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Outdoor procession scene with many people in saffron and orange robes and white clothes. In the foreground, a young sannyasi in orange robes with a gold necklace holds a brass tray of fruit, including bananas, apples, grapes, an orange, and a halved coconut, along with sweets. Beside them, a smiling man in orange with a gold chain and rudraksha-style mala presses his palms together. Behind, ceremonial gold staffs and an ornate red and gold canopy umbrella are carried. Devotees in white and orange crowd around under trees, with a white building and palm fronds in the background.

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Outdoor procession on sandy ground during a religious festival. A central figure with long dark hair, a white forehead mark and rudraksha-style gold ceremonial garlands wears a saffron-orange shawl and holds his palms together. His appearance (long swept hair, ornate gold garlands, saffron garb) matches the a person cues, so he is labelled a person in this description. Beside him a young man in saffron robes and gold garlands holds a silver tray of fruit, coconut and flowers. A man in orange carries a tall golden ceremonial staff topped with a trident, and attendants in white dhotis and kurtas stand around. A woman in a yellow sari and gold bangles is seen at the lower right near offering plates. A green and red decorated canopy hangs at the top right.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Crowded outdoor temple procession near a decorated deity murti on a platform draped in garlands and yellow flowers. A devotee in orange robes and rudraksha-style gold necklace holds a tall gold staff, smiling, with a thali of fruit and flowers carried by a man in white and orange. Several men and women in white shirts and orange shawls surround them; a young woman at right presses her palms together in namaste. A saffron-robed man in the upper left works near the murti. Palm trees and a white tent frame the background.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A photograph of a ceremonial moment at a festival crowd. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, a white tripundra forehead marking, a saffron/orange robe and heavy gold necklaces with a large pendant wears a saffron garment and extends his arm toward a tray of rudraksha beads and bananas held by a man in orange with gold beads. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure with long hair, saffron robe and ornate gold necklaces. Behind them a man in white with a rudraksha mala watches, and devotees in white and yellow saris and kurtas press close, some with hands folded. A man in the foreground holds a conch-shaped vessel and a bowl of fruit and marigold garlands.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor festival scene at a Brahmotsava-style procession beside a decorated deity murti garlanded with marigold flowers, set under a thatched roof. In the foreground, a young man in white kurta with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala holds a silver tray of bananas, apples, a halved coconut and marigold petals. Beside him, a smiling man in white with an orange shawl and a shoulder bag. On the right, a person in orange robes with long dark hair offers a tray, while a table draped with a colourful cloth holds a brass bell and garlands. Several onlookers stand behind.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23