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Outdoor street scene in a busy Indian market lane with a walking procession. In the foreground, a man in a white kurta and cream dhoti wears an orange shawl and rudraksha mala and walks ahead. Beside him, a man with long swept-back hair and bare upper body wears an orange wrap and a beaded mala. Behind them, a man in an orange kurta and orange dhoti wears a pendant and mala. Other people in white and orange clothes follow in the background. Shop awnings and a Hindi signboard frame the street, with a painted food advertisement behind.

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July 10 20082008-07-10A photograph of several men walking along a roadside under a market shelter in an Indian town. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in orange cloth wrapped around his shoulders and waist walks beside a man in orange robes with a long orange shawl and a pendant necklace, while a man in white kurta and dhoti with an orange shawl walks behind them. Pedestrians stand in the background, and a red signboard with Devanagari text hangs overhead beside a food stall advertising special chhole bhature and a lassi sign.2008-07-10Outdoors 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.2008-06-09Four men in saffron-orange clothing walk barefoot across a paved plaza in front of a roadside shrine stall. The man on the far right, in orange kurta and dhoti with a rudraksha mala, carries a folded umbrella and wears a wristwatch. Two men in orange shawls walk beside him, and a man in white kurta and dhoti follows at the back. The stall, with a red and gold display of garlands and offerings, is labelled Shri Dakshineshwar Prasad Bhandar. Trees and a yellow canopy frame the scene.2008-07-10Four men walk across a paved open area outdoors in orange and saffron robes. On the left, a man with short dark hair wears an orange kurta and dhoti with a dark brown border, a rudraksha-style bead mala and a gold pendant, carrying a dark umbrella with a curved handle and bangles on his wrist. Behind him, a younger man with long hair and a red tilak wears an orange shawl draped over one shoulder, and another man in an orange shawl with a red-bordered dhoti walks beside him. At the right, a man in a white kurta and white trousers walks past a red-wheeled cart with a yellow tarpaulin. Sandbags, a grey wall and green trees stand in the background.2008-07-10June 01 20062006-06-01Photograph of several men walking barefoot or in sandals along a paved street in an outdoor setting with trees and a yellow-covered cart behind them. Left, a man in orange kurta and dhoti with a black umbrella and rudraksha mala walks alongside a man in orange shawl. Center, a man in orange robes with a long tied hair bun and bare feet walks ahead of another man in orange robes. Right background, a man in white kurta and pants walks in sandals past a roadside shade structure. Several sandbags and a small yellow sign are visible. Four to five physical people appear in the scene, with the central figure having distinctive long hair and orange robes but no sufficiently clear cues to confirm an identity.2008-07-10A street procession of saffron-clad sannyasis walks along a narrow paved lane lined with market stalls and a metal railing on the left. In front, a bald man in an orange shawl and orange dhoti carries a red book, while a woman in a yellow head covering and rust-red shawl walks with palms pressed together in greeting. Behind her, more orange-robed devotees follow, and a man in white kurta holds a camera. A trident-topped staff and a bright red-and-yellow flower shop stand nearby, with a Chandi Mata laddu sign at right.2014-01-13July 10 20082008-07-10September 26 20112011-09-26Outdoor street scene in front of a pink-washed wall with faded Devanagari lettering. A man in the centre wears an orange knit cap, a long dark-brown hair, an orange shawl and a grey-and-orange quilted jacket over saffron robes, and stands looking upward. Beside him, a man on the left wears white kurta and dhoti with an orange scarf and a red-brown backpack. On the right, a man in orange-saffron robes holds a folded umbrella and a white plastic bag. A woman in white with an orange shawl stands between them, and a white-bearded elderly man in orange-striped clothing appears at the far right. Several other figures stand in the background.2008-07-08A group of saffron-robed sannyasis walks barefoot along a paved street in front of a temple gateway. The central man wears an orange dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a long ornate gold bead necklace, with a red bindi on his forehead. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls and white-and-orange-clad monastics carry a small brass vessel and an orange cloth bag. Sandalwood tilaka marks cover several foreheads, and rudraksha malas hang on many chests. Behind them, a metal gate and shopfronts line the street. Appearance cues alone are not sufficient to identify the central figure, so his role is described as a saffron-clad sannyasi leading the procession.2011-09-26