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A street procession in daylight with festive bunting overhead. In the foreground, a man with grey hair and a moustache wears a gold-embroidered saffron-yellow garment and long rudraksha malas, holding several upright swords and a spear. Beside him on the left, an older man wears a patterned turban and rudraksha mala. Two performers in red and gold costumes with tall gold crowns, sword-like blades and white-plumed headdresses stand on the right, one holding a curved sword, with forehead markings. Red and pink flags, a yellow canopy, flower garlands and loudspeaker horns appear behind. Spectators and a few white-clad figures line the route.

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December 23 20162016-12-23December 30 20082008-12-30April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession in daylight with a row of drummers in orange and gold turbans and orange-and-gold patterned tunics, playing large yellow drums decorated with pink and blue fabric. Red triangular flags are held aloft. In the right foreground a performer in a red tunic with gold trim, a purple embroidered vest, a gold crown-like headpiece, white plumes and a rudraksha mala stretches his arm forward. Behind him a man in an orange robe walks at the left edge, and police and spectators line the roadside under trees. Scattered confetti covers the road.2016-04-18 +1 copiesDecember 16 20172017-12-16June 07 20162016-06-07A procession on a paved street with many participants in saffron and orange clothing and rudraksha malas. At the centre, a man in a deep red-brown dhoti and a large layered gold necklace wears a thick garland of red, yellow and pink flowers and walks forward smiling. Behind him, a shirtless man in orange holds a tall golden staff, and a man in an orange turban carries a golden ceremonial bowl. A woman in a tiger-striped garment with a silver headpiece and rudraksha beads walks near the front, with children in gold headdresses and white-clad attendants around them. Crowds line the background, with a blue vehicle and red flags visible.2017-12-31January 01 20112011-01-01A procession of devotees in orange and saffron clothing and turbans, many with rudraksha malas and tripundra marks on their foreheads, stand with palms pressed together. In the centre, a man with a dark turban and full beard holds his hands in anjali and wears a heavy garland of yellow, red and white flowers over gold-toned beads, a visible rudraksha mala and a golden-coloured ceremonial necklace. A large silver trident carried upright stands beside him. Behind them are a woman in a purple sari with gold border, and above the crowd colourful umbrellas and decorated red and blue poles. Ritual procession at a temple inauguration.2018-04-14Outdoor procession scene under trees with a crowd on a roadside. In the foreground, two performers in ornate costume with painted faces, golden crowns and long white wigs hold a sword and a shield; the left one wears an orange tunic with rudraksha beads and gold armour, the right one wears red and gold garments with a round gold shield. Behind them, a decorated ratha or palanquin is covered in garlands of yellow and orange flowers and a silver arched canopy, bearing a framed portrait of a bearded saint with a red-and-white garland. Onlookers in saris and shirts stand along the road, and a police officer in khaki is visible at left. The scene reads as a festival or temple procession.2007-02-02A street procession of many costumed performers marching toward the camera on a dusty road under a clear blue sky, with trees behind. In the centre a figure with blue-painted face and a tall red-and-gold crown carries a trident, wears an orange dhoti and a tiger-striped gold-trimmed tunic with a flower garland, and walks barefoot in the lead. Around him dancers in turquoise trousers, pink tunics, gold armour and gold crowns hold round red-and-gold shields and swords. Spectators stand at the edges in white shirts and dhotis. This appears to be a costumed street procession; a traditional Shiva-style figure is visible, but no printed name or caption identifies the performers.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02