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A street procession of many women and girls in saris carrying brass-like pots called kalasha on their heads, each topped with a mango-leaf and coconut or fruit arrangement, with orange and yellow flower decorations. Many wear bangles, earrings and necklaces, in orange, red, green and gold saris. Behind them an orange-clad older man with a shaved head walks at the right edge, and a decorative umbrella with a mounted animal figure rises above the crowd. Police officers stand at the left, and a large banner with a portrait is visible in the background among palm trees and buildings.

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July 23 20092009-07-23December 25 20062006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25A procession of young women in colourful silk saris walks along a dusty road past a multicoloured temple gateway with pink and green pillars. Foreground women carry metal kalasha pots topped with coconuts and green leaves; one in orange and maroon, another in cream and gold, another in green, all wearing gold bangles and jhumka earrings and flower garlands. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand to the right, and a cameraman stands on a raised platform behind the crowd.2007-02-02A dense outdoor procession moves along a dusty road beneath large bare trees and strings of yellow pennants. Above the crowd, several brightly patterned umbrellas in red, green, blue and orange with fringed edges shade the procession. Many robed monks in saffron and orange stand in the middle, some with shaved heads and beards. Women in saris and girls in bright dresses hold aloft metal pots topped with coconuts, green leaves and white jasmine garlands. On the left, a man in a white shirt and a uniformed officer in a peaked cap stand near the procession. On the right, men in khaki uniforms and pith helmets and a man in a white dhoti walk along.2007-02-02December 25 20062006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A procession of young women in silk saris walks along a dirt path lined with palm trees. Each woman balances on her head a tall, ornate kalasha-style pot decorated with pink, green and white fabric, flowers and tassels. The women in front press their palms together in anjali. Their saris are yellow, orange, green, maroon and teal with gold borders, and each wears a white pearl necklace. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand along the roadside, some wearing rudraksha malas, and one older man in a white shawl is visible at right. Several other devotees in white clothing stand farther back near small buildings.2006-12-25November 11 20132013-11-11