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A dirt village lane with mud-brick and thatched-roof houses. Centre, a smiling man in a white kurta with a cream shawl walks under a bright orange umbrella, with a red bindi on his forehead. To his right, a man in white kurta with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala holds a small object in his hands. Behind them, men in orange robes and beads walk along; one carries a water bottle. A painted sign on a white wall reads Sharma Malwari Hotel.

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Three men walk together along a dusty roadside lined with market stalls and shop awnings. The man on the left wears white kurta and dhoti with a cream shawl and holds a bright orange umbrella over the group. The man in the centre wears orange robes and a golden bead necklace with a pendant and smiles toward the man on the right. The man on the right, with swept-back dark hair, wears a white kurta with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, other people in orange and white walk past, and a blue BSNL signboard hangs above the street.2008-06-09Outdoors on a narrow dirt lane beside a whitewashed wall, a man in a white kurta with a cream shawl walks at the front while an orange umbrella shades him. Behind him, a man in orange robes with a beaded necklace holds the umbrella handle. To the right, a man in white kurta with an orange shawl holds a small object, and a man in orange robes with a rudraksha-style mala and orange shawl carries a leopard-print bag. A blue roadside stall with bottled drinks and packets stands at right. a person: the man in the white kurta at front has long swept-back hair and a cream shawl, but the visible cues are limited, so identity remains uncertain.2008-06-09November 27 20062006-11-27A group of men walks barefoot along a dirt lane beside an old stone temple wall in a South Indian village. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and walks ahead of the others. Several men flank him in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange shawls, rudraksha malas and shaved or white-marked foreheads. A tiled-roof house and a green-painted fence stand in the background.2006-09-18Outdoor photograph of people walking along a paved path at a temple complex with green hedges, palm trees and temple stone walls behind them. A man in an orange robe with a white shawl and a water bottle walks at left. A younger man in orange robes and a gold-beaded necklace walks behind. In the centre, a man in a white kurta with a cream sash walks beneath an orange umbrella held by an attendant in orange. To the right, a man in white with an orange shawl and a pendant necklace walks beside crowds of visitors. a person appears to be the central figure in the white kurta with long hair and a sash, though the cues are only moderately distinctive. Tourists and onlookers stand in the background.2008-06-09A procession walks along a dirt path past unfinished brick buildings and a white ashram structure with a hill behind. A young man in a white dhoti and orange shawl holds a large orange umbrella over a central figure wearing an orange robe, a long flower garland, and a bead necklace. Behind them, saffron-robed followers walk barefoot, and an older man in white dhoti and shirt walks at left. Several onlookers in casual clothes stand at right.2012-09-24Outdoor photo on a dirt path at a construction site. A central man in saffron-orange robes, with long dark swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala, and a wooden staff, walks forward. A man in white dhoti with an orange shawl holds a large orange umbrella over him. Other men in white dhotis and orange shawls, and one bare-chested man in a red-and-gold shawl, accompany the group. Behind them stand scaffolding, bamboo frames, a yellow temple tower under construction, and a tiled-roof colonnade. Probable Swamiji (saffron robes, long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and staff) walking in procession, flanked by attendants.2006-11-27Photograph of a group walking along an unpaved dirt path past a construction site with scaffolding and a partly built ornate yellow structure, with tiled-roof pavilions and palm trees behind. At the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala and a long wooden staff, walks under a saffron-orange umbrella held by a man in white dhoti and orange shawl. Beside him walks a bare-chested man in a peach-coloured dhoti with a red-and-gold checked shawl, and behind them devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls carry bags and items.2006-11-27Outdoor photograph of a procession on a dirt path beside unfinished brick buildings and a hillside. A man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala walks at the centre, a dense gold necklace over his chest. An attendant in white dhoti and orange scarf holds a large orange umbrella over him. Saffron-robed sannyasis walk alongside, and an elderly man in white shirt and dhoti walks at the left edge. Several men and boys in ordinary clothes follow along the path, and a white multi-storey building with a small temple dome stands behind them.2012-09-24September 19 20062006-09-19November 27 20062006-11-27Outdoor procession on a dirt road in a village lined with brick and tin-roofed houses, with colourful striped canopy umbrellas visible in the background. In the centre, a man in saffron orange robes wears a long white and red flower garland with a gold beaded necklace and a red flower cluster at his waist, one hand raised in greeting. Beside him a bald man in orange robes and a patterned shawl carries a tall staff, and a man in white holds a long pole. Around them, men in white dhotis with orange shawls walk alongside, and a young boy in an orange shirt watches at right. A man in white with a yellow shawl also walks at the right edge. The bald man at left wears orange robes and a rudraksha mala. A candidate central figure with long swept-back hair and the procession cues is present, but identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the label is a person.2010-07-26