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Outdoor photo of a man in white kurta standing beside a tall bamboo pole, holding it with one hand, wearing glasses, a rudraksha mala with a small pendant, a yellow shawl, and white forehead markings. Behind him a young man in white with an orange sash stands, and a small child in a pink dress is held by an adult in white on the right. The setting is a dusty open ground with a blue tarp and plants.

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Outdoor procession scene with devotees in ceremonial dress. In the foreground, a man in an orange saffron sannyasi garment with a gold-bordered drape and a rudraksha mala holds a tall gold ceremonial staff, with white vibhuti-style tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders holds another gold staff topped by a large embroidered umbrella-like canopy in red, orange and yellow floral design. Behind them, more white-clad men with sacred marks stand, and a golden trident is visible above the crowd. A man in a teal jacket and red-and-white checked scarf stands with arms crossed at right. The setting is an open courtyard with palm fronds and hanging decorations. Visible people count is about six to eight.2012-01-01Outdoor photo of a procession on a paved hexagonal-tile path with a bare dirt ground behind it. In the centre a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha mala walks barefoot, hands folded in front of him. Beside and behind him are men in white kurtas and dhotis, some wearing yellow shawls and one holding a cane, along with a man in a white shirt and dhoti and several boys in casual clothes with hands joined in greeting. Stone statues stand in the background near a red-and-white painted border on the left.2010-07-19January 21 20092009-01-21Outdoor photo at a temple-grounds courtyard of sandy earth with ash-grey patches and palm and frangipani foliage behind. In the foreground a figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala walks forward with head bowed; his long dark hair is swept back, and an orange wrap is draped over his shoulders. Behind him stand several men in white kurtas and dhotis: a bearded man on the left, a man in a yellow shawl with a rudraksha mala and tilak on his forehead, and a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl on the right, all barefoot and standing in quiet attention. A small brass plate of offering sits on a mat at the lower left, and a concrete platform edge runs along the bottom of the frame.2010-07-14Outdoor procession on a dirt path with palm trees and a low wall behind. The foreground figure with long dark wavy hair wears a loose orange robe and a gold-and-bead necklace, walking barefoot. Beside him a young man in white kurta and orange shawl walks with his hand on a silver kalasha-style vessel carried by another man in white and orange. Other participants in white shirts and white dhoti follow, including a bespectacled young man.2006-12-23Night-time photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered behind metal barrier posts at an outdoor event. On the left, figures in saffron-orange dhoti and sari-style garments with rudraksha malas and sandalwood tilak stand near several young children in orange clothing. In the centre, a woman in an orange and gold sari with a gold-trimmed blouse and a small bag stands with her hands at her chest. Behind them, men in white kurtas and dhotis wear red-and-brown shawls, and one man in a white kurta and dark trousers with glasses stands with his arms folded. Orange flags hang in the background, and some people sit on mats near the floor.2016-02-07Outdoor photograph on grass beneath a mango tree with a corrugated-roof shed behind. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and an orange robe stands while a man in white kurta and dhoti holding an orange umbrella shades him. To the left, a man in white kurta and dhoti with an orange shawl gestures toward a golden object at the lower left edge. Further right, another man in white with an orange shawl stands by. Several onlookers stand in the background. Four to five people are visible in the foreground.2008-11-11September 24 20122012-09-24A photograph of a long-haired man in a white dhoti-style cloth with a gold-bordered yellow shawl, wearing a long rudraksha mala around his neck and holding the beads in his hands. He has a red tilak on his forehead and gazes upward beside a carved stone pillar. Behind him, a blurred man in an orange robe stands with palms pressed together in namaskar near a red wall. The setting appears to be a temple.2011-06-24Outdoor ceremonial scene under a tent canopy with red, white and blue banners on poles behind. A young man with long wavy black hair wears an orange cloth wrapped over his shoulders and body and a small red forehead mark. Beside him stands a bespectacled man in a white dhoti and white kurta with an orange shawl across one shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck, holding a silver-coloured vessel with both hands. Seated devotees and lamps are visible in the background.2006-12-31A photograph of a standing man in an orange saffron turban and orange wrap clothing, with a red tilak on his forehead, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace with a large gold pendant. He holds a tall wooden staff with a gold top and stands beside a procession carriage with orange and gold drapery overhead. Beside him a man in white kurta and white dhoti wears glasses and a black beaded mala and holds a red cloth. Several schoolchildren in white shirts and purple and green uniforms stand behind, watching the procession. The scene appears to be an outdoor festival procession.2005-12-31Outdoor photo on a dirt ground beneath a red canopy with fringed tassels in green, blue and white, with palm and tropical trees behind. A long-haired man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a white tilak on his forehead smiles and holds his hands together at his waist, a person candidate by his long swept-back hair, orange clothing and rudraksha mala. Beside him a younger man in white kurta and dhoti wears an orange shawl and a small red bindi. On the right a shaven-headed monk in orange draped robes with a dark rudraksha mala stands with hands clasped. Several people in white garments and a dark-haired figure in the foreground are partly visible at the edges of the frame.2007-01-09