diff --git a/datacube_ows/band_utils.py b/datacube_ows/band_utils.py
index 97d27af7..7f1f7cd6 100644
--- a/datacube_ows/band_utils.py
+++ b/datacube_ows/band_utils.py
@@ -188,6 +188,17 @@ def multi_date_delta(data, time_direction=-1):
 def multi_date_pass(data):
     return data
 
+def multi_date_raw_example(data, band1, band2, band_mapper=None):
+    if band_mapper:
+        band1 = band_mapper(band1)
+        band2 = band_mapper(band2)
+    data1, data2 = (data.sel(time=dt) for dt in data.coords["time"].values)
+    return (
+            (data2[band1] - data1[band1]) - (data2[band2] - data1[band2])
+    ) / (
+            data1[band1] + data1[band2] + data2[band1] + data2[band2]
+    )
+
 
 @band_modulator
 @scalable
diff --git a/datacube_ows/styles/component.py b/datacube_ows/styles/component.py
index 1ea88a21..df7b6b75 100644
--- a/datacube_ows/styles/component.py
+++ b/datacube_ows/styles/component.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ def transform_single_date_data(self, data: "xarray.Dataset") -> "xarray.Dataset"
                     else:
                         imgband_data = imgband_component
                 if imgband_data is None:
-                    null_np = np.zeros(list(data.dims.values()), 'uint8')
+                    null_np = np.zeros(list(data.dims.values()), 'float64')
                     imgband_data = DataArray(null_np, data.coords, data.dims.keys())
                 if imgband != "alpha":
                     imgband_data = self.compress_band(imgband, imgband_data)
diff --git a/datacube_ows/styles/ramp.py b/datacube_ows/styles/ramp.py
index bdacd8ce..25aeed27 100644
--- a/datacube_ows/styles/ramp.py
+++ b/datacube_ows/styles/ramp.py
@@ -574,9 +574,11 @@ def __init__(self, style: "ColorRampDef", cfg: CFG_DICT) -> None:
             if self.animate:
                 self.feature_info_label: Optional[str] = None
                 self.color_ramp = style.color_ramp
+                self.pass_raw_data = False
             else:
                 self.feature_info_label = cast(Optional[str], cfg.get("feature_info_label", None))
                 self.color_ramp = ColorRamp(style, cfg, self.legend_cfg)
+                self.pass_raw_data = bool(cfg.get("pass_raw_data", False))
 
         def transform_data(self, data: "xarray.Dataset") -> "xarray.Dataset":
             """
@@ -585,13 +587,17 @@ def transform_data(self, data: "xarray.Dataset") -> "xarray.Dataset":
             :param data: Raw data
             :return: RGBA image xarray.  May have a time dimension
             """
-            xformed_data = cast("ColorRampDef", self.style).apply_index(data)
-            agg = self.aggregator(xformed_data)
+            if self.pass_raw_data:
+                agg = self.aggregator(data)
+            else:
+                xformed_data = cast("ColorRampDef", self.style).apply_index(data)
+                agg = self.aggregator(xformed_data)
             return self.color_ramp.apply(agg)
 
         class Legend(RampLegendBase):
             def plot_name(self):
                 return f"{self.style.product.name}_{self.style.name}_{self.style_or_mdh.min_count}"
 
+
 # Register ColorRampDef as Style subclass.
 StyleDefBase.register_subclass(ColorRampDef, ("range", "color_ramp"))
diff --git a/docs/cfg_colourramp_styles.rst b/docs/cfg_colourramp_styles.rst
index ed76c7b9..1a044c2c 100644
--- a/docs/cfg_colourramp_styles.rst
+++ b/docs/cfg_colourramp_styles.rst
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ entry.
 index_function
 ++++++++++++++
 
-The `index_function` allows the user to declare a callback function
+The ``index_function`` allows the user to declare a callback function
 to calculate the index value using OWS's
 `function configuration format <https://datacube-ows.readthedocs.io/en/latest/cfg_functions.html>`_.
 The function is expected to take an xarray Dataset containing all the
@@ -76,12 +76,12 @@ an xarray Dataset containing the index value.
 
 A `small library <https://datacube-ows.readthedocs.io/en/latest/cfg_functions.html#band-utils-functions>`_
 of general purpose band math functions
-are provided in `datacube_ows.band_utils`.
+are provided in ``datacube_ows.band_utils``.
 
 needed_bands list
 +++++++++++++++++
 
-The `needed_bands` entry must list the names (or aliases) of
+The ``needed_bands`` entry must list the names (or aliases) of
 all the bands required by the
 `index_function <#index-function>`__.
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ Ramp Scale (Range)
 ==================
 
 For the Matplotlib colour ramps and the default colour ramp, you need to specify
-a value range over which the colour ramp is applied. The `range` element can be set
+a value range over which the colour ramp is applied. The ``range`` element can be set
 to a tuple containing the index function values that should be mapped to the lowest
 and highest colour ramp values.
 
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ E.g.::
 Manual color_ramp
 =================
 
-A colour ramp can be created manually using the `color_ramp` style configuration
-entry.  `color_ramp` should be a list of `colour point definitions <#colour-point-definition>`_.
+A colour ramp can be created manually using the ``color_ramp`` style configuration
+entry.  ``color_ramp`` should be a list of `colour point definitions <#colour-point-definition>`_.
 Each colour point definition describes a mapping from a value to a colour.
 
 The list should be sorted in order of ascending value. If the index function value
@@ -218,9 +218,9 @@ Legend Configuration
 Colour-ramp styles support automatic legend generation.
 
 Automatic legend generation can be deactivated using the
-`show_legend` and `url` legend elements
+``show_legend`` and ``url`` legend elements
 `common to all styles <https://datacube-ows.readthedocs.io/en/latest/cfg_styling.html#legend>`_.
-(`show_legend` is `True` by default for colour-ramp styles.)
+(``show_legend`` is ``True`` by default for colour-ramp styles.)
 
 Legend Title
 ============
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ Over-riding labels for individual ticks
 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 
 If a tick's default label (with no prefix or suffix) appears as a key
-in the `tick_labels` dictionary then the prefix, suffix or label of
+in the ``tick_labels`` dictionary then the prefix, suffix or label of
 that tick label can be overridden.
 
 E.g.::
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ further information.
 Image Size
 ++++++++++
 
-The `width` and `height` values are passed to matplotlib to specify the size
+The ``width`` and ``height`` values are passed to matplotlib to specify the size
 of the generated image.
 
 The image size defaults to 4 inches wide by 1.25 inches tall.  The default
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ strip_location
 ++++++++++++++
 
 The location of the coloured ramp strip within the legend image can be
-customised with the `strip_location` element.  This should be a tuple
+customised with the ``strip_location`` element.  This should be a tuple
 of four floats which is passed directly to the MatPlotLib Figure.add_axes
 function.
 
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ MatPlotLib rc params
 ++++++++++++++++++++
 
 Other MatPlotLib customisations (as they would appear in a .matplotlibrc file)
-can be specified with the optional `rcParams` element, defaulting to {}, meaning
+can be specified with the optional ``rcParams`` element, defaulting to {}, meaning
 the MatPlotLib defaults for all options.
 
 For a full list of possible options refer to
@@ -537,16 +537,28 @@ by providing for an aggregator function that converts the multi-date index data
 into a dateless index, and apply either the style's colour ramp (i.e. the same
 as the single-date case), or a separate colour ramp.
 
+pass_raw_data
+=============
+
+The ``pass_raw_data`` entry controls what data is passed to the aggregator function:
+
+``pass_raw_data == False`` (the default):
+    The aggregator function is passed a time-dimensioned DataArray containing the output
+    of the index function.
+
+``pass_raw_data == True``:
+    The aggregator function is passed a time-dimensioned Dataset, containing all of the
+    declared needed bands.
+
 aggregator_function
 ===================
 
-The `aggregator_function` entry is required for colour ramp style
+The ``aggregator_function`` entry is required for colour ramp style
 multi-date handlers.  It is a function defined using OWS's
 `function configuration format <https://datacube-ows.readthedocs.io/en/latest/cfg_functions.html>`_.
 
-The function is assumed to take a single xarray Dataset with a time dimension.
-The value at each time slice is the output of the `index function <#index-function>`__
-at that time.  The function should return an xarray Dataset with no time
+The first argument passed to the function depends on the value of the ``pass_raw_data``
+element, as described above. The function should return an xarray DataArray with no time
 dimension, containing the data used as an input to the
 `multi-date handler's colour ramp <#multi-date-colour-ramps>`__.
 
diff --git a/integration_tests/cfg/ows_test_cfg.py b/integration_tests/cfg/ows_test_cfg.py
index a85441e2..d0ba5aa8 100644
--- a/integration_tests/cfg/ows_test_cfg.py
+++ b/integration_tests/cfg/ows_test_cfg.py
@@ -393,8 +393,14 @@
             "allowed_count_range": [2, 2],
             "animate": False,
             "preserve_user_date_order": True,
+            "pass_raw_data": True,
             "aggregator_function": {
-                "function": "datacube_ows.band_utils.multi_date_delta",
+                "function": "datacube_ows.band_utils.multi_date_raw_example",
+                "mapped_bands": True,
+                "kwargs": {
+                    "band1": "nir",
+                    "band2": "red",
+                }
             },
             "mpl_ramp": "RdYlBu",
             "range": [-1.0, 1.0],
diff --git a/wordlist.txt b/wordlist.txt
index 5493e3d5..5e776b22 100644
--- a/wordlist.txt
+++ b/wordlist.txt
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ audreyr
 australia
 auth
 autogenerate
+autoupdate
 awk
 aws
 ba
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ bd
 bda
 beb
 befce
+benjimin
 bfa
 bitflag
 bitflags
@@ -117,12 +119,14 @@ dde
 de
 dea
 deafrica
+dependabot
 desc
 describecoverage
 DescribeCoverage
 dev
 df
 digitalearthafrica
+dimensioned
 dir
 dns
 docstrings
@@ -158,6 +162,7 @@ fdb
 fdba
 fde
 fe
+FeatureInfo
 featurelisturls
 FeatureListURLs
 fqn
@@ -166,6 +171,7 @@ func
 gda
 gdal
 geobase
+geojson
 geomedian
 geoscience
 geoscienceaustralia
@@ -187,6 +193,7 @@ gettext
 gettile
 GetTile
 gh
+GHA
 github
 githubusercontent
 googlemap
@@ -287,6 +294,7 @@ petrak
 pgdata
 pil
 pindge
+pjonsson
 pki
 png
 po