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Outdoor street procession in a town with shop fronts behind. A man in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair and a white and yellow flower garland stands at centre, hands pressed in namaskar, smoke or incense haze drifting around him. A red canopy umbrella with colourful tassels is held above. Around him, devotees in white shirts and white dhotis press close; a man in the foreground bends forward with his head down, and a woman at left holds a silver kalasha pot with green leaves. Hills rise in the background under a hazy sky.

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Outdoor street scene with a man in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair at centre, smiling and looking down as an older man in a checked shirt garlands him with a white, yellow and red flower garland while smoke or incense drifts nearby. Around them, men in white dhotis and shirts, one with a rudraksha-style necklace, stand near a silver kalasha pot with leaves, a metal plate of offering, and an orange umbrella overhead. A video camera operator is visible behind, and shops with Tamil signboards and a hill line the background.2006-09-23Street procession scene in a Tamil town with two red and gold ceremonial parasols with tassels and flower garlands overhead. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes wearing a yellow and white marigold garland stands at centre, smiling, surrounded by attendants in white and orange clothing. A woman in mustard-yellow sari holds a brass kalasha pot with mango leaves at left. A man in white shirt and a rudraksha mala stands beside them, and a camera operator is visible at right. Shop signs and parked cars line the street behind, including a banner reading a temple festival greeting. a person appears in saffron robes with a garland, as an honoured guest in procession.2006-09-23September 23 20062006-09-23Outdoor street photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron garment and a white flower garland, standing with palms pressed together in greeting, smiling. Red-and-yellow ceremonial umbrellas with fringed tassels stand above, and a red-shirted man on the left holds a brass tray with a pot and green leaves. Men in white shirts and dhotis, one in a checked shirt, surround him on a busy street lined with shop signs and scaffolding.2006-09-23September 23 20062006-09-23Outdoor street procession on a paved road with a hillside and whitewashed buildings behind. A central figure in an orange turban and saffron-orange shawl with gold border, wearing a large pink and white flower garland and a gold pendant, walks barefoot with palms pressed together in greeting. A young attendant in white holds a large pink and white parasol with red tassels overhead. Beside them a bearded man in white kurta and dhoti with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala walks with hands folded. Devotees in white and orange shawls surround them, a man on the left raises a camera, and yellow-orange ceremonial banners and triangular bunting fly in the foreground and background.2006-09-24December 23 20092009-12-23January 21 20092009-01-21A street procession in a crowded Indian town. Several colourful ceremonial umbrellas with red, yellow, green and blue panels and fringed tassels are held overhead. Beneath them a central figure with long dark hair and an orange robe smiles and is surrounded by devotees in white shirts and dhotis. Nearby, a young man in an orange robe and a white-shirted man wear pink flower garlands. Shopfronts, a passing bus and roadside banners line the street behind the crowd.2009-01-21A street procession in a South Indian town. A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban stands at centre with palms pressed together in greeting, a fresh garland of white and magenta flowers around his neck. Men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk around him, and a large white umbrella with red fringe and bird motifs is held above. Orange and red decorated fan-shaped standards with gold borders flank the group. A bald man in white shirt and dhoti walks in the foreground, and roadside shops with signboards and bunting line the street.2006-09-24January 21 20092009-01-21August 01 20082008-08-01