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Outdoor scene beside a yellow-ochre temple wall partly hidden by green foliage. On the left, an older bare-chested man in saffron cloth with a rudraksha mala and gold ornament raises one arm overhead while the other hand rests on his head. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with a hand on his chest. Two sannyasis in saffron robes stand at right: one bald with a gold chain and rudraksha mala, and a man with long swept-back hair, a crown-like headband, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments, looking upward. Other devotees stand in the background.

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May 18 20122012-05-18A photograph of a procession through a narrow street lined with yellow-ochre temple walls and a palm tree, with a crowd of onlookers behind. In the centre, a man in orange-red ochre cloth with a thick rudraksha mala and a shell-and-bead necklace holds a small gold object in his hands and looks down at it, wearing a headband of beads. Around him, several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha and bead malas walk closely, one carrying a golden pot-shaped vessel. On the left, men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas walk alongside, and a shaved-headed man in saffron with a beaded headband stands nearby. The scene appears to be a temple procession.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18August 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesNovember 05 20132013-11-05A crowd scene at an outdoor temple-style setting with a colourful striped canopy at upper left. In the centre, a bare-headed man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha and bone-bead mala stands with hands folded in prayer, head bowed. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a gold-and-bead necklace and gold armband bends forward. At right, an older bald man in orange cloth with a large rudraksha and skull-bead mala and gold bracelets holds a folded orange cloth. Men in white dhotis and white shirts stand around them, one with a rudraksha mala at far left. The scene appears to be a ritual or devotional gathering. No readable text is visible in the frame.2012-05-18 +1 copiesJuly 24 20122012-07-24A procession of saffron-robed sannyasis walks along a street past a temple gopuram in the background. In the centre, an older bald man with a grey-bearded face wears an orange-red shawl, a rudraksha mala and a large ornate gold pendant, and is supported by an attendant. Beside him a man in an orange robe wears beaded necklaces and a gold pendant. A younger man on the right wears an orange-red cloth, a thick rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, with a red-and-white forehead mark and a headband of beads. Men in white dhotis and bare shoulders walk nearby and onlookers watch from the doorway of a building. Several devotees surround the group in a busy street setting.2012-05-18 +1 copiesMarch 11 20132013-03-11Outdoor temple-procession scene with a colourful canopy at upper left. An elderly bald man with a gold-banded headpiece, forehead tilak and layered rudraksha and white-bead malas, wearing saffron and gold-bordered orange cloth, holds a folded orange cloth and reaches forward. Beside him a younger shaved-headed man in orange robes and a sacred thread-style neck garland bows with palms pressed together, his head bowed. A tall man in white dhoti and shirt stands at left, and several men in white shirts and dhotis surround them. Crowd members press in at the edges.2012-05-18June 05 20122012-06-05