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A dense night-time street procession crowded with many people, lit by bright white floodlights and strings of lights along the road. Numerous pink, red and orange flags flutter above the crowd, and many decorated umbrellas in purple, pink and orange with sequined trim are raised over the marchers. Some people stand on raised platforms or ladders at left, while colourful banners and signboards line the route. The scene conveys a large festival procession moving through a city street, with tall ornamental structures visible in the background.

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May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession of a very dense crowd filling a city street, with many people walking under a row of ornate umbrellas in yellow, green, maroon and pink with silver borders, many carried on poles. Orange and red flags are held aloft among the crowd, and some men wear white and orange clothing and turbans. Yellow metal barricades line the right side, and a large portrait banner of a bearded saint hangs on a building at the upper left, lit by street lights and storefronts.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21 +1 copiesMay 21 20162016-05-21December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession moving through a lit ashram lane, crowded with devotees in red, pink and orange clothing. Red flags on tall poles and coloured parasols in teal, blue, green and red sway above the crowd. Several devotees carry tall decorated staffs and kalasha-like ornaments, and a bare-chested man at right holds a trident. A large illuminated deity murti or decorated float with a halo of coloured lights stands at the far end under string lights. Stalls with pennants and tents line the sides under a dark sky.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09A night-time procession moves through an ashram courtyard lit with coloured string lights and red-and-pink illumination. Dozens of devotees crowd the path, many carrying decorated umbrellas in blue, pink, red and purple, and red flags wave above them. Several women in pink and red saris wear large ornate headpieces with white plumes and gold ornaments. A man in a white dhoti and shirt raises one arm near the front, and a figure in white stands beside a tent on the left. A lit ornamental arch with a deity motif glows at the far end of the walkway.2016-12-09