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Outdoor procession on a paved courtyard in front of a red-painted ashram building with metal roofing and a flagpole. Several colourful decorated umbrellas are carried, including blue and gold, pink, and green-and-white ones. Many participants wear orange and saffron robes, while others wear white kurtas and dhotis. A central palanquin or ratha-style float decorated with a garland of flowers and a deity murti is carried aloft. Some people are barefoot, and a few women in green and red saris walk among the crowd. Trees and a bright sky frame the scene.

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Outdoor procession across a paved courtyard in front of a red-orange building with corrugated roofing and a small flag. Many devotees in saffron-orange robes walk in a crowd, several barefoot, with some in white kurtas. Multiple ornate umbrellas are carried overhead, including a blue-and-gold one in the foreground, a yellow one, and pink and green ones, while a decorated palanquin-style float with flower garlands and a gold-fringed canopy sits near the center. Spectators in white and light clothing line the right edge. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd.2017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11A large outdoor procession moves through a courtyard in front of a red-walled building with a corrugated roof and a tiled ridge, with bamboo and trees behind. At the centre, a deity murti is decorated with a large garland of red, yellow and white flowers, carried on poles beneath a canopy with a colourful striped top. Many people in orange and saffron robes walk alongside, several carrying umbrellas, including a pink brocade umbrella in the foreground. Some men are bare-chested with white dhotis, and a bald older man in white with a rudraksha mala walks at the right. A small drummer and a few devotees with flower baskets accompany the procession.2017-01-11A large outdoor procession moves along a paved courtyard in bright daylight past red-painted ashram buildings and bamboo. At the centre, a deity murti decorated with a dense garland of marigolds and flowers is carried forward, shaded by ornate pink and gold umbrellas and a multicoloured canopy. Many participants wear orange and saffron garments, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, and a few women wear orange saris; a drummer in orange is at left. A man in white with a rudraksha mala and grey hair walks at right, along with others in white and brown clothing. The scene reflects a devotional procession with puja-style offerings.2017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11October 08 20062006-10-08January 11 20172017-01-11July 19 20162016-07-19