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A large street procession moves along a tree-lined road, led by devotees in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls and orange flags. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk near the front, and multiple decorative multicoloured canopies or umbrellas with gold finials are carried aloft. Drummers in white and musicians playing long wind instruments (nagaswaram-style pipes) walk in the foreground, and a woman in a red-and-maroon sari with a flower garland walks at the right. A white vehicle and a small truck appear in the background. Several people in the foreground carry drums, and a banner is partly visible behind the canopies.

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A large street procession moves down a tree-lined road with many devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls. Orange flags are raised, and colourful umbrella-style canopies with decorated panels are carried above the crowd. Musicians play long horns and a drum, and a dhol-style drummer walks in front. A figure in a saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and an ornate central canopy stands out in the middle of the procession. Crowds line the far road behind the marchers.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A large procession moves along a paved road lined with trees, with a crowd of many people in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing orange shawls or sashes. Drummers in front beat large drums, and several men play wind instruments. Orange flags on tall poles and decorated umbrellas with colourful fringe are carried above the crowd, and a decorated float or vehicle appears in the background. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange shawl walks at the front center. Onlookers stand by the roadside beside parked motorbikes.2008-08-01A street procession moves along a tree-lined road with bright orange flags bearing a dark emblem flying above the crowd. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange shawls, walk alongside women in orange and saffron saris. Several colourful striped umbrellas are held aloft. In the foreground a young man plays cymbals or small hand instruments, another beats a drum, and a man on the right plays a wind instrument. A truck is visible on the left behind the marchers.2008-08-01A large procession moves along a paved road lined with trees. Several people in front play traditional instruments: a drummer in an orange top and white dhoti beats a barrel drum at left, a woman in a teal blouse plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-style), and a man in white dhoti plays a horn. A woman in a pink and dark sari with gold necklaces walks among them. Behind, a dense crowd of men in white dhotis and saffron/orange shawls carries large orange flags bearing a round emblem and colourful umbrellas on poles, with a decorated banner. A saffron-robed man with long hair and a mala stands in the middle of the group. The scene is a religious procession with a crowd of many people.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01