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Outdoor ceremony under a white canopy with pink draped fabric and blue poles, devotees bending low over a reclining figure draped in white and red cloth, surrounded by marigold and mixed flower garlands. Two men in saffron-orange robes with garlands stand at the right, one kneeling and handling offerings. A woman in a red-and-gold sari kneels in the foreground pressing her hands to the floor, while a golden deity murti rests in the lower corner. Many onlookers in white, cream and orange clothing crowd the background behind a red carpet and a line of marigold garlands.

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January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01July 07 20092009-07-07January 01 20092009-01-01Outdoor event under a blue-trimmed tent with a red carpet runner. In the foreground, a man in orange robes bows with his forehead touching the floor before red and gold offerings and marigold garlands. Nearby, a man with a grey beard and orange robe stands with hands folded, and a bearded man in orange wears a marigold garland. On the right, a figure with long dark hair wears a cream robe with an orange shawl and holds a tray of fruit, with a golden ornamental object beside them. Behind, a crowd of devotees in orange and white clothing and saris fills rows of red chairs.2009-01-01Outdoor festival scene under a canopy at an event with a large crowd seated in rows on the left. In the foreground a woman in cream and gold-bordered white clothing stands behind a golden ornamental pedestal decorated with red, yellow and purple flower garlands, reaching toward offerings. An older man in a white dhoti and shirt with a shawl and a rudraksha-style mala presses his palms together in greeting. Women in cream and orange saris stand nearby, some with garlands, and a man in orange with a mala stands among them. Blue-and-white tent edging and draped pink fabric frame the setting.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01February 24 20072007-02-24July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07Outdoor festival gathering under a blue tent with red carpets and a crowd of devotees. In the foreground, a woman in a green sari with a flower in her hair bends forward, and a man in a light shirt kneels with his head bowed before a seated figure in white and gold, who wears a gold-embroidered shawl. Beside them stand several saffron-robed sadhus and a long-bearded elder in orange, and a man in a white shirt walks on the blue carpet. Gold and red floral offerings and a gilded lion-faced ornament lie on the red cloth, with marigold petals scattered on the floor. Many more devotees in white, orange and blue fill the background.2009-01-01