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A photograph of a dirt road lined with wire fencing, with a water tank and palm trees behind. Several devotees walk toward the camera in procession, carrying brass pots or kalasha on their heads and in their hands. The foreground pair wear white dhotis or sarees with yellow shawls and yellow marigold garlands; the woman in front wears a yellow-bordered saree. Behind them, more participants in white clothing walk along the road in a line.

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December 28 20092009-12-28A long procession of devotees walks along a dirt road lined with a wire fence, palm trees and tall utility poles under a pale sky. Many women and men in white clothing carry brass pots or vessels balanced on their heads, some with one hand raised to steady them. Several women wear saris in white, cream and blue with blue lanyard-style cords, and a woman in a beige sari walks near the front. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person, and the scene shows only devotees and attendants in the line.2009-12-28December 28 20092009-12-28A photograph of a long procession of devotees walking barefoot along a dirt road lined with trees and a grey block wall. In front, a woman in a white sari with a yellow border and yellow shawl carries a small brass item, and beside her a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl, wearing yellow and orange flower garlands, carries a silver kalasha-style pot. Another woman in a cream sari with orange border and yellow shawl, wearing a yellow marigold garland, holds a metal pot on her hip. Many more people in white and cream clothes follow behind, some carrying pots raised overhead, in a kalasha procession.2009-12-28December 28 20092009-12-28A group of about 40 people in white clothes walks along a dusty unpaved dirt road lined with palm trees, shrubs and a low concrete wall, in what appears to be a morning procession. Most wear white kurtas, saris and dupattas; a few women wear yellow lanyards and a woman in the foreground wears a white sari with a pale shawl. A man at the front left carries a white plastic bag. Some participants wear pink or green sashes. Large signboards stand at the right edge of the road.2009-06-17A long line of women walks along a dirt road lined by a wire fence, palm trees and bushes under an overcast sky. Most wear white garments, and several carry metal pots or vessels balanced on their heads, a procession of devotees carrying offerings. The woman in the foreground wears a white top with a blue lanyard around her neck, a blue-and-white patterned scarf, a blue salwar, and gold bangles. Another woman beside her wears a white top and blue beaded necklace, and a woman in a beige sari walks nearby. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2009-12-28June 17 20092009-06-17A photograph of a group walking along a dirt road lined with trees, bushes and a wooden fence on the right. In the foreground a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with orange and rudraksha beads around his neck and walks in sandals, appearing as a person candidate with distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and beads. Beside him a bald man in white dhoti and shirt walks, and another man in white carries a camera. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk behind, one in a dhoti wrapped in yellow cloth with a rudraksha mala, and others in white shirts and trousers. Electric street lamps, a thatched-roof building and a water tank stand in the background under a hazy sky.2011-01-16December 28 20092009-12-28A large procession of devotees walks along a dirt road lined with wooden fence rails, with a palm-lined landscape and a grey block wall behind. Many participants wear white dhoti and kurta style clothing, while several women wear saffron and orange saris and some wear yellow scarves. Near the left, a decorated ratha or palanquin with yellow and red canopy and gold ornamentation is carried forward, and colourful umbrellas rise above the crowd. A woman in a white sari with a yellow garland walks in the foreground, and a man in a white shirt walks beside a fence post. No identifiable central figure is clearly visible among the marchers.2009-12-27November 11 20102010-11-11