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Outdoor religious procession on a paved path under a pale sky. At centre, a deity murti is carried on a palanquin-style platform decorated with a floral garland of orange and red flowers, topped by a small ornate canopy. Several red, pink, orange and teal umbrellas are carried above the procession. Many women in orange and saffron saris and necklaces walk in the crowd. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a maroon cloth walks in front. On the right, a young man in white kurta with rudraksha malas holds a red-and-white ceremonial umbrella pole. A man in a purple robe and orange turban with a mala stands at centre-right, and another man in a brown shawl walks beside him. Stacked stone blocks and a mesh fence sit at right. Watermarked credits appear faintly on the lower right.

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January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11A large outdoor procession moves across a paved courtyard at a temple-style complex, led by a palanquin-like float covered in a canopy and draped with flower garlands. Many devotees in saffron and orange robes walk alongside, several holding orange and colourful parasols. A bare-chested man in white dhoti carries a ceremonial item near the front, and a white-robed figure with a shoulder bag walks in the foreground. Children in orange cloth join the line. A yellow bus marked a person and a red-brick building stand in the background under a hazy sky.2017-01-11A large outdoor procession moves through a courtyard in front of a red-walled building with a corrugated roof and a tiled ridge, with bamboo and trees behind. At the centre, a deity murti is decorated with a large garland of red, yellow and white flowers, carried on poles beneath a canopy with a colourful striped top. Many people in orange and saffron robes walk alongside, several carrying umbrellas, including a pink brocade umbrella in the foreground. Some men are bare-chested with white dhotis, and a bald older man in white with a rudraksha mala walks at the right. A small drummer and a few devotees with flower baskets accompany the procession.2017-01-11Outdoor procession on dirt ground under multicoloured canopy umbrellas with orange and white banners. Many devotees in white clothing, some in saffron shawls, walk behind a figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala who holds a flower-decorated object near center. A bearded man in white with an orange shawl walks at right beside a woman in white carrying flowers. Several orange flags flank the crowd, and a person in the foreground at right wears orange and a camera strap. The scene reads as a Guru Purnima procession with a canopy and devotees accompanying the central figure.2007-07-29December 27 20092009-12-27January 11 20172017-01-11December 23 20082008-12-23December 27 20082008-12-27