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Outdoor procession on a dirt road beside a bamboo-fenced gate. A decorated palanquin carries a framed portrait with flower garlands, borne on the shoulders of men in white shirts and dhotis. Under a colourful fringed parasol, a figure in orange robes stands on the palanquin. On the right, a person in an orange robe with long dark hair, a gold pendant and beaded garlands walks beside the crowd. A golden trident and a golden staff stand near the gate, with a small flag behind them. Palm trees and a white shed appear in the background.

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December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession at a Hindu festival under a clear blue sky. A decorated palanquin with a deity murti garlanded in marigolds and pink-and-green flowers is carried on wooden poles. Men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas carry the poles. Striped red-and-yellow ceremonial umbrellas with tassels stand behind. A woman in orange robes with a gold necklace smiles at the front. A bare-headed man in orange robes with a long beard and a rudraksha mala stands in the centre-right. A brass trident-topped staff is visible on the right. Several white-clad attendants and orange-robed devotees surround the group.2008-12-23A festival procession on a dirt path under a clear blue sky. Two large umbrellas with multicoloured canopies and tassels shade the scene; the nearer one is held by a man in saffron and an ornate golden trident-topped staff rises beside them. Devotees in saffron and orange robes walk alongside, some with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and gold pendants. A woman in a white sari with a red border waves a yellow-orange fan or cloth. Behind them an ornately decorated palanquin or deity float with a garlanded deity murti and a rainbow-coloured arch is carried forward. Spectators in white and yellow saris line the path near a green-roofed building and a metal gate.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesOutdoor procession with a decorated ratha or palanquin, its pillars painted in red, blue, yellow and cream with floral garlands and a red-and-yellow canopy umbrella. A seated figure in orange robes with a white flower garland sits on a golden throne at the centre, with a trident-shaped finial on the right. A crowd of people in white dhotis and kurtas, some wearing rudraksha malas and ID lanyards, walk around the cart; a figure in orange sits in the lower right foreground. Dusty ground, trees and a yellow-and-orange flag appear behind.2009-12-29December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 30 20062006-12-30 +1 copiesA festival procession on a dirt road with a decorated palanquin-style ratha topped with a yellow and orange canopy umbrella, marigold and tassel garlands, and bells. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside and carry the palanquin poles on their shoulders, one in a saffron wrap with a red-and-white scarf. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a long-haired man in orange with a gold-toned necklace walk nearby. A multicolour umbrella with a blue-and-yellow pattern shades the scene; bamboo and a concrete building stand behind.2009-12-27Outdoor procession at a temple-like compound with a green bamboo gate on the left. A woman in orange robes with long dark hair and a gold necklace holds a large gold trident (trishul) upright in front of her. Behind her, a man in orange with a long beard and a gold garland stands near a long-haired man in orange. Men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas surround them, while a man in orange holds a red, yellow and blue ceremonial parasol on a long pole overhead. White buildings with tin roofs and another parasol are visible in the background under a clear sky.2008-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees and white buildings under bright sun. Central focus is a decorated palanquin-style deity chariot carried on poles, adorned with garlands and a framed portrait of a deity, topped with a colourful fringed canopy; a man in orange robes stands at its top. Several devotees in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces walk alongside, some holding long poles, and others in white dhotis and kurtas, plus women in white saris with orange or yellow shawls follow. Red and multicoloured umbrellas and a golden trident are carried in the procession.2008-12-23