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Night photograph of a group of men standing in a row outdoors, mostly in the dark. On the left, a young man in a white dhoti-style garment and a bright yellow shawl walks past. Several older men in short-sleeved shirts, lungi-style cloth and checked lungis stand with hands folded or arms crossed. On the far right, a smiling man in a saffron-orange robe wears a long white and red flower garland and gestures with an open hand toward the group, appearing to greet them. Potted palm plants are visible at the lower right.

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August 02 20082008-08-02September 11 20122012-09-11Night procession at a temple, with a crowd walking along a dim path under a lit lamp. In the foreground a man in white shirt and dhoti walks beside a man in white with an orange shawl and forehead marks. At right, a figure in orange robes wears a long necklace of yellow beads and a gold pendant, with white forehead marking and long hair swept back, walking beside another man in orange robes. Several white-clad devotees and orange-clad attendants surround them.2008-08-02December 20 20062006-12-20A photograph of a group of people standing in a dimly lit temple interior, shown in profile and three-quarter view, looking upward. On the left, men in white shirts and white dhotis stand close together; one holds a gold bangle on his wrist. In the centre a woman in a yellow sari with a purple border holds her hands together in prayer. On the right, a young man with long dark swept-back hair wears a loose orange-red sleeveless robe and smiles while his hands are clasped in front of him. Behind them a warm wall lamp glows. The figure in orange has distinctive long hair and orange robe, but the appearance alone is not enough to confirm a identity, so the role is given as a person in orange robes.2008-07-29Night-time outdoor photo of a group gathered on dry ground under a bright floodlight. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a red-brown wrap stands at left, smiling. Beside him, a tall figure with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and matching ornate shawl, with a rudraksha mala and a large gold-toned pendant necklace, gesturing with an open hand toward the man at left. At far right, a monk-like man in orange robes with a red-bordered shawl stands with arms folded. Around them are men in white ritual clothes and a few in shirts.2011-01-14Night-time photograph outside a bus door. A long-haired person in a deep red shawl over orange-brown robes smiles, wearing a white and blue-and-red garland and a red forehead mark, walking beside a row of attendants. Behind them, several people in orange and white traditional dhotis with gold borders walk under a multicoloured fringed umbrella. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with hands folded, and a woman in a pale yellow sari presses her palms together. Fabric-covered parasols and a bus step appear at left.2012-07-23Photograph taken at night inside a temple corridor with stone pillars and fluorescent lights. A central figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long multicolour flower garland with yellow marigolds and a gold-chain necklace, with a white tilak on the forehead. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts and others in orange shawls and saffron robes walk closely together, with a crowd visible behind. One man in white shirt and dhoti on the left wears a badge and an orange shawl. Scattered devotees and staff fill the background.2008-08-02December 30 20062006-12-30December 20 20062006-12-20December 30 20062006-12-30December 20 20062006-12-20