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A street procession in a small Karnataka town, with a long crowd lining both sides of a dusty road under yellow triangular festoon flags. In the foreground, a yellow-painted float carries a white canopy supported by ornate kalasha-style finials, with white-clad devotees seated inside. Behind it, a red-draped ratha carries a deity murti decorated in orange, and a decorated umbrella is held nearby. Many people, mostly in saffron, white and bright saris, stand and walk along the road, with motorbikes parked at the right edge.

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February 02 20072007-02-02A festival procession winds through a narrow town street lined with low tiled-roof houses and hanging yellow and orange marigold garlands. Two large white pyramid-roofed canopies sit on decorated carts or ratha-style platforms, their edges trimmed with white fringe and strung with flower garlands in yellow and pink. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk beside and climb onto the platforms, and a multicoloured umbrella stands on the foreground cart. Spectators in white and colourful saris crowd the roadside. An orange banner with a painted kalasha-style design runs along the lower edge. Bright midday light and dense crowd suggest a religious procession rather than a private ritual.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A photograph from above of a village street procession. Dozens of people in white clothes walk along a dusty road lined with small shops and tiled-roof houses. Several large colourful umbrellas with orange, red, blue and green panels and gold trim are carried over a central group, and a white-covered palanquin or float with a blue Om symbol on its side is pulled at the lower right. Yellow pennant flags are strung across the street and above the buildings. Spectators stand on balconies and along the roadside.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A dense outdoor procession moves down a dusty street lined with a large crowd of devotees, many in white clothes and some in saffron or orange shawls. Above the crowd, a decorated ratha or palanquin with a white canopy and colourful umbrellas is carried through the street, and yellow streamers and festive decorations hang across the road. Shopfronts and older multistorey buildings frame the scene. Several figures in orange-saffron garments walk near the front, but no individual can be confidently identified from appearance. Many people fill the frame, with more visible in the background, so the count is well above one hundred.2007-02-02Elevated view of a crowded village street during a procession. Men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk alongside a decorated palanquin with a white canopy and a colourful ornamental chariot behind it. Multicolour umbrellas shade the central figures, and yellow bunting strung across the street. Dense crowds of men and women in saffron, pink, green and white saris line the road and balconies, while a temple facade with blue and white sculpted figures stands on the left.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A street procession in a village road lined with a low stone wall and small houses. A decorated palanquin with a white canopy and garlands carries a seated figure in orange robes on a raised platform; the palanquin is flanked by umbrellas with colourful patterned tops and fringe. Many devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls walk alongside, some holding long poles, while onlookers in saffron, green, pink and blue saris and shirts watch from the roadside. The seated figure's appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity, so the role is given as a seated person in orange on a palanquin. Roughly 40 people are visible in the procession and crowd.2007-02-02A street procession in a town, with a decorated float carrying seated figures under a canopy of colourful umbrellas. The umbrellas are orange, green, blue and red with embroidered dove motifs, gold ornaments and tasselled edges, and bear the printed words Dhyanapeetam. Strings of yellow pennants and marigold garlands decorate the float. On the float, a bearded man in white sits beside people in saffron-orange robes. A crowd of onlookers in light clothing lines the street, and some stand on a balcony above. The printed name Dhyanapeetam appears on the umbrellas.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02