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A procession outdoors in front of a white building with a red-and-white border and a decorated banner. Devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, and women in white saris with gold borders, walk alongside orange shawls and rudraksha malas. A colourful umbrella or canopy with gold finials is carried in the background, and a woman in an orange shawl holds a camera. Several people look toward the procession, a palm tree is visible at left, and the setting suggests a welcome procession for an arriving group.

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Outdoor procession at dusk under a row of colourful fringed umbrellas with red, orange and blue panels. A man in white with an orange shawl holds up a video camera above his head. Behind him a woman in an orange shawl over white clothes carries a metal pot with green leaves, and a man in white with a rudraksha mala and a white headband walks nearby. Devotees in white, some with orange shawls, follow, and ritual brass plates and orange flags are visible. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly present.2007-12-23December 07 20072007-12-07Outdoor procession scene with a row of young women in front, wearing white saris with saffron-orange shawls and rudraksha malas. Behind them, men in white kurtas and white dhotis stand near an ornate ceremonial palanquin or chariot with a red and gold canopy decorated with tassels and flowers. Saffron-clothed attendants stand in the background on a dirt ground near a white building. Smiling faces, attentive gaze to the right.2007-12-07Outdoor procession along a dirt path past white ashram buildings and palm trees. A decorated palanquin carrying a deity murti, adorned with flower garlands and a striped multicolour canopy, is lifted above the crowd. Several men in saffron/orange shawls and white kurtas walk in front, and a figure in saffron with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace stands near the palanquin. Women in white saris with yellow shawls, a woman in a mustard kurta with hands in prayer, and a young boy in white follow. Two large colourful umbrellas shade the procession. Scattered bushes and a stone bench line the path.2008-12-23December 07 20072007-12-07December 23 20092009-12-23December 07 20072007-12-07December 23 20082008-12-23A procession moves along a dirt path beside a white building with a red-pillared veranda. In the foreground a young man in a pale peach silk kurta and white dhoti stands with a folded cloth. Beside him a woman in a white sari with gold border carries a silver vessel and a tray of flowers and offerings. Behind them a woman in an orange sari with maroon border walks, and devotees in white and orange robes follow. On the right a man in orange robes and a gold-beaded necklace holds a tall golden staff, and a multicoloured canopy umbrella with fringed edges rises above the group, with an ornate palanquin visible behind. Several people walk in the background, some in white and some in saffron.2008-12-27June 12 20102010-06-12Outdoor procession in a dirt courtyard with palm trees behind. Several people in white dhotis and kurtas, some wearing orange or saffron shawls, carry decorated umbrellas with red, orange and blue fabric and tassels, and one man holds a tall ceremonial staff. Some women in white saris with orange shawls carry small covered trays. A white building with a decorated banner stands at right. Participants walk in a procession toward the front of the frame.2007-12-07An outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with green trees and bushes. Several people in white clothes with orange shawls walk under large colourful fringed parasols in red, orange and multicolour tassels. A person in a white kurta with an orange shawl raises a video camera toward the procession ahead. Orange flags rise above the umbrellas. Two young women in the foreground wear orange shawls over white. A man at right in a white shirt wears a beaded necklace. A figure in the middle distance wears white and stands near the front of the procession. No clearly identifiable a person figure is confidently visible.2007-12-25