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Outdoor street scene in an Indian town under a red and multicoloured tasselled canopy. A young man with long swept-back hair wears an orange saffron robe, a thick gold necklace with a pendant, and a red tilak, smiling beside a monk in orange robes with a shaved head. A man in white shirt and trousers holds a silver tray of flowers and gestures with raised palm, and a crowd of onlookers in white and mixed clothing surrounds them. A large orange cloth and yellow marigold garlands drape a signboard with Kannada script, and shops and buildings line the street behind.

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Outdoor street scene during a welcome procession. Two saffron-robed sannyasis stand at centre; the one on the left wears an orange turban and a long gold-beaded necklace, and the one beside him has a bare head with a gold ornament, both raising open hands in greeting. Men in white shirts and dhotis surround them, some in light shirts and dark trousers. A tray of rose petals and white flowers sits in the foreground. A saffron cloth and yellow marigold garland drape a signboard in Kannada script, and red-and-orange fabric decorations hang overhead. Shopfronts and a street line the background.2009-07-23Street procession scene in an Indian town with a red and orange canopy with tassels overhead. A figure in a saffron-orange turban and orange robe with a long gold ceremonial necklace stands at left beside a sign with yellow garland and orange cloth draped over it. Beside them a bald man with a white beard and red forehead mark wears orange robes and is guided by an attendant in white. Several men in white dhotis and shirts and a crowd of onlookers surround them, with shops and a banner lining the street behind.2009-07-23A street scene in an Indian town where a crowd presses around a white-bearded man in orange robes with a red bindi, flanked by a younger sannyasi in an orange turban, orange robe and long gold beaded necklace. Men in white shirts and dhotis mingle nearby. Behind them stands a white banner with Kannada script and yellow marigold garlands, a tasselled red and orange canopy hangs overhead, and shopfronts line the road. Roughly a few dozen people are visible.2009-07-23Outdoor street scene in India: a sannyasi in saffron-orange robes with an orange turban and a gold necklace raises his arms beside a banana-leaf arch and a tall banner reading 'Jai Shri Gurudeva' with an Om symbol and 'G.S. Ra...' and 'Ramanagara Dist'. Nearby, another saffron-clad figure and men in white shirts scatter flower petals; a foreground man in white with a gold watch raises a hand. Garlands of yellow marigolds hang from the banner, a steel tray of petals sits at lower centre, and a red and gold umbrella with tassels shades the scene. Several onlookers crowd the background.2009-07-23Outdoor street ceremony in front of a white signboard with blue Kannada lettering and a yellow flower garland, beneath an ornate red and orange umbrella with tassels. Two saffron-robed figures lift their arms beside a banana-leaf-decorated pole: a young man in an orange turban and red bead bracelet, and an older bearded man with a shaved head in orange robes and a gold chain. A man in a white shirt in the foreground holds a silver tray of flower petals and offerings, and a crowd in white shirts watches. Petals scatter across the scene.2009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23Outdoor photograph of a public inauguration on a street lined with banana leaves and yellow marigold garlands. A man in a saffron-orange robe, orange turban and a gold-beaded necklace stands at centre, smiling and gripping a folded orange cloth that is being unveiled beside a large white signboard with bold blue Kannada lettering. Next to him, a man in white clothes and an orange-robed attendant lean in, one with a ring and gold bangle; a white-clad person in the right foreground holds a steel tray with flower petals and a small bowl. Onlookers and a child peer from the crowd behind, and a banana trunk stands behind the sign. Swamiji candidate in saffron with an orange turban and gold necklace; appearance is an appearance-based probable label only.2009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23Outdoor street scene at a roadside ceremony beside a white banner with blue Kannada lettering and an Om emblem. A figure in an orange-saffron robe with an orange turban and a long gold-beaded necklace reaches into a metal tray of petals and flowers held by a man in a white shirt. Nearby, a man in an orange scarf and other onlookers gather. A yellow marigold garland hangs along the banner, a banana plant stands behind, and a red-and-purple tasselled canopy shades the right edge. Visible people include the central robed figure, the tray-holder, and several onlookers in the crowd. Whether the robed figure is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so the role is given as a robed devotee.2009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23