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A procession in an open courtyard with a red-brick boundary wall and a corrugated roof. Several women with long dark plaited hair wear orange and rust-red saris, and children with white body markings wear orange cloths. In the centre, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with an orange-striped border receives a fair-haired man in white and saffron-striped cloth, who bows with a garland of beads. On the right, a woman in a white sari with palms pressed together and a man in a white dhoti and rudraksha mala stand near a metal plate of offerings. An orange umbrella and a red-and-orange ceremonial banner with a bird emblem are carried in the background.

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Outdoor procession at an ashram courtyard with a red-brick wall and open shelter roof behind. An ornate orange and gold ceremonial umbrella stands at left, and a yellow and red decorated banner-like canopy is held aloft. At centre, a tall man with long light hair braided back, a white forehead mark, layered rudraksha malas and white and gold ceremonial cloth stands facing right with palms together, greeted by devotees. Around him, people in orange and maroon robes with long dark hair, some bare-chested with white ash markings on their skin, lean in and hold offerings. A young boy in orange and a bare-chested young man carry brass plates. Two Western-looking people in white clothing, one with a shoulder bag and rudraksha, join the greeting. The scene reads as a formal welcome or procession.2015-05-13A courtyard ritual scene under a corrugated roof with red pillars and a red-walled compound behind. A man with white-painted forehead and a white-and-gold dhoti, wearing layered rudraksha-style beads, stands centrally with his hand raised toward a devotee. Nearby, a woman in a white top and a man in a white dhoti with beads stand among others, while several people in orange and maroon saffron-toned garments, some with long braided hair, gather around. A large orange and gold ceremonial umbrella fills the left foreground, and a red-and-gold ceremonial banner with a white bird motif hangs behind. Some attendants hold metal bowls. Several bare-backed young participants with white body markings stand in the foreground.2015-05-13May 13 20152015-05-13May 13 20152015-05-13Photo 11712982January 01 20122012-01-01Outdoor ceremony with several devotees in saffron and rust-red robes and rudraksha malas. A smiling woman in a rust-red sari and beaded mala applies a sacred mark or vibhuti to the forehead of a blonde woman in a white and gold-bordered sari seen from behind. Nearby, a young man in orange cloth and mala holds a small green dish, another man in orange holds a bowl, and a kalasha-like brass vessel with a green leafy sprig and decorative ornaments is in the foreground. Spectators stand behind in white and orange garments. Some devotees have white tilak on their foreheads, and a sound system sits at the right edge.2015-05-13Outdoor procession at dusk on a dirt path beneath an orange canopy with yellow fringe and tassels. A woman in a white dhoti-style garment with long dark hair walks away from the camera, her hand raised. Nearby, a woman in an orange-and-maroon sari with a green strap stands in the foreground, and several people in white and cream garments, some with red shawls, stand with hands folded in namaste along the path. Men in white dhotis and light shirts walk in the background. Orange flags and red bunting hang overhead among palm trees, and an orange-painted building stands at the right.2010-12-21Outdoor procession at a Brahmotsava event on a dusty ground under bright sunlight. Two large umbrellas with multicolored panels and tasseled edges are held aloft by men in orange dhotis and shawls. A long gilded staff rises at center. Men in white dhotis and shirts, some with yellow shawls, walk among them, and a bare-backed man in an orange cloth bends forward at center. A young man in orange holds a brass plate of flowers and offerings at right. Children watch from the crowd, and a white building and trees appear behind.2008-12-23May 13 20152015-05-13January 25 20172017-01-25 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23