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Night photograph of a festival procession on a lit, decorated chariot. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with leopard-print cushions wears a leopard-print headband, a garland of yellow and red flowers, and an orange shawl over his shoulder, with a golden head ornament. Strands of coloured fairy lights and red lanterns surround the gilded canopy. In the foreground a person in white with long black hair holds a pole, and at right a person in an orange turban balances a metal vessel with lit oil lamps on the head. a person seated on the chariot throne, identified by the orange shawl, flower garlands and gold adornments.

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Night procession on an illuminated float decorated with string lights and yellow and red marigold garlands. A seated figure on a gold ornate throne with a leopard-print cushion wears a leopard-print headband, orange cloth and garlands, smiling and turned to the side. A gold-embellished red backdrop glows behind the throne. In the foreground, a long-haired attendant holds a ceremonial staff, and a man in a red turban raises a lit oil lamp, its flames visible. a person is seated on the throne, identified by his leopard-print headband, saffron cloth, garlands and ornate throne; the attendant and lamp-bearer are other participants in the procession.2017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25 +1 copiesAugust 25 20172017-08-25 +1 copiesNight photograph of a temple shrine lit by bright lights and string lights hung with white bulbs. In the foreground a man with bare upper body and a white dhoti with a saffron border sits with his back to the camera, holding a long metal trident-like staff with a round ornament, facing a golden ornamental deity or shrine structure. On the left a seated figure wearing a leopard-print cloth and garlands of red, yellow and white flowers sits beside a golden lion-shaped base decorated with yellow and orange flowers. The gilded pillars and carved golden figures frame the sanctum, with a red cloth visible in the background.2017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25