SUV parked behind a group of people. In the centre, an older man with grey hair wears a saffron-orange robe, a rudraksha mala and a garland, and stands in bare feet. Beside him a man in a maroon-and-gold dhoti and a garland gestures while speaking. On the left, two men in saffron and orange turbans with black-and-white plumes, one wearing a saffron robe, stand near the car. On the right, a man in a white dhoti with a red cloth over his arm and women in red-and-gold saris wearing garlands stand together, one holding a coconut. Behind them are a blue tarpaulin-covered structure, a wooden cart and tall poles.2015-09-16 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14Outdoor photo at a roadside lot beside parked cars, with a tall stone pillar and a large decorated wooden chariot with coloured cloth in the background. A man in a white dhoti with gold border and a red waist cloth bows low at the feet of another man, who wears a rust-orange dhoti with gold border, a gold-bordered shawl, a thick beaded mala, and a gold pendant, and stands on an orange-sole mat. Beside them a bare-chested man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with a red-beaded mala and bangles bends forward with hands together, and another man with a shaved head and a red-beaded mala stands behind. Several more people are partly visible at the back, and a white-clad figure stands near the chariot. Printed billboards line the background.2015-09-16Outdoor photo at a busy roadside staging area with parked vehicles, a dark SUV and a wooden chariot or palanquin frame behind. A man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala stands at left, adjusted by a uniformed police officer. Center, a man in a red-orange turban with a yellow marigold garland and orange wrap stands near a bearded man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl. Several sadhus in orange robes and orange turbans crowd around, some with walking staffs. A man in white with gold-trimmed cloth stands at right with arm bangles. Another orange-clad figure lies or bends at lower left. Mood is crowded and busy, with many saffron robes visible.2015-09-14Outdoor scene at a roadside or ground near a Kumbh-type gathering, with several people in saffron and white ritual clothing gathered closely. A central man wears a red-orange turban, an orange shawl, a long marigold garland and a large ornate gold pendant over rudraksha malas, and holds his hands together before him. In front, a bald man in saffron-orange cloth with a gold-edged shawl bends forward, while a younger man in white dhoti with gold borders and rudraksha malas stands at right, and another in white with a gold pendant and bracelets stands at left holding an orange bag. Behind them are bearded sadhus in orange, a parked black SUV, and a painted ratha-like vehicle with a wooden frame at top.2015-09-14September 16 20152015-09-16September 14 20152015-09-14September 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copies