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Night procession on a road with a lit street lamp. A man in a red-gold dhoti and bare upper body stands on a ceremonial palanquin decorated with white and orange garlands and a kalasha-like gold ornament, holding a long red flag. Men in white dhotis walk alongside holding a round colourful fan-shaped umbrella. In the foreground a young man with long hair, white tilak and multiple beaded malas faces the camera, while a man in a grey jacket drives a blue tractor pulling the decorated vehicle. A bald man in a saffron-orange robe stands at the left edge, looking at his phone. Red and saffron flags fly throughout the procession.

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September 13 20152015-09-13September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15A nighttime procession on a paved road, lit by a street lamp. At the centre, a decorated float carries a large deity murti garlanded with white flowers beneath a canopy, with several people in red and orange clothing standing around it. Many red and orange flags are raised, and a blue tractor pulls a float at left. Men in white dhotis and saffron-clad sadhus walk alongside, while onlookers in jackets and caps, some photographing with phones, watch from the foreground. Police and security personnel in khaki stand along the edge of the road.2015-09-15February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession on a road lit by street lamps, with a large crowd of devotees lining both sides and walking along. Men and women wear white, saffron and orange clothing, and some carry red and orange flags. At center a decorated float with a gold-trimmed canopy, floral garlands in pink and white, and colourful hanging tassels moves forward; several figures in orange and red stand on it. A flag with a portrait of a smiling figure in a red turban and garland waves above. A tractor with a black tarpaulin canopy is in the foreground. A figure in a pink turban and pink garland sits on the right side of the float, with the crowd gathered beside the barrier.2015-09-15February 12 20132013-02-12September 15 20152015-09-15January 13 20152015-01-13Night procession on a road lit by a street lamp. A decorated float carries a illuminated deity murti draped with garlands and flower strands, with red flags on tall poles rising around it. Men in saffron-red dhotis and shawls, some with rudraksha malas, walk beside and push the float. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts follow on the right. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace stands at the lower right. A vehicle with its lights on is at the left edge.2015-09-13Night procession on a riverside ghat, with a red tractor at left driven by a man in a striped vest, pulling a decorated float. The float has marigold garlands, a golden canopy with blue and white fringe, and a golden kalasha-like finial. Several people in saffron and orange robes stand on the float, some holding objects, with white-clad attendants beside it. A saffron flag flies at right. Lines of standing people in white, orange and saffron clothing line the ghat, and small oil lamps light the edge of the platform.2013-02-12