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Outdoor procession scene under bright sky. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange sleeveless garment, a white and gold turban-style headdress with tassels, and a white flower garland. He is embraced from the front by a person in a dark navy shirt with a white garland. Behind them a red and white parasol with fringe is held up, and a woman in white holds a brass pot with a green leaf offering. Two men on the right wear orange robes and gold-toned necklaces, one holding a tall golden trident-topped staff. A man on the left in cream sherwani with orange sash holds a wooden pole with a red umbrella. Crowd of people stands behind a concrete wall.

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Outdoor photograph of a procession scene. A man with long dark hair and a white-and-gold turban, wearing an orange saffron robe, gold armlets and a beaded necklace, smiles while receiving a white and red flower garland from a man in a dark suit with a pink shirt. Behind him, a person in a cream sherwani holds a wooden pole beneath a red and gold canopy, and several men in orange robes hold ornate gold staffs with trident finials. A wall and palm fronds appear in the background, with several people in the crowd.2008-12-29A festival procession outdoors beneath two red umbrellas with gold-tipped poles. At centre, a man in saffron-orange robes and a white turban wears a long white and red flower garland and a gold necklace, smiling as he walks. Beside him, a man in orange holds a golden trident-topped staff, and a young man in cream and orange dress holds an umbrella pole. On the right, a woman in white holds a brass-and-flower kalasha pot. Another man in orange with a shaved head stands at the far right. Devotees in orange and white crowd around, and a green gate stands behind. The scene resembles a ratha or procession welcome with a kalasha offering.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor procession scene on a dirt ground beside a white wall. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe, with long swept-back hair, a white and gold turban-style headpiece, a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, embraces a man in a black suit and white shirt who has a white flower garland around his neck. Behind them, a man in orange holds a golden trident-topped staff, and attendants in white and orange stand near red and gold ceremonial parasols. A young woman in white holds a decorated fruit basket. A cameraman with a Leica-branded camera is at the lower left, and onlookers stand in the background.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoors on a dusty reddish-brown ground, a young man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a white-and-gold turban and a long white-and-red flower garland stands with his back partly turned, bending forward. Behind him, a line of women in plain white saris and white tops holds decorated woven baskets or pots with flowers, and smiling men in white and orange robes stand in the crowd. On the right, a man in a dark suit and pink shirt gestures with his hands. Several onlookers in white, orange and cream clothing fill the background, and a tall golden-tipped staff is visible at the upper right.2008-12-29Outdoor photo of a festival procession at a dusty ground beside a white wall. A central figure in orange robes wears a white and gold headwrap and a long white and red flower garland with a gold armband, smiling and reaching toward a bowed man in a dark navy suit who leans down in front. Behind them, several men in orange and saffron robes with beaded necklaces hold long ceremonial staffs with ornate silver tops, and a man holds a brass vessel. A man in a cream sherwani with an orange sash stands at left holding a staff. Onlookers in white and orange gather in the background, and a colourful canopy edge appears at top right.2008-12-29December 23 20082008-12-23December 29 20082008-12-29