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A night-time street procession in which a bearded man with long dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead stands at centre, wearing a rust-brown wrap and a brown rudraksha-style mala, smiling with palms pressed together. A large garland of white, yellow and magenta flowers with green leaves hangs around his shoulders. To his left, a young man in orange ochre robes with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace holds a golden ornate kalasha-style urn. Other devotees in orange clothes, gold chains and white forehead markings stand behind them, with a crowd in the dim background beneath a lit red sign.

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February 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07Night procession outdoors in a crowded street. A central man with a full dark beard, shoulder-length dark hair and white forehead markings wears a rust-brown robe and a large garland of white, yellow and magenta flowers, holding his hands together in front of him and smiling. To his left, a young man with curly hair and a white forehead mark wears an orange garment, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, and holds a gold ornate kalasha-shaped vessel. Other devotees in orange, and men in shirts with forehead markings, stand close around them. Signboards and shopfronts line the background.2017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07Night photograph of a street procession. A central bearded man with long dark hair and a white forehead mark smiles while wearing a large garland of white, yellow, pink and purple flowers over a brown-orange robe and a brown rudraksha-style mala. He holds his hands together, dusted with white powder. Beside him, younger men in orange robes with rudraksha malas and gold ornate necklaces carry a gold-coloured kalasha-like vessel with embossed figures. Other devotees with white forehead marks stand behind in the crowd. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, distinguished by long hair, a garland, a brown-orange robe and a rudraksha mala.2017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesPhoto 11710650 +1 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesNight street procession in a busy Indian town. A central man with a full beard, forehead tilaka and a white-and-yellow floral garland wears an orange-brown robe and stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Around him, devotees stand close; a man on the left in white dhoti with gold trim and a gold chain holds a small metal vessel, and a woman in orange holds a brass kalasha-style pot on the right. Shop signs and street lights glow behind the crowd. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +3 copies