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Outdoor photograph in a leafy forest setting showing a procession of people in ceremonial dress. In the centre, a smiling man wears a rust-red turban with gold embroidery, a dense garland of red beads and gold-and-turquoise beaded garlands, and a bare upper body with a gold armlet. To the right, a young person with a leopard-print headband, long hair, white tilak on the forehead and rudraksha-style beads holds a silver staff. At left, a man with long hair and a brown rudraksha mala wears white garments, and behind them several other people in saffron and gold ornaments walk among trees. The visible people are part of a walking procession through the trees.

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January 09 20182018-01-09January 14 20182018-01-14Outdoor procession under tall shade trees. A central figure in a rust-red turban with a gold ornament and white flower spray, long dark hair, full beard and gold necklaces with white and red floral garlands, eyes closed, hands pressed together in prayer, wearing a red-brown shawl and gold armbands. Around him, people in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis with yellow borders carry silver staffs with ornate finials; a young man at left wears rudraksha beads and a gold chest pendant and holds a silver tray of flowers. Several others stand in the crowd.2016-12-23January 09 20182018-01-09December 14 20162016-12-14A procession on a shaded path of saffron-robed sannyasis. At centre, a bearded man in a maroon and gold turban with a gold brooch wears a multi-strand red and white flower garland over a gold ceremonial chest pendant and a rudraksha mala, with a shawl over his shoulders. Around him, young devotees in orange cloth wear rudraksha malas, bangles and sacred ash marks, some carrying baskets of offerings. A gilded shrine or deity murti is visible in the background among trees.2018-01-09December 03 20162016-12-03August 02 20162016-08-02December 03 20162016-12-03January 09 20182018-01-09 +1 copiesProcession scene at an ashram-style courtyard. A smiling bearded man in the centre wears a deep red turban with a gold ornament, a red-brown robe, layered gold necklaces and gold-coloured pendants, and a pink and white flower garland across his chest, with beaded rudraksha bracelets on his arms. He is flanked by young sannyasis in saffron-orange cloth with rudraksha malas and tilak markings; one carries a tall yellow-gold staff at right. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with a yellow border and a rudraksha mala walks past a red-painted wall, with yellow flowers in the upper left. Visible appearance cues for the central figure: a red turban with gold ornament, a gold-necklace and garland ensemble, and a red-brown robe; the sannyasi attendants are identified by their saffron cloth, malas and staff.2018-01-14A procession in an outdoor setting with a central bearded man in a rust-red turban with a crescent ornament, wearing a white flower garland with pink petals and layered gold necklaces with a large pendant, a rudraksha mala, and red-brown robes. He holds a tall silver staff with a trident-like top, and he is flanked by people in rust-red and saffron clothing, including a woman with a rudraksha mala and a man in white dhoti with a gold border. A decorated umbrella and a blue canopy with silver fringe stand behind the group, and a trident ornament is visible on the left. Devotees on the right wear orange cloth and rudraksha necklaces, and some are clapping on the left edge.2016-12-03