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A photograph of a festival procession under a tent canopy. A man in saffron-orange robes with a red flower garland and rudraksha-style beads stands on a flower-decorated palanquin, smiling with hands together. Garlands of white, pink and yellow flowers drape the palanquin. Around it, men in white dhotis and shirts and women in white saris with orange borders stand with folded hands, and a drummer in a white checked shirt and orange waist cloth beats a drum at the front. A videographer is visible at upper right.

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December 30 20062006-12-30Photograph taken under a tent with a metal frame and a bare bulb. Centre, a person with long dark hair wearing an orange saffron robe and a magenta flower garland sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned backrest and lion-shaped armrests, the backrest framed by white, yellow and magenta flower garlands. Around the throne, people in white clothes and orange shawls stand and gather; one standing man on the right wears an orange shawl and holds a yellow and white flower garland, and a girl in a blue dress stands beside a man in white. Brass vessels and a flower-strewn carpet lie at the foot of the throne.2006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30A photograph of a procession inside a covered tent with a corrugated metal roof. At centre, a standing figure in saffron-orange robes wears long pink and white garlands and stands on a red-cushioned golden palanquin decorated with flower garlands. Men in white dhotis and shirts and orange shawls stand around the palanquin, some with garlands and sacred ash marks. A cameraman with a camera on the left and several onlookers in white clothing fill the frame.2006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30Photograph taken under a corrugated metal shelter during an evening gathering. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe stands on an ornate gold throne draped with red, yellow and white flower garlands, wearing a large red-and-white garland and a rudraksha mala; his long swept-back hair and ceremonial adornments are the appearance cues here, and the throne suggests he is being honoured (a person). To the right, a man in white ritual clothes with a visitor badge stands with hands clasped. On the left, several people in white dhotis and orange shawls, one smiling older woman among them, stand with palms together. The floor is a striped green-and-red mat scattered with petals.2007-12-30Night procession scene under a corrugated metal roof lit by a single bulb. A man with long dark hair in an orange robe, a red-and-white flower garland and a rudraksha mala stands on a raised golden palanquin decorated with white and pink flowers, smiling. In front, a man in white with a forehead tilak and red bindi leans in, and a devotee in white bows low with a hand on his back. A man in white holds a ceremonial trident wrapped in yellow and white flowers, while two men in white shirts and white dhotis, one with a rudraksha mala, stand nearby. Several people are visible in the frame.2006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30A photograph inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof, showing a man seated on a flower-decorated palanquin-style throne. He wears an orange-saffron robe, a red flower garland and long dark hair, and holds a staff. The throne is adorned with white and orange flower garlands and red floral swags. Around him, people in white ritual clothes, orange shawls and blue saris stand and sit, some with event badges. Printed a person copyright text sits in the lower corner. The central seated man has distinctive long swept hair, saffron robes and a red garland, so he is a person seated in procession on a flower-decorated throne.2006-12-30