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Outdoor festival scene on a dirt ground beneath palm trees and a striped red, white and blue canopy with orange pennant strings. In the foreground, several women in white saris with gold borders and one in a red-orange sari with floral blouse move forward together, one with a long braid. A cameraman with a shoulder camera and a man in a light jacket with a gold bangle stand at left. Behind them a large crowd of people in white clothing and saffron robes gathers, with a figure in orange robes seated at right and a red-roofed structure in the background.

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December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor festival scene on a dirt road lined with palm trees, with balloon arches and orange pennant bunting overhead. Devotees in white clothes, many women with long black hair in braids and orange-bordered white saris, pull on a long rope stretched across the road in a tug-of-war style contest. Men in white shirts and white dhotis stand along the edges and watch, and a yellow-clad participant stands near the rope. Crowds of onlookers line the background beneath an orange canopy.2008-12-29Outdoor photo of a festival procession on a reddish-brown dirt ground under orange and red festival bunting and palm trees. Several women and girls in white and cream dresses with orange-red sashes lean forward pulling ropes or ropes-like cords, their long black hair hanging loose. A woman in a red-and-orange sari with a bright yellow shawl pulls at the front right. A large crowd of people in white clothing sits and stands behind a red barrier under a canopy, with a striped decorative pole at left.2008-12-29February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a festival procession on a dirt road lined with coconut palms and small flags. A group of young women in white clothes with orange borders and orange shawls surround a central figure with long dark hair, wearing white kurta and white trousers, standing barefoot with his back to the camera. Several women have long braids; some wear orange and white. On the left, a decorated orange and gold ratha or float with a framed portrait stands near a white building. Thatched structures and onlookers appear in the background.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor festival scene on a dirt path lined with palm trees under a clear sky, with a row of people in white ritual clothes on both sides. Women and girls wear white garments with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, one woman in a patterned peach dress with a yellow sash. A man in the foreground wears a white t-shirt with a colourful printed design and a dark beaded mala necklace. Overhead, an arch of red, orange and blue balloons and strings of orange pennants stretch along the path, and a decorated canopy stands at the right edge. Spectators, some in orange shirts, stand near a banner-covered booth in the background.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29