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A smiling man in an orange saffron robe and a cream turban sits under a red canopy fringed with tassels on a festival vehicle, holding a tall gold trident with a decorative handle. White and orange garlands hang around his neck. Above him a bunch of heart-shaped balloons in pink, white, blue, purple, orange and green rises into a clear blue sky, with strings trailing down. Orange balloons are visible at the lower right of the vehicle. A second person's hand rests on the silver railing beside him.

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A man in orange saffron robes and a cream turban sits on a decorated procession vehicle under a red umbrella with tassels, holding a gold trident-topped staff in one hand. He wears white and red-orange flower garlands and smiles upward toward a bunch of heart-shaped balloons in pink, white, blue, purple and green rising against a clear blue sky. Orange and green balloons and a silver railing are visible at the bottom of the frame.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29A photograph of a festival procession under a clear blue sky. Bunches of colourful heart-shaped and round balloons in blue, red, purple, pink, green and yellow rise on the left. A man in saffron-orange robes and a cream turban stands on a decorated silver-and-red float, smiling and holding a tall golden trident (trishul) with a garland of white and red flowers around his neck. Red and orange ceremonial parasols with tasselled fringes shade the float, and a hammered silver chariot panel fills the foreground. A figure in black and a red-wrapped person appear at the left edge.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29A smiling man in a white turban and orange-saffron robe, draped with white and red flower garlands, rides on a decorated float or chariot. He holds a tall gold trident-shaped staff with both hands. Above him is a red umbrella with tasselled fringe, and bunches of colourful heart-shaped balloons in blue, pink, yellow, white and teal rise into a clear blue sky. A silver-blue decorated panel is visible at right, with a gold railing at lower left and a white balloon in the foreground. A procession celebration setting. The man is not clearly identified, and the appearance cues are a turban, saffron robe, garlands and trident staff, but the page does not confirm his presence.2008-12-29A smiling man rides on an ornate float beneath a red umbrella decorated with tassels and hanging balloons. He wears an orange saffron robe, a white turban with a red bindi, and a long garland of red and white flowers with yellow marigold accents. He holds a tall gold trident-shaped staff upright with one hand while his other hand rests on a silver-toned railing. Colourful heart-shaped and round balloons float against a clear blue sky, and a white balloon with a small logo appears at the lower left. The scene appears to be a festival procession.2008-12-29Outdoor procession under a bright blue sky. A man in orange robes, a white turban and a garland of white and red flowers stands on a raised float, smiling as he holds a tall golden trident-topped staff and releases a bunch of colourful balloons (pink, white, blue, purple, yellow, green) upward. Above him is a red umbrella with tassels and balloons tied to it. Below, a crowd of spectators in the street looks up at the balloons, and a second umbrella with yellow, green and red panels appears at left. Appearance cues are not distinctive enough to establish a specific identity, so the man is described by role only as a robed figure on the float.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29