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Outdoor photo at a temple entrance with a white and red fringed canopy umbrella held on a long pole above a procession-style group. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand in a rangoli-decorated courtyard. Two women in salwar kameez walk to the left, one in light blue with a shoulder bag. Behind them a temple gateway shows painted deity sculptures and an elephant statue, with green foliage and a yellow-walled building at the left edge. A woman in a multicoloured sari stands at the right edge. No clearly identifiable a person appearance is visible among those present.

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November 25 20062006-11-25A street procession in front of a temple-style building with painted blue and red trim. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with a pink cloth over his shoulder stands beside a man in a white dhoti with a black-and-white striped border and a sacred thread. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands centre-front with hands folded. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shirts carry a white fringed canopy on poles, along with red-and-gold ceremonial umbrellas and a round red-and-gold shield, while one man holds a garland of red and white flowers. A plaster painted elephant stands on a ledge behind the group, and a white banner with portrait photographs hangs on a wall at right beside scaffolding. Strings of hanging decorative leaves frame the scene. About fifteen people are visible.2006-11-25A procession outdoors under a red and orange marigold-decorated canopy. Several people in white dhotis and white saris carry ornate umbrellas and fans with blue, orange and red fabric, tassels and bird motifs. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with gold border holds a red and gold round fan with a dove emblem. A bald man with glasses in a white shirt stands in the background. Red earth ground, potted plants and a banner on a pole sit behind the scene.2007-01-30December 26 20102010-12-26January 01 20122012-01-01April 19 20082008-04-19Outdoor photograph of a ceremonial procession on a dirt path beneath a corrugated metal roof, with palm trees behind. Men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls hold large ceremonial umbrellas in red, green and yellow with fringed edges and emblems. Along the left, women in white and orange saris with yellow shawls stand in a line, and a tall bald man in white with a yellow shawl walks near the centre. Another man in saffron robes stands among the group, and a man in white on the right holds a long pole beside an umbrella. Some people wear lanyards around their necks.2010-10-05January 01 20122012-01-01A photograph of an outdoor-covered temple courtyard during a festival procession. In the centre, a robed devotee in saffron-orange clothes holds a large colourful umbrella (chhatri) with red, green and yellow fringed tassels and embroidered panels. Nearby, a man in a white dhoti and shawl holds another umbrella on a pole, and several people in orange and white garments walk or sit under decorative hanging umbrellas and lanterns. A man in a blue shirt walks at right, and a man in an orange kurta stands beside a smaller umbrella at far right. Green leaves and a tree trunk frame the scene, with a speaker hanging from the roof. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues, and the visible people are attendants and devotees.2016-08-25July 11 20062006-07-11A photograph of a crowded temple courtyard with pale yellow colonnades and a gopuram-style entrance topped with painted sculptures on the left. Devotees gather around a central procession under a multicoloured striped umbrella, with a long saffron-and-yellow banner with a red emblem carried on a pole at right. Many men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris and salwar, and children move through the crowd, and a uniformed police officer stands at the lower right. No individual can be clearly identified as a candidate, and the central umbrella figure is not clearly visible.2012-05-18January 01 20122012-01-01