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Night outdoor photo of an ashram procession on a paved courtyard in front of a silver SUV. In the centre, an older man with white hair and a white beard wears a cream shirt over a maroon-and-gold dhoti, with a long gold-beaded garland, and holds hands with a bare-chested younger man wearing a rudraksha mala. To the right, a young man in an orange dhoti and gold garland carries a brass kalasha with green leaves and a white cloth on a tray, while a woman in an orange sari with a blue bag and a white-clad man carry trays of fruit. Ornate temple domes appear in the background under a dark sky.

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Night photograph outside a silver car at an open paved area with illuminated temple domes behind. A white-bearded elderly man in a brown-red robe with gold border and a long gold-beaded garland steps out of the car's open door. Beside him, a shirtless man with a shaved head wears an orange-brown cloth and stands near a tray. Three people in orange and saffron dhotis with bare chests and white body markings carry a decorated kalasha with green leaves and white flowers and a tray of offerings, while two women in white saris and a man in white shirt and orange scarf hold trays of fruit and flowers behind them. Several people in white clothing stand in the background. The page-flag identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the elderly man is described by role only.2016-12-23 +2 copiesDecember 23 20162016-12-23Night procession outdoors at a temple complex. A young attendant in orange dhoti and bare chest holds a large multicolored fringed umbrella with a gold finial above the group. An older man in a beige shirt and trousers stands beside a white car. A man in a saffron robe with a white-sashed devotee look and bare feet walks at centre-left, hands raised. Behind him, a man in orange dhoti and orange shawl with vibhuti and rudraksha malas carries a silver tray with a white cloth-wrapped bundle and green leaves. Another attendant in orange dhoti and gold-bordered cloth follows. A boy in white dhoti plays a drum on the left. Men in white dhotis stand to the right. Decorated shrine domes and lights glow in the background.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23January 02 20162016-01-02 +1 copiesApril 29 20152015-04-29April 26 20122012-04-26Night-time procession at a temple courtyard with an ornate palanquin or ratha topped by a decorated canopy and garlanded with flowers. In the foreground, a young man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered cloth, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a red tilak walks forward, and beside him a bald man in saffron robes with eyeglasses and gold beaded necklaces walks. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and red shawl carries a shoulder bag, and several people in white and cream saris and dhotis follow along a dark path lined with hanging tassels and lamps.2010-11-21Night procession across a paved temple-ground courtyard lit by floodlights, with small temple shrine towers and a decorated chariot-like structure in the background. Foreground men wear white dhotis with gold borders and bare chests marked with ash and sandalwood paste; one wears a red garland. In the centre, a bearded man in a rust-brown saffron robe wears a long pink-and-white flower garland and rudraksha beads, walking barefoot among attendants. A woman in an orange sari with a gold border walks nearby. On the right, a shaved-headed priest in red-and-gold ritual cloth holds a folded paper. A young girl in purple folds her hands. Several people walk in the group, and a crowd stands behind.2016-12-23April 24 20122012-04-24Night photo of a procession on a dirt ground lit by street lamps. At centre, a figure in an orange-saffron robe with a long ornate gold necklace and a long wooden staff walks forward, with a second person in an orange-saffron sari beside them. Around them, several men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange-saffron shawls carry brass trays and ritual items; one figure at right wears a white outfit with an orange shawl and a shoulder bag. A dark car sits at left and a camera operator appears at right. a person based on the central figure's saffron robe, long hair and gold necklace, consistent with the page's Karthikai Deepam context, though this is an appearance-based label only. Text in the caption, if any, is not legible.2008-12-11 +1 copies