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Outdoor procession photographed from below against a pale sky. In the foreground a hand raises a long pole flying a red-maroon flag printed with a portrait of a bare-chested figure in orange-saffron clothing. An ornate orange canopy with gold fringe stands at right. Along the roadside, a crowd of devotees and onlookers, several wearing face masks, lines the route beside parked white vehicles and trees. Colourful decorated structures appear at the lower right near the crowd.

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September 13 20152015-09-13September 15 20152015-09-15September 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesA red triangular flag on a pole dominates the frame, printed with a smiling woman in an orange-yellow head wrap and a red bindi, her dark hair falling down. Behind it, an orange-and-yellow canopy umbrella with sequined trim and a gold-and-red decorated palanquin-style structure sit among a crowd in procession. Other red flags wave on the right, and orange and white tents stand in the background. Several people in saffron and white clothing are visible at the edges of the crowd.2016-05-09A large crowd fills a dusty street during a procession. In the foreground a red flag bears a printed portrait of a bearded man wearing a yellow turban, and it is held aloft on a pole. Behind it, several ornate umbrellas in red, purple, blue and yellow with embroidered borders and tassels are carried above the crowd, alongside more red flags. Devotees press together at the roadside, and brass instruments are visible at right. Trees and red-flowering branches frame the background. The flag portrait is a depiction on cloth and is not a physical person.2016-05-09September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a red flag flapping against a grey sky, printed with a large portrait of a smiling man wearing an orange-yellow turban with a red dot on his forehead and an orange robe. The flag is mounted on a pole above a carved wooden structure at the bottom of the frame. No people are visible in the scene.2015-09-14A dark red flag is held aloft in the foreground, printed with a smiling man wearing an orange-yellow turban with a red tilak, long dark hair and saffron clothing. Behind it a procession moves along a road under a pale sky, with a red-and-gold decorated umbrella over a figure in white and a crowd of saffron-robed sadhus. Colourful banners and a hill line the background. The flag's printed figure is a depiction; the people in the procession are partly visible at the lower left, and their faces are not clear enough to count reliably beyond a small group.2015-09-15May 21 20162016-05-21September 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14Night procession on a decorated golden palanquin with garlands of pink and white flowers and tassels of green, blue, pink and yellow. Two men in saffron-orange robes and white beaded garlands stand at the front, one raising his arm, with a bald-headed attendant beside him. A woman in a red and gold outfit sits within the palanquin. Above, a red-orange flag shows a smiling man in a saffron turban, and a large decorated umbrella with red and yellow patterning stands at left. Devotees fill the dark background under street lights.2015-09-15 +1 copies