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A photograph of a festival procession outdoors under a pale sky and green trees. Several children in costume wear gold crowns and jewellery, with orange and red garments; one boy in orange holds a gold staff, and another wears a crescent-moon ornament on his headpiece. Adults in white shirts and a man in a beige vest stand in the foreground, and a small child is held at the front. A statue of a deity figure is partly visible at the upper left. The scene suggests a ceremonial procession with cultural costumes.

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Outdoor procession scene with a crowd of people in ornate costume. Several young performers wear large gold crowns and gold jewellery, some in orange and saffron garments with garlands of white flowers, and one holds a tall gold staff. A man in a white-and-orange outfit stands near the crowd, while a woman in a light top kneels on dirt ground beside two small children, one in grey and one in white with blue shoes. On the right, a man in a cream checked shirt with a crossbody bag faces away from the camera. Behind the group are green trees, a utility pole and spectators holding phones. A dark ornamental figure with a gold crescent appears at the top left.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16Outdoor festival procession at Bidadi Adheenam during Brahmotsavam. A young boy with long dark hair tied up, wearing round glasses, a red tilak on his forehead, and an orange cloth draped over bare shoulders, carries a small wooden orange-painted object in his hands, with rudraksha beads around his neck and wrists. Beside him a smiling young girl wears an ornate gold crown, gold necklace and holds a golden staff with a star finial. Behind them a man in an orange shawl and white shirt wears a rudraksha mala and pendant, and other devotees in white and orange stand among flower garlands in the crowd.2007-12-24A photograph of a festival procession on a dusty open ground with orange flags and a gold-tipped pole behind. Children and young people in costume lead the march: a boy on the left wears a gold crown, a gold chest collar, a green-and-red patterned skirt and a sheer orange cape, and carries a staff. Next, a boy in a leopard-print orange tunic holds a trident and a gold arm ornament. A girl in a red and gold sari carries a trident, and a small child on the right wears a gold crown, beaded necklaces and a gold waist piece. A young person on the right wears an orange robe, face markings and a dark wig. Adults in white and cream clothes, some with flower garlands, walk behind them. Whites tents and buildings are visible in the background.2007-12-25December 31 20172017-12-31December 25 20072007-12-25December 16 20172017-12-16August 17 20142014-08-17November 02 20132013-11-02A dense outdoor procession moves past a red-ochre wall, with a floral-decorated palanquin or ratha at the upper left strung with yellow and orange marigold garlands and tassels. Many devotees fill the street; saffron-orange flags and ceremonial staffs with brass finials and a trident rise above the crowd. Men in white dhotis and kurtas, women in saris and salwar kameez, and a few people in western clothes walk together, several with palms pressed in anjali. A bald man in white stands at the left edge near the procession. Trees and hills are visible behind the wall.2012-01-01December 16 20172017-12-16November 16 20152015-11-16