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Outdoor crowd scene in a village setting with banana trees and a yellow cloth backdrop painted with peacocks. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with long dreadlocks and a dark wrap receives a large garland of yellow, white and red flowers with green leaves, while lifting a white flower to his head. A young man in a pink t-shirt stands nearby, and another young man in a white cloth carries a brass tray of offerings on his head. Orange-robed sannyasis and older devotees in white stand in the crowd. A camera lens is visible in the left foreground.

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Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered around a decorated wooden cart or palanquin draped with flower garlands in yellow, red and white. A man with long dreadlocks in a saffron-orange cloth and a white-shirted man reach toward offerings of garlands and green leaves. On the right, an older bare-chested priest with a gold necklace wears an orange-saffron dhoti and stands near wooden poles. Behind them a yellow banner shows painted peacocks, and banana plants and palms rise on the left. A camera with a long lens is in the foreground, and a man in a light shirt stands behind the priest.2018-01-18A crowded outdoor temple-street scene during a procession area. In the foreground, a bare-chested young priest with white vibhuti marks and a rudraksha mala sits beside a wooden platform strewn with petals and flower garlands. A shaven-headed sannyasi in orange robes with a red border and gold necklaces stands in the middle, with a woman in an orange sari wearing a green leaf garland beside him. Several men and women in white shirts, pink and maroon clothes surround them, and one man holds a compact camera with a flip-out screen. Behind the crowd, a small shrine and trees appear, with a few orange-clad figures further back.2011-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16October 08 20162016-10-08January 16 20182018-01-16July 01 20142014-07-01May 02 20142014-05-02January 16 20182018-01-16Outdoor ritual scene beneath palm trees. A central man wears a large gold crown, red and orange garlands, a gold necklace and a red shawl, and holds a small brass bowl while seated beside a tall gold-painted pillar bound with rope and a bamboo frame. Two men in orange and saffron turbans flank him: one on the left, bare-chested with rudraksha beads, holds a bowl and offering; one on the right, in an orange shawl and rudraksha mala, assists. A basket of yellow and pink marigold and rose flowers sits in front. Standing devotees in white and orange watch in the background, some holding cameras, beside a red wall.2017-12-30A photograph of a temple procession at an outdoor street setting with banana trees and palms behind. A tall decorated ratha with garlands of red and yellow marigolds frames a deity murti on the right. A man in an orange dhoti and orange-and-gold beaded necklace, with a pink shawl, stands on the ratha holding a silver tray over the deity. Two long wooden poles lie across the foreground. A man in a light shirt stands behind him on the cart. A crowd of devotees in white, orange and maroon clothes surrounds the cart, including a man with long dreadlocks at left and several people with phones raised.2018-01-18January 18 20182018-01-18March 01 20162016-03-01 +1 copies