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Outdoor street procession on a dusty road lined with parked and moving buses, trucks and cars. At the centre, a richly decorated palanquin with colourful fringed canopy and garlands carries deity murtis, flanked by carried umbrellas with white and purple fringed canopies. Participants in white clothes walk alongside, including an orange-robed figure with a saffron garment and a woman in a red sari. Several men in white dhotis and a few in plain shirts carry poles and umbrellas. Roadside crowds and a man in a checked shirt stand by the road under hazy skies with a few palms and buildings behind.

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A festival procession moves along a dusty roadside lined with trucks, a motorcycle and a white van. At the centre, a decorated palanquin carries a deity murti adorned with garlands and flanked by colourful canopy poles with tassels. Behind it, a large white parasol with purple fringe and gold finial is held aloft. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, many holding orange flags and poles. A bald saffron-robed sadhu with orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads stands at the left edge. Several women in saris and men in white clothes fill the procession, with bystanders along the roadside.2005-12-31A photograph of a festival procession on a dusty road beside a busy highway lined with parked trucks, buses and cars. A richly decorated palanquin covered in garlands, tinsel and red-and-gold fabric is carried forward, with a white canopy umbrella with purple fringe above the left side. Many people in white dhotis and white saris walk alongside, some holding orange flags. On the far left, a figure in an orange-saffron robe with long hair and beads walks near the front of the procession. Palm trees and low buildings stand behind the road, and birds fly in the grey sky.2005-12-31July 24 20102010-07-24A long roadside procession of devotees in white clothes walks along a dusty road lined with parked trucks, buses and cars. Many participants wear white dhotis and saris and carry white and orange flags, some bearing a blue-and-white emblem. A drummer in a dark shirt beats a drum at the front of the line. An Indian tricolour flag and a Canadian-style red-and-white flag are carried among the marchers. A decorated vehicle with colourful banners trails behind the walkers. Palm trees, a telecom tower and low buildings stand in the background under hazy sky.2005-12-31A long procession of devotees in white dhotis and saris walks along a dusty roadside in a town, with many carrying small brass pots or lamps on their heads. Several wear red or yellow garments, and a few carry orange flags. Behind them stand lines of buses, trucks and cars in traffic, with palm trees, low concrete buildings and a hazy grey sky. The procession lies to the left, stretching into the distance, and a faint bird is visible in the sky.2005-12-31A road procession moves along a paved street lined with palm trees, with a decorated float on the left carrying a flower-garlanded deity murti under colourful festoons. Ahead, two large white umbrellas with lavender fringe and gold finials are carried, and orange-and-gold embellished parasols follow. Men in white dhotis and white shirts walk along, while a sannyasi in saffron-orange robes walks near the centre, and a man in an orange dhoti beats a drum at right. Women in saris, one in white, walk among the devotees, and a bearded man in white stands at the far right. Green signboards with white text line the roadside, and a trident is visible at upper right.2005-12-31December 31 20052005-12-31February 02 20072007-02-02July 24 20102010-07-24December 31 20052005-12-31December 31 20052005-12-31December 31 20052005-12-31