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A village procession walks down a red carpet lined with devotees on a palm-decorated street. On the left, a large banner shows a smiling man wearing an orange turban beside a carved golden lion-like sculpture. A shaven-headed sannyasi in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads walks at the front. Musicians in white dhotis play a long horn and a frame drum, and women in saris carry flower offerings.

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June 24 20142014-06-24June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesOutdoor street procession in a Tamil village lined with banana trees, mango leaf strings and orange flags, with a red carpet running down the middle. Men in white dhotis and shirts play a large frame drum and a barrel drum, and women in orange and multicoloured saris carry brass plates with flowers and offerings. A large banner showing a smiling face hangs on the left beside a stone statue. Crowds of onlookers line the route under a bright sky. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.2014-06-24June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesA street procession moves along a red carpet through a crowd in a village lane lined with palms, thatched sheds and saffron flags. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair wears a red-orange robe, a rudraksha mala and a gold-toned garland, walking between devotees. Around him, shaved-headed followers in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis, some with beaded necklaces, guide the way. A large printed banner behind shows a smiling figure seated in red with a rudraksha garland and a second smiling monk in an orange turban, with a stone lion below. Many onlookers, some in white shirts, line the route under a bright sky.2014-06-24 +1 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copies