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A man seated on a decorated vehicle at night during a procession, smiling broadly and extending his right arm outward. He wears a rust-brown robe, multiple rudraksha malas on his neck and wrists, and a dark red-and-white floral garland with fruit. Behind him stands a large painted deity figure with muscular golden-skinned arms, and a yellow lion-like mask and a turquoise figure are visible. Silver staffs or sceptres flank the scene.

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Night photograph of a smiling man seated on a procession vehicle beside a large turquoise deity figure with a lion-like mount and a yellow demon-face mask. He wears a rust-orange wrap, a red tilak on his forehead, layered rudraksha malas, a gold necklace, and a long garland of white, yellow and red flowers and fruit. He extends one arm holding a silver staff-like object, while a silver walking staff rests on the left.2017-09-30A smiling man with long dark hair, a beard and a red-orange bindi sits in front of large painted festival figures, including a golden-maned lion-faced image and a turquoise muscular statue with a glowing mask beside him. He wears a rust-orange wrap, a thick rudraksha mala, a multicolored garland of white, yellow, red and blue flowers, and rudraksha bracelets. He holds a silver trident-like staff with his right hand. The scene is at night, with the illuminated festival figures behind him. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ornate ceremonial garlands in the photograph.2017-09-30A smiling man with long dark hair and a short beard sits on a decorated seat in a night-time procession, wearing a maroon-brown robe. He has layered garlands of white flowers, yellow marigolds and red-and-green pieces, plus a long rudraksha mala, a gold necklace and beaded armbands. A small red tilak marks his forehead, and he holds silver-tipped staffs. Behind him is a large painted lion-like figure with yellow marigold garlands, a turquoise deity form with ornaments, and a yellow-and-red mask with bared teeth. The appearance is a person with distinctive ceremonial adornments, seated in a festival procession.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30A smiling man with long dark hair and a beard sits on a float decorated with large colourful painted figures and bright pink and blue backdrops. He wears an orange-brown ochre robe, layered rudraksha malas, a gold chain and a red-and-yellow garland of flowers with fruit. He holds a silver staff with a carved head in his right hand and a silver staff with a handle at his left. Behind him a painted demon-like face with wide eyes and red mouth is visible at night, with a carved yellow flower garland on the left. The Swamiji (probable) cues are the long hair, rudraksha malas, gold chain and ochre robe, seated in a ceremonial procession setting.2017-09-30A smiling man seated in a night procession setting beside a large lion sculpture with a yellow flower garland and a green deity figure with sequined decoration. He wears a rust-orange saffron cloth, a rudraksha mala across his chest, arm bands of rudraksha beads, a white and red flower garland, and a red tilak on his forehead. He holds a silver staff with a lion-head finial in each hand. A painted yellow demon mask with red tongue is visible at right. a person is seated in a ceremonial vehicle, identified by rudraksha malas and saffron clothing with ornate garlands.2017-09-30A photograph of a smiling man seated on a throne-like chair in front of a large painted deity murti, with a lion-like figure behind him and a yellow demon mask on the right. He wears a saffron-orange robe, a multi-strand garland of white, yellow, red and green flowers, layered rudraksha malas, and a red tilak on his forehead, holding a silver staff. Lights glow in the dark background. Swamiji (probable) appears here with long swept-back hair and rudraksha malas, seated in ceremonial dress.2017-09-30A smiling man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead and a beard sits at night on a ceremonial vehicle decorated with a lion figure and a painted turquoise deity statue. He wears a rudraksha mala across his chest, a gold pendant, rudraksha bracelets on his wrist and upper arm, and a rust-orange cloth, and is draped with a garland of white, yellow, red and blue flowers and apples. He extends one arm to hold a silver staff topped with rudraksha beads, while a second silver staff stands to the left. Painted masks and a red and gold draped textile appear in the background.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30