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Outdoor camp scene with a wooden swing-like seat suspended from a metal frame by chains, decorated with an orange-red cushioned seat, a small red and gold umbrella and a black platform. Tridents and ceremonial staffs stand around it. Behind are a yellow canopy, several red, white and green flags, and painted cloth backdrops showing a deity figure and a temple scene. Charred logs and ash lie in the foreground. No people are visible.

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Outdoor camp under a clear blue sky with a large open fire pit of blackened logs in the foreground. Behind it stands a decorated palanquin-style seat with red and gold cushions, a small umbrella and hanging chains, set beside a painted backdrop of a deity murti. Saffron, orange, white and purple flags hang from bamboo poles, and a yellow canopy shelters the area. A red and black patterned cloth is spread on the left. A small poster of a man hangs on a pole at top. Two or three people in orange clothing sit far left under the canopy, mostly out of focus.2013-02-07February 07 20132013-02-07April 22 20162016-04-22A festival procession on a gilded palanquin decorated with marigold and white flower garlands, multicoloured tassels and bells, and a rainbow canopy. A seated figure on the palanquin wears a long multicoloured flower garland and an orange cloth, and is shown in profile, with a crown-like headdress. Around the palki, several people in white and light clothing carry tall poles with orange-red flags bearing a blue emblem and text, and a dense crowd of devotees, including an older woman in a white sari at the right edge, surrounds the palanquin under an overcast sky.2011-07-15A decorated procession vehicle with an ornate, painted canopy structure draped in orange and red marigold garlands, parked on a dusty road at a crowded festival ground. Several sadhus and devotees stand and sit around it. In the foreground, a bearded sadhu in pink-tinted robes holds a long staff, and a young man in a striped top stands beside the vehicle. Two men in red and white sit on the low platform at left. Orange and yellow cloth drapes the vehicle's base, and orange saffron flags on poles rise behind. Tents and a blue canopy appear in the background under a hazy sky.A festival procession on a flower-decorated ratha. A seated figure in a red-orange robe and orange-red headwear sits on a red cushioned throne beneath a large gold fringed umbrella and hanging brass bells. A bald man in a saffron-orange dhoti and rudraksha mala stands at the right holding a long staff, and a man in a white dhoti and white shirt holds a red-and-orange umbrella on the left. Marigold garlands drape the chariot, red flags fly, and a cameraman films beside a crowd of women in saris and onlookers in bright clothing. Blue and orange umbrellas and pennant bunting decorate the street.2016-04-18January 01 20122012-01-01Outdoor riverside procession on a raised platform with a black-and-gold tiger-skin mat on a seat. A man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing saffron-orange cloth, long white and gold beaded necklaces, rudraksha-style beads and bangles, sits cross-legged on the mat, appearing to be a person figure seated in a place of honour. Beside him a bald man in orange dhoti and gold chain holds a large red umbrella with tassels over the seat. A third man in orange shawl and beaded mala stands at right with one hand on the platform edge. Brass lamps, marigold petals on the platform, orange flags, a silver trident and kalasha-like colourful decorations surround them. Seated women in orange and white saris and men in white dhotis sit behind at left. Urban buildings and a temple spire are visible behind the river scene.2013-02-13A figure in a procession sits on an ornate silver-coloured ratha or palanquin under a red, blue and green canopy with tasselled fringe. The seated person wears an orange garment, a white head wrap, a white and red flower garland, and holds a golden trident (trishul) upright beside them. Orange flags, balloons in yellow, green, blue and orange, and a water tank are in the background under a bright sky. a person: the seated figure has a swept-back long hair, a rudraksha-style red mala, and saffron clothing, with a trident as the ceremonial emblem.2008-12-29A festival procession shows a seated figure on an ornate, gold-trimmed palanquin-style ratha covered with orange and marigold garlands, with a tall multicoloured canopy and hanging tassels above. The figure wears an orange-red garment and a crown-like headdress and is raised above a crowd. Crimson and orange flags line the procession, and a gold trident-topped staff stands at the left edge. Devotees in white and in colourful clothes press close on both sides, some with hands raised in greeting. Tiled roofs and green trees form the background. A distinctive orange and red garment and crown appear, but the figure's face is not clearly visible, so the identity remains uncertain.2012-01-01December 22 20102010-12-22A seated man with long dark hair, wearing orange-saffron robes, a white beaded necklace and gold armlets, sits cross-legged on a raised platform draped with a black tiger-striped cloth, with brass lamps and scattered marigold petals at his feet. A man in orange robes and rudraksha beads holds a large red fringed umbrella over him, and another holds a trident. Women in white and orange-red saris sit to the left, some wearing bead necklaces, and a row of people in orange and white robes stands behind. Coloured flags with orange pennants and decorated pillars surround the platform, with multi-storey buildings and a temple spire in the hazy background.2013-02-13