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Outdoor procession under bright sunlight with palm trees behind. Several men in saffron-orange robes stand with hands joined in prayer. Two bald men in front wear glasses and rudraksha malas; the foreground man on the right wears orange robes and glasses. Behind them, young men in orange and red dhotis hold long gold-coloured horns (ceremonial trumpets), and one man holds a large copper-coloured ceremonial parasol with a decorated fringe overhead. A woman in a pale sari stands in the background, and a red-draped table with garlands is at left.

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November 22 20132013-11-22November 22 20132013-11-22November 22 20132013-11-22November 22 20132013-11-22December 23 20082008-12-23March 01 20162016-03-01August 09 20072007-08-09An outdoor procession on a paved courtyard under palm trees, with a covered open-sided pavilion at right. Shaved-headed men and boys in saffron-orange and red-orange dhotis and shawls, with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, play long brass horns (tutari-style) and hand cymbals, and one man at centre carries a brass tray holding an orange cloth and offerings. A boy in front blows a horn and others carry a drum and small cymbals. Several young boys have white tilak markings on their foreheads. The scene reads as a temple-style ritual procession.2013-12-18Outdoor procession on a dirt ground with palm trees behind. Several men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas walk along a narrow blue-edged mat. Men on the right and left blow long brass horns, and a white-bearded elder in orange robes holds a staff at centre. A man in darker brown-orange dhoti and shawl walks in front. A woman in red-orange sari stands among them. A decorated kalasha or ceremonial banner with a yellow-red border is visible in the background.2013-11-05November 22 20132013-11-22August 09 20072007-08-09November 05 20132013-11-05