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A festival procession moves along a dirt road in front of a low white building. Two large multicoloured umbrellas with fringed edges and orange flags lead the group. Men in saffron-orange robes and orange shawls walk in the centre, one carrying a tall ceremonial staff with a golden finial and another holding a white fly-whisk. A figure in the middle wears a long white flower garland, a rudraksha-style necklace and an orange wrap, with a painted forehead mark. Women in white saris with orange shawls carry a metal pot with a green sprig and a round painted fan, and children in white uniforms with red bead necklaces line the sides, some holding small blue and pink balloons. A blonde woman in white stands among the group. Photographed outdoors on a hazy day.

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December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24Outdoor procession on a dirt road with colourful striped ceremonial umbrellas (yellow, red, blue with gold motifs) held aloft. At the centre, a man in orange saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace walks beside a golden staff, and a younger figure in orange with a white flower garland and a headband leads the group. Women in white saris with orange shawls carry a silver kalasha pot with flowers, and white-clad boys and men walk alongside, some holding white fly-whisks and a decorated fan. Background shows a low building and open land.2008-12-24A procession of devotees walks along a dirt path outdoors, led by a central figure in saffron-orange robes wearing a long white and red floral garland and rudraksha-style beads, flanked by saffron-clad attendants carrying gold-tipped staffs and trishula tridents. Four multicoloured ceremonial parasols with fringed edges are held aloft above the group. Women in white saris with yellow or orange shawls carry a silver tray of yellow flowers, and men and women in white and yellow clothing follow behind. A bus is visible in the background. The central figure shows a person identification with long dark hair and rudraksha beads, in procession; the appearance cues are only partly distinctive, so this is uncertain. A procession of this kind matches a utsava moorthy procession.2009-12-23December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24Outdoor procession on a dusty dirt road under clear sky, with a large crowd of people in white and saffron attire. Two tall ornamental canopy umbrellas in red, yellow, green and blue with gold emblems are carried on long poles. A bearded man in orange robes and a gold chain walks near the front carrying a gold-tipped staff. A woman in white with an orange shawl holds a decorated fan-like plate. Several men in saffron robes with rudraksha beads and gold necklaces walk in the middle, and devotees in white kurtas and dhotis fill the background. Modest buildings and trees line the road.2008-12-23A procession outdoors with saffron-clad devotees walking under colourful striped parasols. In the centre, a smiling figure with long dark hair, a gold headband, a white and red flower garland and a saffron robe walks forward, flanked by saffron-robed men carrying tall golden staffs topped with ornaments. Behind them, girls and boys in white with saffron shawls and forehead markings follow, and a woman with light hair wears a saffron shawl. A round saffron fan with a blue emblem is carried by a girl in front. Blue balloons and orange flags appear in the background.2008-12-24A procession on a dusty dirt road in bright daylight. In the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a white flower garland walks with hands folded in greeting, with a long-shafted staff beside them, flanked by another robed figure in orange holding a staff. Behind them, men and women in white clothes and orange shawls carry tall decorated parasols with red, yellow and blue embroidered panels and flags. Several participants wear rudraksha beads, and a woman in the foreground wears a white sari with a gold border. Trees and a white-roofed building appear in the background.2008-12-28December 26 20062006-12-26December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24