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Night-time photo at a temple entrance with a painted gopuram panel above and an orange-walled building on the right. Five people walk forward on a stone floor. The central man has long dark hair, a full beard, a tripundra mark on his forehead, and a rudraksha mala, wearing a reddish-brown robe and shawl with a bare chest. To his right, a younger man in an orange dhoti carries a brass kalasha and wears a rudraksha mala. Ahead, a woman in a reddish sari with gold necklaces carries a bunch of flowers, and a man in a dhoti with a gold chain and rudraksha mala walks beside her. A woman in a blue sari follows behind. Green leaf festoons hang at the doorway. a person (appearance-based) walks in the centre.

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February 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07Night photograph of a group walking along a dim temple lane toward a richly painted gopuram-style gateway with colourful deity reliefs and hanging tassels. In the centre, a bearded man with a sandalwood tilak and a rudraksha mala walks barefoot in a rust-red robe with a draped shawl. Beside him on the left, a shaved-headed man in a maroon-brown robe wears a gold-beaded necklace. On the right, a figure in a bright orange robe carries a white garland and a small object. A woman in a green sari and a man in a white shirt follow behind, with parked motorcycles and a tree on the right.2017-02-07Night procession on a city street lined with shops and signboards. In the centre, a bearded man in a plain brown-orange robe and rudraksha mala wears a large multicoloured flower garland and a white tilak on his forehead. Around him walk devotees in orange-saffron dhotis and shawls with rudraksha malas and gold-coloured chains; one man at the front in a white dhoti with gold border carries a silver vessel, another at right carries a brass pot. A man in white shirt walks at lower right. Bright lights glow ahead in the street, consistent with a temple procession.2017-02-07 +1 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07Night photo of a procession leaving a temple gateway decorated with painted deity sculptures and colourful stucco figures. A bearded man with long dark hair and a red tilak walks centre in orange-red robes with a long rudraksha-style mala, the most prominent figure, with a companion beside him. Behind them a woman in a green sari with a gold necklace walks, and another woman in a green sari follows. On the right a young man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala carries a golden kalasha. A man in a white patterned shirt stands by parked motorbikes, and a bright floodlight lights the scene. Probable Swamiji (probable) in the central figure, shown with long hair, a bearded face, orange-red robes and a rudraksha mala, walking in a procession.2017-02-07Night photograph at a temple gateway with a grey stone entrance and open green-and-yellow doors leading into a lit inner hall. A central figure in a deep maroon robe wears a large yellow-and-orange marigold garland and stands in the middle of a group. Around him, devotees in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas walk alongside, one in an orange dhoti with white body markings holds a brass or metal ritual object, and women in saris and a man in a white shirt stand nearby. Children at left watch and gesture. The group is walking into the temple for a procession, with a red-and-white lit doorway and a sign board above the entrance.2017-02-07 +1 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07