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A street-level photograph outside a colourful multi-tiered temple gopuram with painted deity murti panels above a stone entrance. In the centre foreground a man with a shaved head and a rudraksha mala stands holding a silver trident, wearing a rust-red robe with gold-trimmed edges and palms raised in greeting. To his left a shaved-headed man in rust-red dhoti and bare chest stands on the tiled plaza, and to his right another man in a rust-red robe with a zebra-striped cloth over his shoulder stands near a shop front. Behind them a woman in a blue jacket and an orange-clad figure walk toward stone steps, and a black dog is visible. Shops with colourful ritual goods, prayer flags and garlands line the street. The central figure's appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity from the visible cues alone.

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January 23 20142014-01-23A street scene in a hillside town, with a small shop front painted in red diamonds and yellow scalloped borders. Three men in saffron-orange robes walk along the road: the foreground man wears an orange robe with a long rudraksha mala and carries a small leopard-print pouch, a second man in orange carries a white cloth bag, and a third man in orange with a red cloth walks at left. A photographer in a red shirt with a camera stands at right. Shop signs and a wooded hill appear behind. a person appearance uncertain; the foreground figure has long hair and a rudraksha mala but the candidate cues are not clearly sufficient.2008-07-01January 13 20142014-01-13Outdoor photograph at a temple area surrounded by green trees and a red-tiled roof. A tall man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron shawl, a rudraksha mala and a large gold ceremonial pendant, and he looks to the side. Beside him a second man in an orange shawl with a rudraksha mala holds a silver trident, and a third man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala stands at the right edge. A red fabric banner hangs across a wall at left, and a crowd of onlookers is visible behind the railing. Appearance cues for the tall central figure are distinctive but not conclusive, so the identity is recorded as unsure; a person is not stated.2012-08-12January 23 20142014-01-23January 16 20182018-01-16A procession in a Himalayan town street with mountains and pine trees behind. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk along a stone-edged paved path. Two people in front hold tall ornate banners with gold fringe, green and blue panels and floral embroidery on long poles. Behind them, a man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala wears orange clothing, and another walks beside a colourful multicoloured parasol with a red, yellow and blue canopy. A man in white clothing and a man in a yellow shirt stand in the background. Tall utility poles and multi-storey buildings frame the street.2006-05-27January 13 20142014-01-13January 13 20142014-01-13A street procession of saffron-robed monks walks along a covered market lane under a blue tarpaulin. The monk in front carries a silver trident and a second monk beside him holds a long staff. The central monk wears an orange cap and maroon robes with gold borders and holds his hands together at his chest. Another monk on the right wears a pink-orange cap and orange robes and carries a small bag. Shops with hanging goods and passersby in striped shirts line the lane.2014-01-13May 30 20062006-05-30A procession in a Himalayan hill town moves through a crowded street lined with buildings and a hillside behind. At the centre, a man with long dark hair and a flower garland of white and purple blooms, wearing orange saffron robes, a gold pendant and a rudraksha mala, walks beneath a large multicoloured umbrella with a red, green and blue canopy. Around him, orange-robed attendants and a white-clad man with a grey beard and rudraksha mala carry silver ceremonial staffs and a trident. Behind them, a temple with ornate blue and orange gateway towers rises above a crowd of devotees on a raised platform. Shirtless onlookers and women in bright saris watch from the roadside.2006-06-01