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Outdoor procession on a wide pale concrete path under a clear blue sky. Large crowd of people in saffron-orange robes walks behind a deity murti decorated with a dense garland of marigolds and red flowers, carried under a ceremonial canopy with colourful pennants. Young women in orange saris and rudraksha malas walk in front, some holding notebooks. A bare-chested man in white dhoti and an older man in white robes walk near the procession. A shaved-headed young person in orange stands in the foreground. Golden ornamental pavilion and pink-walled buildings stand at left, with a pink parasol and an orange umbrella nearby.

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January 11 20172017-01-11Outdoor procession on a pale sandy ground in front of a red and cream multi-storey building with a golden domed kiosk behind. A large decorated palanquin carrying a deity murti, adorned with a garland and topped by a colourful striped canopy, is carried forward. Women in saffron-orange and white saris walk in the procession, many wearing rudraksha malas, with one woman carrying a woven basket. Several men with bare upper bodies and orange cloth walk among them, and a few devotees in white and coloured clothing follow. Parasols in multicolour stripes and a light blue umbrella are carried alongside. Visible people number over twenty, and no figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11Outdoor procession on a dusty construction-site road with excavators and stacked timber in the background, and golden domed pavilions at right. A large deity murti is carried on a palanquin draped with a lavish garland of marigold and white flowers beneath a white canopy with a multicoloured fringe. In front, men in white dhotis and a bare-chested man carry the palanquin. Behind it, a man in a red garland and red garment is seated in the middle. Women and girls in orange and saffron saris and rudraksha malas walk in the procession, one carrying a basket of fruit. Orange umbrellas shade the crowd.2017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11Outdoor procession on a dusty open ground under a hazy sky. Many devotees in saffron-orange robes walk along a paved path, some bare-chested men in white dhoti-style cloth and rudraksha malas carry a decorated palanquin topped with a colourful garland. A large ornate umbrella with multicoloured fringe is held aloft, and a drummer in orange at left beats a frame drum. Women in orange saris and a woman with a basket of flowers walk among them, with red-roofed buildings and trees behind. Many people are visible, with the crowd extending to the frame edges.2017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11A festival procession moves along a dusty road lined with trees and distant pavilion domes. At the centre, a flower-garlanded deity murti is carried on a palanquin beneath a striped canopy with colourful fringed valance, and a raised ceremonial pole with a kalasha-like finial. A bare-chested man in orange cloth and a red turban walks near the murti, and a man in a white dhoti stands to the right. Women in saffron and orange saris and salwar, a pink dress and a green-and-blue sari walk among the crowd, and a woman carries a basket of bananas on her head. Orange parasols shade the left side of the procession.2017-01-11