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A street procession of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees walks along a paved road past a pink multi-storey building with ornate red-and-gold pillars. In the foreground a white cow lies on the road, looking toward the camera. Two men at the front carry tall staffs with decorative umbrella-style banners in orange, yellow and red with white bird emblems. A white hatchback car is parked on the left, and a green tree shades the right side. Several women in orange and maroon saris follow the group.

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June 04 20062006-06-04Street procession in a town, shot from low ground level. In the foreground a large white cow with long curved horns lies on the paved road. Behind it a line of people in saffron-orange robes walks toward the camera, several holding tall poles topped with embroidered umbrella-like canopies in orange, gold and red. A man in a grey shirt and trousers walks among them. A motorcyclist rides past on the left beside a peach-coloured multi-storey building with ornate pillars and a shop front. Trees overhang the street on the right and another cow rests behind the first.2006-06-04A street procession in an Indian town moves along a paved road past a pink and cream building with ornate columns and a small shop with bottles and goods. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk in a line, the front two carrying long poles with orange and yellow ceremonial umbrella-style banners, one bearing a blue and red emblem. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers walks among them, and a person with long hair in orange follows. Two white cows rest at the right edge, one in the foreground facing the camera. A man in white stands by the shop and a cyclist is at the left. Photo taken from a low angle.2006-06-04A street procession in a small town passes a pink multi-storey building with shop awnings on the left. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk along the road; two carry tall staffs topped with orange-and-gold banners and a decorated umbrella-like canopy in orange, red and blue. The front figure wears an orange robe and carries a shoulder bag, and a long-haired figure in orange walks in the middle. Two pale cows rest on the roadside in the foreground, one with long curved horns. Trees and a cloudy sky frame the scene.2006-06-04A street procession moves along a dusty road lined with multi-storey pale buildings and shopfronts. A central figure with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl and a rudraksha mala, walks at the front; a man beside him wears a white kurta. Behind them, devotees in orange robes carry ornate ceremonial staffs and a red, blue and gold canopy, with an orange umbrella at right. A man in a red shirt with a camera walks at left, and a photographer with a camera stands among the group. a person: the central figure with long hair, orange robes and rudraksha mala fits the depicted presentation, but the appearance is not certain enough to confirm identity. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2006-06-04A street procession of saffron-robed devotees walks along a wet paved road in a small Indian town. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange dhoti-style garment and a long rudraksha-style mala, leads the group. Several people carry tall ornate umbrella-like standards with orange and red fabric and golden fringe. Others in orange and saffron robes follow, and one man in a grey shirt and white trousers walks among them. A woman in a white salwar outfit with an orange shawl holds a staff. Behind them stand a pink multi-storey building with shops, a yellow auto-rickshaw at left, and a pink gateway. Overcast sky.2006-06-04A procession on a paved courtyard in front of a pink temple-style building. A man in the centre wears a long saffron robe, a rudraksha mala and carries a wooden staff, walking beneath a red and gold umbrella held aloft by an attendant. Flanking men in orange garments carry tall silver trident-topped standards with yellow and red banners, and one holds a silver staff. Behind them, a man in a saffron shawl and a white-clad attendant follow, and a signboard reads a temple inscription. Several sadhus and devotees in orange and white walk in the procession.2006-06-04February 10 20072007-02-10 +1 copiesJuly 13 20092009-07-13June 04 20062006-06-04December 31 20092009-12-31A procession of devotees walks along a paved rural road lined with bushes, trees, a yellow auto-rickshaw and a low white compound wall with iron gates. Several men in saffron-orange robes lead the group, and behind them a line of people in white dhotis and kurtas carry orange flags, decorated parasols and ceremonial staffs with embroidered finials. A man in a white kurta and yellow shawl holds a small deity murti garlanded with flowers, and others carry flower offerings. Two saffron-robed figures in the centre front appear to be sannyasis, but their faces are not clearly identifiable, so no specific identity is asserted.2008-08-07