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Elevated night view of a procession moving along a paved courtyard lit by warm lights. Many participants in saffron and orange robes walk in rows, many carrying red, orange and yellow umbrellas and red flags on poles. A large decorated float at right carries an illuminated deity murti framed by a garland arch of white flowers with green, blue and purple accents, with a red-and-white cloth draped across its base. Another illuminated float is visible at the top right, and orange cabins stand at the upper left. Several vehicles move in the procession. Dozens of people are visible, many in white and colourful dress along the edges.

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Elevated night view of a procession moving through a paved courtyard lit by warm lamps. Dozens of devotees in orange and saffron clothing carry red and multicoloured umbrellas and red flags on poles. In the upper right, a deity murti sits on a decorated palanquin framed by a large illuminated arch of coloured lights and flowers, with a second decorated structure beside it. Red cabins and a black vehicle line the left and top edges. The crowd is dense, with many people visible in the procession.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Elevated night view of a procession moving through a paved courtyard. A large illuminated ratha with a decorated canopy of purple, white and green garlands carries a deity murti seated on a striped cloth, with a flower-hung platform. Dozens of people in orange, saffron and white clothing walk beside it, many holding red and blue umbrellas and red flags. Temporary orange cabins stand behind, with a lit float at the upper right. A distinct a person candidate is not clearly identifiable from appearance here, so the figure is treated as unsure.2016-12-09Night procession seen from an elevated angle along a paved street lined with orange-roofed cabins and palm trees. Many devotees, mostly women in colourful saris and men in white and saffron clothing, walk in a long line while carrying large umbrellas in purple, blue, yellow, orange and pink, plus red and saffron flags on poles. At upper right a brightly lit, flower-decorated palanquin or ratha carries a deity murti under a garlanded canopy, with people gathered around it. Warm street lights and red-tinted foliage illuminate the scene.2016-12-09Night photograph taken from above of a festival procession moving along a paved path through an ashram compound. Dozens of participants in orange, saffron and yellow clothing walk beneath many colourful umbrellas in purple, blue, red, pink and yellow, while red flags are carried among them. At the upper right, an illuminated float decorated with a rounded frame of lights and flowers carries a deity murti seated on a flower-decorated platform. A second lit float is visible further back, and a tractor pulls a decorated cart near the centre. Orange storage containers, palm trees and a few parked vehicles line the scene.2016-12-09