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A festival procession outdoors on a dirt road with orange flags and tall staffs. A man in the centre foreground wears a white shirt and a cream shawl with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him a figure in saffron/orange robes wears a long white flower garland and rudraksha beads; the figure has long dark hair and appears to be a person, with an unsure appearance-based candidate in the procession. A woman in a white and gold-bordered sari holds a brass tray of white flowers, and a child in gold and red costume with an ornate crown stands nearby. Brahmacharis in white and orange and a figure in orange and white flank the procession.

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Outdoor procession on dusty red earth with saffron flags overhead. A young girl in gold ornamental costume, crown and rudraksha-style beads walks beside him holding a decorative star-tipped staff. A woman in a white sari with gold border, rudraksha mala, carries a silver tray of white flowers and scatters petals. Other devotees in white, saffron shawls and orange clothing surround the procession, and a man in a white shirt with a moustache is in the foreground.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor procession at a festival, dusty ground under bright daylight. Centre, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a white, red, green and blue flower garland, with rudraksha beads visible at his chest, and smiles broadly; a person candidate by visible cues, though his face is not visible enough to be sure. Around him, saffron-clad men and white-clad women in cream and gold-bordered saris walk closely; one woman at left holds a brass tray of white and yellow flowers. In front, a small child in an ornate gold and jewelled crown and embroidered gold-and-pink costume carries a decorated staff, and a man in a white shirt with a cream shawl stands in the foreground. Orange flags are visible at the top right. Roughly 20 people are visible.2007-12-25Outdoor procession on a dusty road with orange flags and a trident-topped standard. A long-haired man in an orange robe with a white and green flower garland walks centre, flanked by devotees in white and orange. Women in cream and gold-bordered saris carry a plate of flowers and a flower-garland tray. A child in an ornate gold crown and red costume walks forward, and a figure in an orange top with long hair follows. Petals scatter on the ground. The white-clad man in front wears a teal and yellow shawl and rudraksha beads.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor procession on a dusty path lined with orange triangular flags and a decorated canopy overhead. At centre, a figure in an orange-saffron robe with a long white-and-orange flower garland and rudraksha beads walks forward, while a man in white with an orange shawl sprinkles petals ahead. Behind them, attendants in white and orange shawls carry tall ceremonial trident staffs and a peacock-feather fan, and women in white with orange shawls follow. In the foreground a man in white with a teal-and-cream shawl walks past, and a woman in white and orange holds a basket of white flowers. A figure in the centre wears saffron and ornate cues consistent with a person, walking in procession.2007-12-25Photograph of a procession on a dusty path with a tall brass staff and orange flags. At centre, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a white and green flower garland, walking with a brass-tipped staff. Around him, devotees wear white dhotis and kurtas with orange shawls, and a woman in white with orange shawl holds white flowers. A peacock-feather fan and trident-topped poles are visible, and a man in the foreground wears a white shirt with a blue and cream shawl and a prominent red tilak. Tents and a blue-white flag appear in the background.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 27 20092009-12-27December 23 20072007-12-23December 25 20082008-12-25