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Outdoor procession on a dirt road beside trees and a brick wall. A decorated palanquin with a gold canopy, garlands and tassels is carried above the crowd, with a shaven-headed man in saffron robes steadying it at the top. Men in white dhotis and shirts with red and rudraksha malas walk beside it, several holding long gold-topped ceremonial staffs topped with orange and red embroidered pennants. A bald man in white stands in front, and a man in orange shawl and blue shirt walks among them. Ornate red-and-blue umbrellas and orange-robed attendants frame the scene, with a crowd of onlookers behind. Festival procession with saffron-clad attendants and white-clad devotees.2012-04-27April 27 20122012-04-27April 27 20122012-04-27December 21 20112011-12-21December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30A photograph of a procession at an outdoor ashram entrance with a decorated floor of white kolam designs. A bearded man in a white dhoti and shawl, with a garland and a bunch of yellow flowers, walks forward while a priest in white with a red-bordered shawl and a red-and-white sash holds a flower offering. Behind them several men in white and a man in saffron robes stand under two yellow, green and red decorated parasols. A man in an orange robe stands at left with hands folded, and a tall stone or metal statue cluster appears at the back. Palm trees and a parked car are visible.2010-10-04A procession walks along a dirt road beside a concrete wall. Several decorated umbrellas in orange, blue and multicolour fringed designs are held above the group. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe walks at the front, with men in white dhotis and orange shawls around them. Some devotees wear white kurtas and one child in white walks among the group. A man on the left holds a long pole or staff near the umbrella bearers. The scene suggests a ceremonial return procession.2007-12-072009-glimpses-of-kodikkan-ratha-pada-yatraJuly 15 20112011-07-15August 17 20072007-08-17 +2 copiesA procession on a dirt road between a concrete block wall and palm trees. Front centre, a tall man in a saffron-orange robe and sandals walks with a long-haired man in a saffron shawl on his shoulders, with a bare-headed man in white beside them. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and saffron or orange shawls follow, some with white shirts. On the left, young girls and boys in white dresses and white clothing walk, one girl wearing a beaded necklace. Several colourful umbrellas with red, blue and yellow panels and fringed edges are carried overhead, marking a ritual procession.2007-12-07