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A dense crowd of devotees at night carries metal pots on their heads, each covered with a yellow cloth, as part of a procession toward a ritual offering. Most wear white or light-coloured clothes; several men have white shirts and a few women wear saris and bangles. Orange and multicoloured canopy fringes appear at the upper right, and a red and white painted pillar stands behind the crowd. The pot carrying suggests a milk-pot offering procession, but the people are not identifiable as a specific individual from this view.

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A dense crowd of devotees, mostly women in cotton saris and some men in white dhotis and shirts, carries brass and steel pots on their heads during a night procession. Many hold the pots steady with raised arms, and some pots are covered with yellow cloth, with white and yellow flowers placed on top. An orange and red umbrella with tassels and a printed bird motif shows in the upper left, and a woman in an orange sari stands at right. Behind them are brick walls and construction materials.2006-12-31December 31 20062006-12-31December 31 20062006-12-31A dense crowd of devotees, mostly dressed in white with some in red, saffron-trimmed or coloured garments, carry metal pots balanced on their heads, each topped with a yellow cloth or lid. Many have their hands raised to steady the vessels. Orange and yellow ceremonial banners with blue and white emblems hang at the left and right edges, and the scene is lit darkly. Several men wear white shirts and holy marks on their foreheads, and some women wear beaded malas.2006-12-31December 31 20062006-12-31December 31 20062006-12-31December 31 20062006-12-31December 31 20062006-12-31A photograph of a large crowd of devotees in white and pastel clothing carrying silver pots with yellow lids on their heads, near an ornate golden shrine with garlands and a patterned curtain behind them. Men in white shirts and saffron-trimmed garments walk among women in white and colourful saris, some with flower-decorated pots. A rudraksha mala is visible on one man's chest. The setting appears to be an outdoor temple procession with a palakodam milk-pot offering.2006-12-31A dense outdoor procession crowd gathers under a large canopy umbrella with lavender fringe and red tassels, held up on a pole. Many devotees in white dhotis and kurtas raise hands and carry brass or silver vessels, while drummers beat drums at lower left. Near the centre, a man in an orange turban, orange shawl, and white-and-orange garlands stands beside a large peacock-feather fan, and another man in an orange shawl and rudraksha-style necklaces stands among the crowd. A white van and a red-roofed building appear in the background.2005-12-31A dense crowd of devotees, mostly in white clothes, carries brass pots of milk on their heads during a procession under a tent. Many hold the pots with both hands, and some wear vibhuti or red tilak marks on their foreheads. Behind them stands a decorated palanquin with a red-and-gold canopy, and to the left a pink and white cloth hangs from a pole. Colourful pillars with painted birds and flowers and orange pennants line the tent, and multicoloured fringed hangings cover the top. The scene suggests a palakodam milk-pot offering for abhishekam.2006-12-31December 31 20062006-12-31