Looking up at a clear blue sky, a bunch of colourful heart-shaped balloons rises on strings in red, pink, purple, blue, yellow, white and teal. A thin wire runs diagonally across the frame, and an orange pennant or flag hangs at the left edge. No people are visible. A small blue logo with a white bird appears in the upper left corner. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a clear deep blue sky with a small cluster of colourful balloons or flower-like objects floating high in the centre. A blurred yellow shape appears at the bottom right corner of the frame. No people, deities or ritual figures are visible.

June 29 2009

A photograph of a bunch of heart-shaped balloons floating against a clear, deep blue sky. The balloons come in red, pink, magenta, blue, teal, orange, yellow and white, with thin strings converging into a loose cluster in the centre of the frame. No people, buildings or ritual objects are visible.

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December 30 2008

A photograph taken upward against a clear blue sky showing a cluster of small colourful pellets or sweets in red, yellow, blue, white, pink and teal being tossed or released from a hand at the upper left. Several taut brown twine or rope lines run diagonally and vertically through the frame. A dark sleeve or arm edge appears at the top left corner, and no faces or identifiable figures are visible. The scene suggests a celebratory shower of confetti-like items during an outdoor event.

A festive street procession under bright blue sky. A figure seated on an ornate silver-and-red palanquin-style throne wears an orange-saffron robe, a long red-and-white flower garland, and a tall crown-like headdress, holding a golden trident-topped staff. Above the throne float a large bunch of heart-shaped and round balloons in purple, pink, red, yellow, blue and white. Behind, a red-and-gold canopy with fringe and a multicoloured umbrella shade the scene, with palm trees along the road. A man in a dark suit and a bald man stand at the lower right beside the throne, and a person in a dark jacket holds a camera at the left edge. Visibly a procession with a seated honoured figure. Sizes of the crowd are small.

A photograph of a procession on a dusty road under bright sky. A central figure seated on an ornate silver-framed palanquin under a multicolored canopy with tassels, smiling, wearing an orange-saffron garment, a white head wrap, a white and red flower garland, and a gold necklace. He holds a long gold trident-shaped staff with a flame-like finial. Many colourful heart-shaped and round balloons in red, blue, green, yellow, pink and purple rise above the canopy. Beside the palanquin, a few people in orange and white clothing walk along, and a blue-draped tent stands at the right.

A smiling man in saffron-orange robes sits under a multicoloured canopy in an ornate silver-and-gold palanquin-style seat, holding a cluster of heart-shaped and round balloons in white, pink, blue, purple, yellow and red. He wears a white turban with a red tilak, a white and orange flower garland, and a long rudraksha mala. A gold trident-topped finial rises beside him. Canopy fringe hangs with tassels in green, red and yellow. Behind, blue-and-white tent panels, a dirt road and bystanders in white and orange clothing are visible under a bright sky.

Low-angle photo of a cluster of heart-shaped balloons in pink, purple, blue, yellow, white and red rising against a clear blue sky. At lower right, a person in a white and gold-trimmed head covering holds a string and stands beneath a red umbrella with ornate woven patterning, possibly during a procession. Balloons are tethered together by their strings.

Outdoor festival procession on a dusty ground under a clear blue sky. Centre, a bunch of multicoloured balloons in red, yellow, blue, white and green is held up above a figure in saffron-orange robes wearing a rudraksha-style necklace. Near them a man in white kurta, and a figure in white holding a long staff, walk among a dense crowd. Behind, a colourful striped parasol with a red, green and yellow canopy and a second umbrella are raised over the procession, with a pink tent and a blue truck nearby. Several people in white and yellow stand in the background, and a woman in a patterned shawl stands at right with hands folded. The large crowd is mostly visible from behind.