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Outdoor photo of devotees gathered on bare red earth beside a bamboo frame structure, with a blue wall, green shrubs and a row of shops with painted signs behind them. A man in a tan shirt in the foreground presses his palms together in namaste. Other men in white shirts and white dhotis stand near the frame, and several women in saris sit on plastic chairs at right, one in a purple sari and another in red. A man at right wears an orange turban. Shoes are scattered on the ground. A flower garland lies at left. Date stamp 28 10 2006 at lower right.

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October 28 20062006-10-28Outdoor scene under a bamboo-pole canopy on a dirt and grass lot beside a blue boundary wall, with a row of colourful shop signs behind it. A decorated float with a gilded canopy and golden figures of a seated deity pair stands at right, and a man in white dhoti and shirt stands on the float beside them. Below, several men in white shirts and dhotis tend a blue table with metal vessels and offerings. Rows of seated women in red, orange, pink and green saris and salwars face the float on white plastic chairs, and a few people in white stand nearby. Framed portraits are mounted on the float's sides and near the canopy. A rectangular wooden base and a white vehicle sit behind the crowd.2006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28October 25 20062006-10-25Outdoor photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered on bare ground beside a palm tree and a low wall during a ratha yatra procession. Men wear white dhotis and shirts, women wear bright saris in green, pink and blue, and a small child in a light blue dress stands in the foreground. At right, a golden ornate ratha/chariot stands with orange flags and garlands, and a man in white attends it near framed photographs. The crowd faces the chariot with hands folded in devotion.2006-10-20September 03 20072007-09-03October 25 20062006-10-25Outdoor crowd scene in a village street with palm trees, a parked white van, a green bus and a red-roofed building behind. A large crowd of devotees, mostly women in colourful saris and men in white shirts and dhotis, gathers closely around a central figure. That central man has short dark hair and wears a white garment with an orange shawl draped over his shoulder. Several women wear rosette badges on their chests and some carry small items. Plastic chairs are arranged in rows at left, and a wooden framework stands at the right edge. The atmosphere is one of a procession or ratha yatra gathering with people pressing forward to see the central figure.2006-10-28Outdoor photo of a crowd seated on white plastic chairs under a bamboo-and-thatch shelter at a construction site with piles of bricks, gravel and sand. On the left, a gold-coloured raised platform holds a pair of gold deity murti seated on thrones, with a standing man in white dhoti and shirt beside it and another man in white at the edge. Two framed portraits are displayed, one on the platform and one on a side panel. Many devotees, mostly women in saris and salwar and some men in white, sit facing the platform. A man in a red shirt sits at right. Several people are seated in the crowd, roughly 30 to 40 visible, with a man in white near a flower-strewn pile at centre.2006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28A crowd of devotees gathers outdoors at an evening procession event, with bamboo poles and a blue-grey wall behind them. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts, several with multicoloured rosette badges pinned on their chests. A woman in an orange sari and others in saris sit on white plastic chairs at left, and a woman holds a small child at centre. In the foreground a man in a green shirt stands beside a younger man in white holding a small handbell. A girl in a blue top with a rosette stands at right.2006-10-28A crowd of devotees gathers outdoors beside a bamboo frame structure under a tree, on a dirt ground near a blue-grey wall. Many people wear white shirts and dhotis or saris in orange, green and cream, several with rosette badges pinned to their clothes. A woman in a white sari with a rudraksha-style necklace stands in front, and a boy in a white shirt with the number 063 looks on. Palm trees and a partly built structure appear in the background. The date stamp in red reads 28.10.2006.2006-10-28