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Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees, with a multicolour umbrella and a dark-brown curled-hair devotee in orange robes walking barefoot. Two men in orange robes with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces walk beside him; one carries a tall staff under a colourful canopy. Devotees in white garments and rudraksha malas line the path, and men in white t-shirts printed with colourful circular emblems walk with them. Strings of colourful flags are strung overhead, and scattered petals lie on the ground.

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A procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees under bright daylight. In the foreground a smiling young man in a white t-shirt with a colourful dot-and-circle design and rudraksha beads walks beside a golden trident-topped staff and a colourful fringed canopy umbrella. Behind them, several devotees in saffron and orange robes walk in procession; a woman in orange with a white head covering wears a beaded necklace, and an older man in orange carries a long gold-topped staff. Women in white dress and white shawls walk in a line on the right, along with a woman in pink. Yellow flags flutter in the background.2008-12-29January 02 20122012-01-02December 23 20072007-12-23December 25 20062006-12-25Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with striped and fringed canopy umbrellas. A man in an orange saffron robe and a long white flower garland with a red-and-yellow tassel walks at the centre, smiling, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him a man in white shirt and dhoti raises a long wooden staff. Around them devotees in white shirts, dhotis and rudraksha malas walk, and some hold orange cloth streamers. Trees and a small building stand in the background. Appearance-based label: a person, shown walking in procession with the crowd.2006-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30A photograph of a procession on a dirt path outdoors, with palm trees and a bright sky behind. Two colourful canopy umbrellas with yellow, red and green panels and tassels are carried by men in white dhotis and white shirts. At the centre, a man in saffron robes wears a garland of red and white flowers, and beside him an older man in saffron robes carries a small golden vessel. Several men in white with yellow or orange cloths over their shoulders walk behind them, and a crowd of people in white follows along the path.2010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 23 20072007-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees and orange flags. A figure in saffron robes, wearing an orange turban and a white garland, walks under a large multicoloured ceremonial umbrella held aloft by a man in white. Beside him walks a woman in orange sari, and around them are men in white shirts and dhotis, some in white and grey. In the lower right a woman in a cream sari with yellow trim carries a woven basket decorated with yellow flower garlands. Orange pennants flutter on tall poles, and a stone or concrete structure is visible in the background.2010-02-18Outdoor temple procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees and a thatched hut. A decorated palanquin with yellow marigold garlands, gold bells and multicoloured tassels is carried by men in white dhotis and shirts, holding thick red-and-pink cloth ropes. Among them, a bare-headed man in white holds one end of the rope beside a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a large ornate gold necklace on the right, and another saffron-robed figure stands on the left. A colourful umbrella with fringe shades the procession, and devotees in white with rudraksha malas walk alongside.2009-12-27November 11 20102010-11-11Outdoor procession on a paved road lined with palm trees, with a distant mountain ridge behind. At the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe and orange turban wears a long white and red flower garland and walks beneath a multicoloured canopy umbrella with tassels. Around him, men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas, walk barefoot or in sandals, and a woman in an orange sari walks at left. A man in a white kurta and dhoti walks at right, and others in white and yellow sashes follow. Saffron flags on poles line the route.2010-02-18