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A photograph of a festival procession under a clear blue sky. Bunches of colourful heart-shaped and round balloons in blue, red, purple, pink, green and yellow rise on the left. A man in saffron-orange robes and a cream turban stands on a decorated silver-and-red float, smiling and holding a tall golden trident (trishul) with a garland of white and red flowers around his neck. Red and orange ceremonial parasols with tasselled fringes shade the float, and a hammered silver chariot panel fills the foreground. A figure in black and a red-wrapped person appear at the left edge.

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December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor procession under a bright blue sky. A man in orange robes, a white turban and a garland of white and red flowers stands on a raised float, smiling as he holds a tall golden trident-topped staff and releases a bunch of colourful balloons (pink, white, blue, purple, yellow, green) upward. Above him is a red umbrella with tassels and balloons tied to it. Below, a crowd of spectators in the street looks up at the balloons, and a second umbrella with yellow, green and red panels appears at left. Appearance cues are not distinctive enough to establish a specific identity, so the man is described by role only as a robed figure on the float.2008-12-29A smiling man in an orange saffron robe and a cream turban sits under a red canopy fringed with tassels on a festival vehicle, holding a tall gold trident with a decorative handle. White and orange garlands hang around his neck. Above him a bunch of heart-shaped balloons in pink, white, blue, purple, orange and green rises into a clear blue sky, with strings trailing down. Orange balloons are visible at the lower right of the vehicle. A second person's hand rests on the silver railing beside him.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29