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A street procession moves between rustic houses with thatched roofs and a brick wall. Many men in white shirts and dhotis walk alongside women in colourful saris carrying flower-filled brass vessels and small offerings, and a child in yellow is held in arms. Ornate red and gold canopy banners on poles and a crowd of onlookers fill the lane, and a white car is parked at the bottom edge. Small blue-and-white pennants are strung across the street. Drummers and pole-bearers in white appear near the centre. A figure who could be an appearance-based candidate for a person cannot be confirmed from this view, so no identification is made.

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January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A large outdoor procession moves along a dirt road lined with trees, utility poles and a low concrete wall. Dozens of people in white clothes lead the crowd, with a white car at the left edge and a man in white beside it. Women in coloured saris and children follow, some carrying offerings, while drummers and attendants walk among them. Colourful umbrellas and a red and blue banner on a pole rise above the crowd. A billboard stands at the right edge. Most people in the crowd appear to be in a festival procession, with no clearly visible central figure.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12Aerial view of a large procession moving along a dirt road lined with trees, utility poles and a white car. Many men in white shirts and dhotis walk at the front, some playing drums, while a crowd of women in colourful saris and children follows. Several large umbrellas in orange, red and yellow with decorated fringes are carried above the procession, and a bunting of small flags runs along a wall. A large billboard with a poster stands at the right edge. The crowd extends far into the distance.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12February 02 20072007-02-02A dense outdoor street procession in a village lined with thatched-roof huts. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis walk among colourful umbrellas with green, red and orange panels and yellow fringe. Drummers on the left play drums, and a large banner with blue and red patterns is carried aloft. Strings of small white and blue flags hang across the lane. Near the centre, a man in an orange-saffron shawl and orange head wrap walks with hands pressed together in greeting, possibly a visiting dignitary. Crowds of onlookers, including children, fill the lane behind the procession.2007-01-12