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Outdoor procession during a Brahmotsav celebration. A central figure with long dark hair wears a gold headband, a saffron shawl, a red top, a gold chain and a white flower garland, walking with eyes lowered. Around them, men in white dhotis and saffron shawls carry ceremonial staffs; one man raises a peacock-feather fan with a red and gold emblem, and a tall silver-and-gold ceremonial staff rises behind. A woman in a saffron shawl walks at left. A low white building and dry ground form the background.

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Outdoor festival procession with a crowd of devotees. In the foreground a smiling person with long curly hair, a gold headband, red bindi and vibhuti, wearing an orange shawl and white flower garland, holds palms together in namaste. Behind them a man in white clothes and an orange shawl walks beside a large ceremonial fan of peacock feathers topped with a red oval emblem. A golden trident is raised in the background, and a colourful fringed canopy hangs at the upper right. Many people in white and orange clothing surround them, with a bald man in white at the lower right.2007-12-27December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor festival procession crowd with many people in orange and white clothing. A man wearing a gold headband with an emblem, a white and red flower garland, orange shawl and gold necklaces stands at centre, smiling, a person by appearance and presentation cues. Nearby a bearded man with long dark hair in an orange shawl, a man in an orange shawl and white kurta, and a woman in red with a bindi are visible. On the left, a large peacock-feather ceremonial umbrella with gold fittings is held overhead, and a wooden pole and gold-topped staff stand beside the crowd. Women and children watch from behind. +1 copiesDecember 27 20072007-12-27Outdoor procession at a Brahmotsavam festival. A smiling woman with long dark hair, a red bindi and a white and green flower garland over an orange shawl walks at the centre. Beside her, a man in white with an orange shawl holds a tall wooden pole topped with a peacock-feather fan. More people in white and orange carry poles and peacock-feather umbrellas along a dusty dirt path with dry grass behind them.2007-12-24December 27 20072007-12-27Outdoor procession crowd at a Brahmotsav celebration. Centre, a man with long dark hair wears a gold headband, a red-orange shawl and a large white-and-red flower garland over a bare upper body with gold ornaments. Behind him, a man in white with a gold-tipped staff and an orange shawl walks among devotees; a woman in an orange sari and a woman in white with glasses hold brass ceremonial staffs. Several people in orange and white shawls surround them, a girl in red with braided hair stands in front, and a bystander photographs with a camera at left. Palm fronds and a red decorative umbrella appear in the background.2007-12-27January 01 20092009-01-01December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor festival procession scene with a smiling man at the centre wearing a gold headband with a central red-and-gold emblem, a red bindi, long dark hair, an orange shawl, and a white-and-red flower garland over his shoulders. Behind him stands a large peacock-feather fan with a red disc bearing yellow floral motifs, and an orange flag or cloth blurs in the upper right. Around him are devotees including a man in an orange shawl and white clothes, a woman in the background, a young child in the right foreground, and a bearded man at lower left. Appearance-based label: a person, worn with a gold headband, saffron shawl, garland and rudraksha-style neck adornments, shown in a crowd during a procession.2007-12-27December 27 20072007-12-27Outdoor procession at a Brahmotsava celebration. The central figure has long, swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on the forehead, bare upper shoulder under a saffron-orange shawl, and a heavy ornate gold necklace with large beads. Behind him, devotees in orange and white robes hold tall gold-tipped staffs and a large orange and blue ceremonial fan-shaped parasol decorated with gold scrollwork and a white bird emblem. A man on the left wears white with a beaded mala and holds a gold staff, while others in orange shawls and eyeglasses stand near a man speaking into a microphone in the background.2008-12-23 +1 copies