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Outdoor street procession in daylight with a crowd pressing around a central figure under several red, orange and multicoloured umbrellas fringed with tassels. A man in an orange turban and orange clothing stands among the throng. Bare-chested men in the foreground wear rudraksha malas and red-and-white beaded necklaces, one with a pink cloth over his shoulder. Men in white shirts with orange-and-white flags stand behind them, and a blue truck and palm trees are visible at left. A painted building with faded signage forms the backdrop.

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January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A festival procession seen from behind a crowd of bare-chested men with short dark hair and rudraksha malas. Several colourful umbrellas with blue, orange and green panels and tasselled fringes are held aloft on poles, carrying a repeated white-bird emblem and a small orange flag. Among the crowd, a man in an orange turban and orange clothing smiles, and another man wears an orange shawl. Men in brown and blue cloth wraps stand in front, and a tree and a green-roofed building appear in the background under a pale sky.2008-07-17January 21 20092009-01-21December 23 20162016-12-23A dense outdoor crowd of devotees and men in white shirts and dhotis surrounds a procession at a street event. In the centre, a shaved-headed elderly man in a red and pink shawl with a white flower garland and a green leaf garland walks with hands folded. Beside him, a younger man wears a saffron cloth, a beaded gold-and-green head garland and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, decorated kalasha-style umbrellas and gold ceremonial poles are visible, and a white vehicle sits in the background. Several men raise their arms.2012-04-29May 18 20122012-05-18January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12Outdoor procession under bright sky with red and multicolour fringed umbrellas overhead. A bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti carries a flower-garlanded brass pot on his head. Beside him a man in a white dhoti holds a floral offering, and several saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees with garlands surround them. A saffron-turbaned man wearing a long garland stands at right, and an orange-robed figure with a white beard is at far right. Ritual procession with floral offerings.2007-02-02