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Outdoor procession of devotees carrying offering trays of fruit, flowers and sweets, with red and orange flags raised behind them. In the foreground a young woman in an orange-bordered white sari holds a tray piled with bananas, oranges, grapes and pineapple, decorated with marigolds. Behind her women in white and cream saris carry further offering trays, one with pineapples and bananas. On the right a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with orange-yellow borders, wearing a gold-beaded necklace, reaches toward a tray. A sign reads Way to Temple beside a terracotta wall and pink oleander bushes.

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December 20 20102010-12-20A procession of women carrying offering trays moves along a dirt path past red-orange flags on poles. Foreground left, a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with a rudraksha mala holds a tray of fruit. Next, a woman in a pale sari with orange border and mala carries a tray of round sweets, and beside her a woman in white with a yellow shawl carries a tray of pineapples and bananas. Other women in cream and white saris carry fruit-laden plates, and a man in saffron-orange clothing stands at the right edge. A signboard reads Way to Temple, and the scene is a ritual walk toward a temple with offerings.2010-12-20December 24 20112011-12-24A procession on a dirt path near a single-storey orange building with a green corrugated roof. Musicians in white dhotis play long brass horns, one beating a drum. Behind them, women in white and yellow saris carry brass kalasha pots with flowers. Further back, people in orange and saffron clothing walk beside a multicoloured umbrella, with a sign reading 'WAY TO TEMPLE'. Devotees in yellow shirts, blue and pink saris and dark clothing follow. Pink flowering plants border the right foreground.2010-10-17A photograph of a procession outdoors near a green-roofed building, with a signboard reading "WAY TO TEMPLE". A man in a long orange robe with long swept-back hair walks centre-frame, smiling and looking to his side, with no visible crown, malas or ornate gold; he is best described as a sannyasi. Behind him, men in white dhotis and orange or red shawls carry saffron flags on poles under a fringed canopy. On the right, a man in an orange robe holds a tray on which a small orange-robed seated figurine of a saint, decorated with white and orange flower garlands, rests. Children and adults stand at the edges, a young girl in a turquoise top and a boy in a blue shirt in the foreground.2008-08-07December 20 20102010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20December 26 20102010-12-26December 29 20092009-12-29A procession of devotees walks along a tree-lined path toward a green-roofed temple. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a plain saffron-orange robe and walks forward. To his right, a devotee in a saffron dhoti and orange shawl carries a red tray holding a small orange-clad statue of a seated sage with a white flower garland, and the statue has an orange turban. Around them, men in white dhotis and orange or red shawls carry tall orange flags with black triangular emblems, and one man holds a wooden pole. A sign reading WAY TO TEMPLE points along the route. A young child in the lower right watches.2008-08-07January 11 20172017-01-11