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Outdoor evening procession photographed through leaves. A large multicoloured umbrella with red, yellow, green, orange and dark fringed panels shades a gilded deity murti or processional figure draped in a red shawl and heavy red, white and maroon garlands. Behind the figure, a bald man in a white dhoti with a beaded mala necklace stands near palm trees against a pale sky. Only partially visible human figures; the main subject is the decorated murti on the procession carriage.

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August 28 20112011-08-28November 11 20102010-11-11December 16 20162016-12-16A festival procession float carries a seated figure under a large ornate canopy with tiered fringe in red, yellow, green, blue and white. The figure wears a maroon and brown turban and maroon jacket, a silver and gold layered chest ornament, an orange dhoti-style garment, and a red tilak on the forehead. Garlands of yellow, orange, red and white flowers hang from the golden throne backrest and draped on both sides. The seated figure is a statue or depiction rather than a living person, and the throne is elaborately carved gold. Golden arched frame and a golden kalasha-like finial sit at the lower left, with a red-roofed building and bare branches at the right.2016-12-16December 16 20162016-12-16December 25 20072007-12-25A festival procession on a decorated cart with a golden umbrella canopy above a flower-garlanded shrine holding a deity murti, with a gold peacock-like vahana in front. A man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, wearing an ornate embroidered crown, a beaded necklace and white markings on his arms, stands beside the cart holding a long ceremonial staff topped with a silver finial. The cart has golden Ganesha reliefs on its sides and sits on a blue and orange cloth. Behind, a drummer in a blue track jacket and a trident are visible under a cloudy sky with trees and buildings.2011-10-31A festival procession photograph of a decorated palanquin carrying a deity murti seated on a throne. The deity is draped in layers of flower garlands in red, orange, yellow, white and green, and a fringed canopy with stripes of orange, red, green and blue shades over it. Two men stand on the palanquin poles: a man on the left in white kurta and dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a pendant, holding a round fan-like ceremonial disc, and a young man on the right in a white kurta and dhoti gripping the pole. The palanquin's side panels are painted with elephants, birds and floral motifs in bright colours. A man in glasses and a white shirt, and other devotees in white, are in the foreground under an open sky.2005-12-22October 31 20112011-10-31January 11 20172017-01-11December 16 20162016-12-16December 31 20052005-12-31