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Outdoor festival procession with a crowd of devotees. In the foreground a smiling person with long curly hair, a gold headband, red bindi and vibhuti, wearing an orange shawl and white flower garland, holds palms together in namaste. Behind them a man in white clothes and an orange shawl walks beside a large ceremonial fan of peacock feathers topped with a red oval emblem. A golden trident is raised in the background, and a colourful fringed canopy hangs at the upper right. Many people in white and orange clothing surround them, with a bald man in white at the lower right.

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December 27 20072007-12-27Outdoor procession during a Brahmotsav celebration. A central figure with long dark hair wears a gold headband, a saffron shawl, a red top, a gold chain and a white flower garland, walking with eyes lowered. Around them, men in white dhotis and saffron shawls carry ceremonial staffs; one man raises a peacock-feather fan with a red and gold emblem, and a tall silver-and-gold ceremonial staff rises behind. A woman in a saffron shawl walks at left. A low white building and dry ground form the background.2007-12-27December 27 20072007-12-27Outdoor festival procession scene with a smiling man at the centre wearing a gold headband with a central red-and-gold emblem, a red bindi, long dark hair, an orange shawl, and a white-and-red flower garland over his shoulders. Behind him stands a large peacock-feather fan with a red disc bearing yellow floral motifs, and an orange flag or cloth blurs in the upper right. Around him are devotees including a man in an orange shawl and white clothes, a woman in the background, a young child in the right foreground, and a bearded man at lower left. Appearance-based label: a person, worn with a gold headband, saffron shawl, garland and rudraksha-style neck adornments, shown in a crowd during a procession.2007-12-27Outdoor festival procession at the Brahmotsav celebration with a dense crowd of devotees in white and saffron-orange shawls. A young woman in the centre wears a gold headband and a gold-and-red garland, with a sheer white cloth and a rudraksha-style necklace. Behind her, a man with long curly hair and a neatly trimmed beard wears an orange shawl over white. Ceremonial items are visible: a large peacock-feather umbrella with a red circular emblem, a gold trident-topped staff, and a red canopy with colourful tassels overhead. Many devotees are smiling or pressing their palms together, and a few older people stand at the edges.2007-12-27January 01 20092009-01-01Outdoor photo of a procession with a man in the foreground, hands pressed together in anjali at chest level, eyes closed and smiling. He wears a gold headband, a white and orange garland of flowers, an orange shawl and gold bangles, with long dark hair. Behind him, a golden trident on a pole rises above several men in white kurta and orange shawls, one holding a staff and another in glasses, plus a woman in white with a red bindi. Trees and foliage fill the background.2007-12-27Outdoor photo of a dense crowd during a procession. At the centre, a man with long dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a flower garland and a white shawl smiles while walking within a group of men in saffron-orange robes. A tall golden trident (trishul) is held upright beside him. Behind them, orange and red ceremonial banners with floral embroidery and bird motifs are raised on poles, and a thatched structure with banana leaves stands in the background. Several people in the foreground press palms together in namaste. a person: the central figure with long swept hair, white tilak, garland and white shawl among saffron-clad attendants, presented as the honoured figure of the procession.2009-01-01A crowded outdoor procession seen from close range. At centre, a man with long, dark, swept-back hair and a garland of red and white flowers stands beside a large gilded trident (trishul) carried on a golden staff. Around him, several men wear saffron/orange garments and beaded garlands; a smiling young man at left holds a bundle of orange cloth. A bald man in orange with a forehead tilak stands at right beside a gilded ceremonial staff. Many onlookers press in from the foreground and background. A woven thatch canopy and leafy palm are visible overhead. The a person cue here is the long swept-back hair with a flower garland among devotees in saffron, though the face is partly turned and not clearly visible.2009-01-01December 27 20072007-12-27December 25 20072007-12-25December 27 20072007-12-27