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Street procession in a busy Indian market lane with a crowd of onlookers. In the foreground, a young man in white dhoti and shawl wears layered gold bead necklaces and rudraksha beads, looking to his left. Behind him, a bare-chested older man with shaved head and white tilak wears a garland of white and red flowers and rudraksha malas, with a reddish-saffron cloth draped at his waist. Another man beside him wears a red-and-white floral garland and gold chains. Shop signage reads Rayal Jewellers above a storefront with green and yellow decorations overhead. A figure in white is seen from behind at right.

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June 05 20122012-06-05A street procession in a busy market lane. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in orange cloth with a long gold-bead necklace and a white band on his upper arm holds his hands together in devotion. Beside him an older man in orange with a dark rudraksha-style bead mala and white forehead markings stands with hands folded. At right, a man in white dhoti with gold border carries a silver pot of flowers and a tray, and another similarly dressed man wears a gold necklace. Shopfronts and a jewellery sign line the background, with onlookers in the crowd behind.2012-06-04 +1 copiesOutdoor street procession on a busy town road lined with shops and signboards. Central figure in the middle wears an orange saffron robe, a long white and red floral garland, gold necklace and rudraksha mala, walking beside another saffron-robed man with a gold pendant and garland. Several saffron-clad men and figures in white dhotis with gold borders walk alongside, some carrying long wooden poles of a ceremonial canopy overhead. Onlookers and a spectator with a camera stand at the right edge. Shop signs in Tamil script line the street, and a pink building appears in the background.2012-04-29April 29 20122012-04-29A street procession in a busy Indian town with shopfronts and a temple gopuram behind. At centre, a man in saffron robes wears a long garland of white jasmine, a multi-strand gold bead necklace, a headband and tilak, and holds his hands clasped at waist level. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes wears a gold bead mala. To the right, a bare-chested man in a maroon cloth and mala stands next to a man in white dhoti and shawl. Behind them a red and gold ornate palanquin canopy is visible. a person at centre, shown in procession with devotees.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05May 10 20122012-05-10May 10 20122012-05-10Outdoor procession scene in bright daylight with an orange umbrella overhead. A young man in the centre wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders, a heavy gold ornate necklace of barrel beads, a rudraksha-style band around his head and a red tilak on his forehead, and he looks to the side with a slight smile. To his left a shaved-headed man in close-up wears a gold beaded necklace and bare shoulders. Beside him an older bare-chested man wears a dark rudraksha mala and orange cloth, with a palm-leaf or ornate headpiece nearby. Behind them a man in white clothing holds an umbrella handle, and another person in white stands at the right edge. Hanging green leaves and strings decorate a storefront behind the crowd.2012-06-05 +1 copiesNight procession outside a temple: two sannyasis in rust-brown and saffron-gold robes wearing long white-and-red flower garlands and heavy gold necklaces walk at the centre. The taller man in the middle, bare-chested shoulders under a rust-brown shawl with a crown-like headpiece, is wearing a large gold garland; beside him an older man with a shaved head and white vertical tilak walks in a rust-brown dhoti with a rudraksha mala. Behind them a man in a white shirt holds a tall staff, and a man in saffron robes stands at the right edge. Surrounding devotees in white shirts, saffron cloths and dark-red saris line the procession, with a decorated ceremonial umbrella visible at the top left and bright temple lights overhead.2012-06-05A street procession in a busy Indian town, with several saffron-robed men walking under a decorated canopy at the top of the frame. In the centre, a young man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl wears a gold crown-like headpiece, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala with gold beads, garlanded with white flower strands edged in red. Beside him, an older bald man with a white forehead mark and a dark bead mala with gold pendant also wears a garland. Men in orange and white stand behind and to the sides, one in white dhoti with gold border on the left, and a bald man in orange shawl with gold chains on the right. Shops, signboards and a Sri Thanga sign line the street.2012-04-29June 05 20122012-06-05