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A photograph taken at night of a man with shoulder-length dark hair and a short beard, smiling and looking to the side while raising his right arm. He wears a red-brown robe, layered rudraksha malas and a garland of white and orange flowers with red and blue ribbon accents, plus a gold chain and a red forehead mark. Behind him is a turquoise deity murti with a crown-like ornamental top, and beside him a large yellow-and-red decorated mask or face with blue eyes lit by a light. He holds a silver ritual object with a rudraksha bead hanging from it. The surrounding background is dark.

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September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30A smiling bearded man with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands at night before a large illuminated festival figure with turquoise and gold details and a colourful painted demon face. He wears a deep red-brown robe, multiple rudraksha malas, a gold pendant necklace, a garland of yellow, red, white and blue flowers, and a rudraksha bracelet, and holds a silver ceremonial staff.2017-09-30A 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.2017-09-30Night photograph of a smiling man seated on a procession vehicle beside a large turquoise deity figure with a lion-like mount and a yellow demon-face mask. He wears a rust-orange wrap, a red tilak on his forehead, layered rudraksha malas, a gold necklace, and a long garland of white, yellow and red flowers and fruit. He extends one arm holding a silver staff-like object, while a silver walking staff rests on the left.2017-09-30Nighttime 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 20172017-09-30