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Night procession with many devotees holding large red flags, some printed with a portrait of a smiling man wearing an orange-yellow turban and orange robes. Devotees in white and cream clothes walk among the crowd. In the background, an illuminated ornate float with a decorated arch and a seated figure in orange under a canopy, with lit string lights and a red-roofed building beside it. A woman in a white top and dark skirt raises a flag at center.

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A night procession of devotees in white dhotis and white saris with red sashes walks along a road, many holding tall poles with red triangular flags. The flags carry printed portrait images of a man with a yellow head covering, and one flag shows a blue and white bird emblem. Behind them stands an illuminated structure with string lights and a framed picture, and a figure in red headwear and white garments appears in the background. Some marchers raise their arms and fists in celebration. Most of the people are visible in the foreground, with a bare-chested man in white clothes and a red sash at the right edge.2015-09-15A night procession moves along a city road lit by street lamps, with a crowd in white dhotis and white garments walking in the foreground and background. Several red flags are carried high, each printed with a portrait of a saffron-turbaned man with flowing white hair and beard. A figure at right holds a red flag and a large printed portrait of a smiling man in a red turban and red robe, held up beside him. Cars and a red bus edge the road. Foreground people appear as ordinary devotees and marchers, identified only by their roles and dress; no one is confidently identified.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21September 15 20152015-09-15September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesNight procession on a road, with devotees in white dhotis and sarees and red sashes walking and raising arms, many holding long red and blue flags on poles. A figure seated high on a platform wears a red turban and a garland of flowers, appearing as a statue or effigy rather than clearly a living person. Lamps and a lit structure glow at the left edge.2015-09-15September 15 20152015-09-15September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesNight procession on a road lit by street lamps, with devotees in white clothes and orange-red shawls marching behind a tall float. Foreground, a woman in a white sari and red garland holds a long blue-and-red flag pole; a man at left wears white with a gold necklace and orange shawl. A large banner-sized portrait on the float shows a seated figure in an orange-red turban, garlanded with a rudraksha-style mala, with a flower-decorated kalasha-like float beside it. Red and blue flags, a yellow ornamented umbrella and crowds line the route, with stalls and lights in the background.2015-09-15 +1 copiesA night street procession moves along a road under streetlights. Several red flags are carried high, each printed with a large smiling portrait of a woman with a light orange-and-yellow head wrap and dark hair; the flags have gold trim. In front, a bare-chested man in an orange cloth and a beaded rudraksha mala walks with a white tilak on his forehead, and a woman in an orange-and-gold sari with a red shawl and a beaded mala walks beside him. Men in white dhotis and an older man in a light striped shirt walk among them, and a man in a green shirt is nearby. Crowd members are visible behind the flags. The printed portraits are on flags, not physical people.2016-05-21September 15 20152015-09-15A night procession in a crowded street, with many devotees in saffron and orange clothes moving close together. In the centre, a large red flag with a printed portrait of a figure in a headdress is carried high. Behind it, a man in a white dhoti and shawl stands near a decorated vehicle draped with a flower garland, with a shaped kalasha-like ornament on top. Several people wear rudraksha malas and orange turbans, and a blue umbrella and illuminated decorations appear at the top left. A few women in orange saris and gold jewellery walk at the right edge. Festive procession with ratha and banners.2017-08-25