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Night procession on a paved road lit by stage lights and red and white flood lamps. In the foreground, a young man in a white sleeveless top and red shorts leaps over a wooden arched frame draped with a yellow and red cloth, bare-footed and wearing ankle bands. Around him a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, some in orange robes with rudraksha malas, watch and drum; drummers beat large drums on the right. Red and orange flags and red and blue decorated umbrellas rise above the crowd, and a red Massey Ferguson tractor stands at the left edge. A man at left carries a camera. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

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Night procession on a sandy open ground with a red Massey Ferguson tractor at left. Two drummers in white and orange dhotis, bare-chested and with white cloth wraps, dance with red-and-white drums mounted on frames topped with feathered tassels. Behind them, a crowd of men and women in white, orange and saffron clothing carries colourful umbrellas in orange, blue and red and a red flag. A man at upper left in a white dhoti stands on the tractor holding a camera. Spectators in casual shirts watch at right.2016-12-09Night procession on a open ground. A man in white dhoti stands on a red Massey Ferguson tractor holding a video camera overhead. Around him, people in white dhotis and orange saffron robes, some with rudraksha malas, carry drums and stand among decorated red and orange umbrellas. In the foreground a shirtless drummer in a white vest and yellow patterned shorts swings a stick near a red arch-shaped festival ornament with feathers. Onlookers in white shirts watch from the right under dark sky.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession on a pale sandy ground. In the foreground a performer in a white dhoti and yellow-patterned shorts with a red-and-gold wrap bends low, body folded forward, feet with ankle bells on the sand, holding a red cloth band. Behind him, a line of men in white dhotis and shawls, some in orange cloth, stand around drummers playing barrel drums. A man in white sits on a red tractor at left, a photographer with a camera stands nearby, and orange, red and blue ceremonial umbrellas rise above the crowd, with a red flag on a pole. A decorated wooden cart with flowers is at right.2016-12-09Night procession on sandy ground lit by bright stage lights. A man in a white dhoti with gold border holds a video camera at left, while a shirtless man in orange cloth and rudraksha beads stands near a red-and-gold decorated arch. Several men wear orange and saffron garments and beaded necklaces, some playing drums. Red and pink ornate umbrellas and a red flag are carried above, and a woman in a blue sari and gold-trimmed clothing stands near the center with a decorated pot-like offering. A tractor is parked at left. Several dozen people are visible.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession on a paved road with many people in white dhotis and shirts, several drummers beating dhol drums, and a dancer in a white top and red-orange waist sash moving between them. Large ceremonial umbrellas in orange, red, pink and blue with sequined edges are raised above the crowd, and red and orange flags wave in the background. A man in an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala stands at left beside a red tractor. Bright purple and white stage lights illuminate the scene.2016-12-09Night procession with a performer in a white sleeveless top and orange-and-gold waist cloth leaping over a red arched wooden frame on sand, under stage lights. Behind him, drummers in white dhotis and white shirts play a large drum, and a man in an orange robe with rudraksha malas stands among the crowd. Ornate mirrored and blue umbrellas, white horned masks and a bare-chested man with ash markings and malas on the right frame the scene.2016-12-09Night procession with a central young man in a white sleeveless vest and red shorts, standing barefoot with a wooden pole balanced across his shoulders and arms raised, eyes closed. Behind him a crowd of men in white dhotis and orange shawls, several playing drums, holds orange and blue umbrellas and red flags under stage lights. A man at right in an orange dhoti plays a drum. Dark night setting with bright floodlights.2016-12-09Night procession on a dirt ground with several men in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis with gold borders moving energetically. A bare-chested man in a red and gold dhoti dances in the centre with his arm raised, wearing a rudraksha-style necklace. Orange and golden umbrellas are held overhead, a red tractor stands at right, and a crowd watches under strings of lights and dark trees.2016-10-30Night street procession with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and orange or red cloths. In the foreground a performer in white shorts bends backward in a backbend, hands on the road, while drummers beat large drums with leather straps around their shoulders. A performer in red and white shorts and another in yellow body paint stand nearby. Orange, red and silver-fringed decorated umbrellas and red flags are raised above the crowd, with bright lights and a decorated structure in the background.2016-12-09