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Outdoor procession scene on bare earth. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind with long, dark, wavy hair wears a saffron-orange cloth draped over the shoulder with golden border, appearing to be the a person in a procession. Around them, women in pink and peach saris with gold borders and a man in cream dhoti and shawl stand among a crowd. Behind are decorated canopies with orange and yellow teardrop-shaped embroidered panels and a colourful tent structure.

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January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor festival procession on bare dirt ground under a pale sky. In the foreground, a man with long, wavy black hair, seen from behind, wears an orange cloth draped over one shoulder with a gold border, garlanded with a white and red floral necklace, and holds one fist clenched at his side. Behind him, devotees in white kurtas and dhotis and rust-orange shawls stand with hands folded in prayer, and a few raise arms. Colourful umbrellas with fringed edges and red and blue panels are held aloft above the crowd, and tents with orange and red canopies stand in the background.2008-01-01A procession outdoors on a dirt path with a crowd of devotees behind. A man with long dark wavy hair, wearing an orange-saffron shawl over his shoulder and a white flower garland, walks at the centre-right, smiling. Probable Swamiji: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a garland are visible cues, but the page only states he is at the event. A bearded man in saffron robes holds a gold trident-topped staff, and men in white dhotis with orange shawls walk beside. Colourful fringed umbrellas with gold finials shade the procession, and a man on the right wears orange and a gold necklace with a red tilak mark.2008-01-01A procession scene outdoors under a pale sky. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and an orange shawl over orange robes wears a thick garland of white jasmine and red roses and raises one hand, smiling. Behind him, devotees in white dhotis and kurtas clap and gesture, and a man in a cream-coloured sherwani holds a multicoloured umbrella with tassels; another umbrella and orange flags rise above the crowd. A man in white with a purple lanyard and mala stands at the right, hands folded. Several people hold up palms in greeting. Crowd of many people visible.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor procession on a dirt ground with a central figure seen from behind, long dark curly hair, wearing an orange saffron cloth draped over the shoulders and body with a gold border. Around him, several young men in orange shawls and cream or white dhotis hold large ornate parasols in red, blue and multicoloured fringed canopies with gold finials. A bearded man in orange robes holds a gold trident-topped staff. A young man at right in orange robes and a gold garland has a red forehead mark and is clapping. A man at left holds a camera up high. A crowd stands behind. Many people visible, with several sets of ritual parasols in a procession.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor procession scene with a man in a flowing saffron-orange shawl and dhoti, long dark hair swept back, one arm raised high in greeting toward a crowd. Surrounding him are women in red and orange sarees and girls in red and white dresses, many with hands raised or clasped. Behind them stand orange flags with a dark crescent-and-circle emblem, a decorated umbrella-shaped standard with a teardrop motif, and a brass trident carried upright. A large ornate multicoloured parasol and a hazy morning sky frame the scene, with a crowd of onlookers in the background.2008-01-01Outdoor street procession seen from behind. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-orange turban with a gold-edged band and long dark hair, wearing an orange shawl with gold border and a red floral garland, walks beside a bald man in orange robes holding a wooden staff and wearing a gold chain. Behind them, crowds of devotees, including women in red and blue saris and an older woman with glasses, fill the street. In the background a decorated golden chariot or ratha with orange flags moves through the crowd, with colourful banners and tents beyond.2011-12-20Outdoor procession scene under colourful decorated parasols with tassels, one red and gold and one multicoloured, held up by attendants at the top edge. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange wrap and dhoti stands at centre, a white and red flower garland around his neck, palms pressed together in greeting, smiling. Around him a crowd of devotees gathers: women in white saris with orange and red borders and rudraksha malas, a man in a cream kurta, and several people in white and beige clothing with lanyard badges. Banana leaves and a whitewashed building appear in the background.2008-01-01A street procession on a dirt road with a crowd of devotees. In the foreground a figure with long, swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange garment with a gold-edged sash and holds one arm outstretched. Around them, men in white kurtas and white shawls raise their hands and dance, and several wear orange wraps. Ornate multicoloured parasols with tassels and orange ceremonial flags on poles rise above the crowd, and vehicles and trees are visible in the background under a hazy sky.2008-01-01