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Night procession at an outdoor ashram setting with palm trees behind. In the foreground, a row of brass kalashas (pots) stands beside trays of flower garlands and marigold petals. Several people in white dhotis and white kurtas stand at left, one holding a large drum, while in the centre a man in white holds a tall ornate umbrella (chhatra) with multicoloured fringe. Behind him, another umbrella with a blue canopy is raised. Two people in saffron/orange robes stand in the right foreground, and more devotees in white and orange fill the crowd. In the background, an illuminated ratha/palanquin with red lights and a decorated deity murti is visible. a person's appearance is not clearly identifiable among those present, so no identification is made.

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February 16 20092009-02-16Night procession at an outdoor ashram ground, with palm trees silhouetted behind. In the centre a saffron-robed sannyasi walks barefoot, his orange cloth draped over one shoulder, stepping across brass plates set in the ground. Behind him, a decorated ratha/palanquin with a colourful fringed canopy is carried forward. To the right, a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl holds a tall fringed parasol, and nearby attendants in white and orange stand with yellow placards. Several men and women in white, orange and green saris line the procession, and a drummer in white stands at left.2009-02-16Night-time outdoor ritual at an illuminated shrine with a red-and-gold canopy holding deity murti garlanded with yellow and white flowers. In the centre, a bearded man in saffron/orange robes and a rudraksha-style neck piece stands at a row of brass kalasha pots, with a flower-covered tray in front. Men and youths in white dhoti and shirts, some with orange shawls, stand behind in a crowd. On the right, a woman in red and orange sari holds a tall umbrella-shaped parasol with tasselled fringe, beside a robed attendant in white and orange. Yellow and white flower offerings lie on trays in the foreground.2009-02-16Night procession on a dirt ground with a large crowd of devotees behind. In the centre, a man in a saffron/orange robe and orange turban walks barefoot, with the a person candidate's appearance uncertain at this distance. Around him, men in white dhotis and saffron shawls carry decorated parasols with red, yellow and multicoloured fringes, a silver trident (trishul) on a pole, and a silver bowl held in front. Ornate red and gold fan-shaped standards with a blue emblem are also carried. The scene suggests a temple procession, possibly ratha-related, under dusk lighting.2006-12-20December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23 +2 copiesFebruary 16 20092009-02-16December 20 20062006-12-20Night procession on an open ground lit by scattered lights, with a canopy-style structure and a decorated palanquin or ratha in the background. Devotees in white dhotis and white shirts walk in two lines, many wearing orange shawls. Several men carry tall golden flags and ornate umbrellas with colourful fringed canopies, and a drummer beats a drum in the centre. A woman in a red and gold sari stands among them, and at the centre a figure in an orange robe walks at the head of the procession. Some devotees fold their hands in prayer. Lightweight metal frames stand at the sides of the ground.2006-12-23November 21 20102010-11-21Night procession photographed from the side amid a dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, with some wearing orange or saffron shawls. Two large decorated umbrellas with colourful tassels rise above the crowd, and flaming torches are visible at left. On the right, a festooned chariot or ratha is decorated with white leaf-shaped panels, garlands and red and yellow flowers. Near the centre, a figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair stands among the devotees, and a drummer with a hand drum is at left centre. The scene is lit mainly by the torches and chariot lights against a dark background.2006-12-23Night procession at a temple in Bidadi, lit by string lights strung along a white pavilion. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts wear orange-red shawls and rudraksha malas, some holding long wooden poles of a colourful multi-tasselled parasol. Beside them, men in saffron-orange robes walk with a brass tray of flowers and a drum, and a white-clad man carries a tall gold-tipped staff. The procession moves across dirt ground toward a lit shrine area. Five to twenty people are visible in the procession.2009-06-09