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A procession of women in colourful silk saris walks along a paved road in front of a cream-coloured institutional building with dark windows and a palm plant. Several women in front carry decorated offerings: one holds a tray with a red-and-pink flower arrangement, and two on the right carry green-and-white decorated items with flower garlands. Saris include orange, yellow, green, white and blue. A bus is visible at the left edge.

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September 17 20062006-09-17A photograph of a line of women in colourful saris standing along a dirt path beside a white building with a red-trimmed roof. Foreground women in orange and red saris hold brass plates of offerings, flowers and fruit, one in red and gold and another in orange. A woman in a green and orange sari and a woman in red and blue hold similar plates. A young child in a blue outfit is carried on the left by a woman in white. A decorated umbrella in red, yellow and blue stands at the right edge beside palm fronds. Several people in white stand further back near the building.2008-12-27A street procession of many women and young girls walking along a paved road in bright sunlight, many in saturated saris: orange, pink, magenta, green and maroon. Several carry metal pots or brass vessels on their heads or hands, and some wear flower garlands and white jasmine in their hair. A low white community hall with a signboard stands behind them beside trees and a parked motorbike. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible among the marchers, and the scene shows ordinary devotees in a village procession.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor cultural performance on a paved road in front of a multi-storey white building with red-tiled roof gables. Women in white saris with orange and gold borders, and some in orange, pink and green saris, raise pink and white sticks overhead in a choreographed dance. A large seated crowd of men and women in white and light clothing watches from the side and the background, with a corrugated-roof pavilion and trees beside them. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.2006-09-17Outdoor cultural performance on a paved road at a campus event. Young women in colourful silk saris, orange, pink, green and red with gold borders, hold long pink and green sticks as they perform a stick dance in a line. One dancer in front wears orange and white with jasmine flowers in her hair and a beaded necklace. Behind them, seated spectators in white and dhoti-clad men watch from the roadside, with tents and trees in the background.2006-09-17December 25 20062006-12-25September 17 20062006-09-17A procession of young women in silk saris walks along a dirt path lined with palm trees. Each woman balances on her head a tall, ornate kalasha-style pot decorated with pink, green and white fabric, flowers and tassels. The women in front press their palms together in anjali. Their saris are yellow, orange, green, maroon and teal with gold borders, and each wears a white pearl necklace. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand along the roadside, some wearing rudraksha malas, and one older man in a white shawl is visible at right. Several other devotees in white clothing stand farther back near small buildings.2006-12-25September 17 20062006-09-17Outdoor photo of a line of women in traditional saris walking along a paved road in front of a white multi-storey institutional building with red-tiled eaves. The women wear cream, orange, maroon, grey and green saris with contrasting borders, flower garlands in their hair and long garland strands hanging down, and several hold small ceremonial items. Further ahead, a seated figure in orange robes sits behind a white-draped table with a red cloth, with a row of white-clad people standing beside it. A flagpole and green trees stand on the right.2006-09-17A photograph of a group of women walking in a procession along a paved road lined with trees, with vehicles and a small building behind them. The foreground women wear white saris with orange or red shawls draped over their shoulders and rudraksha beads around their necks, and several hold white papers. Behind them other women in cream, white and green saris walk in the same direction, and at right an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks barefoot beside an orange-shawled participant. The scene appears to be an ashram-style walking procession.2012-05-15