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Night procession on a narrow street lined with shuttered shops and hanging wires. A bare-chested elderly man in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl leads, walking ahead of a long line of devotees. Many devotees wear white or cream garments with red-and-orange shawls, and some women wear cream saris with red borders. A boy in white kurta stands near the front row. Lamplight and street lights warm the scene.

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Night photograph of a long line of devotees standing barefoot on a dark city street lined with shuttered shops. Most wear white or cream dhotis and kurta-style clothing with red-and-saffron shawls and orange-brown garlands. A few women in white saris stand near the front, one holding a small child. The central figure is a grey-haired man in white with rimless glasses, a red-striped shawl and an orange mala. Beside him an older woman in white with a red-and-orange shawl and bead necklace stands with hands clasped. At the right edge a man in an orange robe with a red shawl stands with arms folded, and several others wear yellow-tilak headbands. A few individuals are partially visible on the left.2015-05-08May 08 20152015-05-08A night-time street procession moves through a narrow urban lane lined with shuttered shops and hanging wires. Many devotees walk in white dhotis and saris with gold borders, wearing red-and-cream shawls draped over the shoulders and yellow sandal or turmeric marks on the forehead. A man in a white kurta with an orange lanyard and ID badge walks at the centre. On the left, a man in dark clothes carries a young child, and a woman in a pink patterned sari stands at the edge. The crowd is walking in a procession with ritual dress and no visible deity or palanquin in the frame.2015-05-08May 08 20152015-05-08Night photograph of a long line of devotees standing along a narrow street in front of shopfronts and a Devanagari signboard. Most are dressed in white with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders, and some wear orange ribbons or garlands. An elderly woman in the foreground holds a walking stick, and a young boy in white stands near the centre. The line stretches into the distance.2015-05-08A night street photograph in a busy Indian town shows a long line of devotees walking in procession down a narrow road lined with shuttered shops, signboards and hanging wires. Most wear white kurtas and dhotis with red-orange shawls, and a woman in a red sari walks near the front. At the front right, a barefoot man in a saffron-orange robe and matching shawl stands apart from the line, facing the group. Streetlights glow overhead and a vendor sits on a bench at the right edge beside a basket of flower garlands.2015-05-08 +1 copiesMay 08 20152015-05-08May 08 20152015-05-08October 24 20152015-10-24May 08 20152015-05-08A night street procession in a busy Indian town, with a row of devotees walking along a paved road lit by shop lights. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange silk dhoti and shawl wears layered rudraksha malas and a gold-toned necklace, with a red-orange tilak on his forehead, and walks barefoot-to-sandal in front of the group. Around him, men and women in saffron and white clothing, some with rudraksha malas and gold borders on white dhotis, walk closely together. On the right, a man in white with a striped kurta holds a red cloth. Four to five people are prominent, with more visible behind.2012-04-11May 07 20142014-05-07