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Night procession scene with a large lion-mounted deity murti in the upper left, painted turquoise and gold with a fierce face and ornaments. Beneath it, a bearded man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, wearing multicolour and white flower garlands, sits on a raised platform holding a white ceremonial staff and a mask-like painted face at his shoulder. Seated devotees in orange clothing and a blue cloth-covered platform surround him in the foreground against a dark background.

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A photograph taken at night of a man seated on a blue platform before a large colourful deity murti of a goddess riding a lion, with a painted face, golden ornaments and a red cloth backdrop. He wears a red-brown garment, a white and red flower garland, and multiple rudraksha malas, and speaks into a microphone on a stand. A buffalo head sits on the platform beside him. Two people in orange and maroon clothing sit to the right, one holding a phone, and another person with dreadlocks is partly visible in the foreground. a person is seated centrally, identified by long hair, rudraksha malas and gold necklace cues, and a large dark cloth edge is in the foreground.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30A night-time photograph of a man seated on a sculpted, mostly yellow-brown lion-like vehicle with a large painted figure behind him. He wears a rust-orange ochre garment, layered rudraksha malas, a gold necklace, and a long garland of white, yellow and red flowers. He holds a white staff in each hand and smiles toward the left. Dark silhouettes of onlookers fill the foreground, and a red canopy with beaded trim hangs at right. Scene reads as a procession.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night procession with a large decorated lion-mount vehicle at left, painted with red, gold and turquoise ornaments and a yellow marigold garland, its base rod held by a devotee in orange. Seated centrally on a throne-like seat is a bare-chested man in a rust-red cloth with rudraksha beads, a white and orange flower garland, and bangles, holding a long staff with a curved top. Beside him a smiling young man in saffron orange robes stands with a staff. Pink and red decorated umbrellas and string lights fill the background. Several devotees in orange and red surround the vehicle, with many more people in the dark background.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Nighttime outdoor procession. A seated man in a rust-orange robe and multiple garlands of white, yellow and red flowers, with rudraksha malas and bracelets, holds two white curved staffs and smiles. He sits beside a large painted turquoise deity figure with a crown and a yellow-and-red headdress. Spectators are visible at the lower edge, including a woman in a pink sari. a person: long swept-back hair, orange robe and ornate garland cues, seated with a deity vehicle in a festival procession.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30