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Outdoor procession on a pale paved courtyard at dusk, with red multi-storey buildings strung with coloured lights behind. A white ceremonial parasol with a long pole is carried above a central figure in a rust-brown robe with a long rudraksha mala and a bead garland. Beside him, a man in saffron robes and a long garland walks ahead with a staff, and a figure in orange carries a wrapped golden cloth bundle. On the right, a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders carries a fan-like object. Other white-clad attendants follow in the background, and a man in white stands at the far left.

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Outdoors on a paved stone courtyard at dusk, a procession of robed men walks past red multi-storey buildings strung with fairy lights. A man in front carries a long staff and wears saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala. Behind him, a central figure in a rust-brown cloth with a sacred mala and forehead markings walks beside a white ceremonial parasol held aloft. Next, a man in a saffron cloth with a bright white and green ornament carries a yellow-and-white bundle, while to the right a man in white dhoti with gold borders carries a small ritual implement. Several more men in white and saffron follow in the background. Four to six people are prominently visible.2017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24Outdoor procession on a stone-paved courtyard at dusk, with red multi-storey buildings behind. A man in a dark reddish-brown robe with a long rudraksha mala walks at centre under a white ceremonial umbrella held aloft by a helper. To the left, a man in orange dhoti and saffron top carries a long staff with a mala-like cord, beside a man in orange with gold necklaces. To the right, a man in white dhoti with gold border and a black beaded mala walks barefoot. Another man in orange carries a decorated yellow-and-gold cloth bundle with a small figure. Several other men in white dhotis follow in the background. Ritual procession, with the central figure under the umbrella.2017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24Outdoor evening procession on a pale stone courtyard in front of red multi-storey buildings strung with coloured fairy lights. A tall white ceremonial umbrella stands behind the group. At centre, a man in a rust-brown robe with a rudraksha mala and a white tilak walks barefoot, with a long swept-back hair and ornate beads, beside a figure in saffron-orange robes and a ceremonial gold necklace who carries a staff. Other men in white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies walk with them, and a woman in an orange sari walks among them. One man at the centre-right holds a small green-and-gold decorated object. Trees and parked vehicles are visible in the background, marking a Mahashivaratri-season procession.2017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24