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Night procession at a temple entrance with stone pillars and red cloth hangings. A woman in a rust-orange sari holds a large flower tray of yellow marigolds with red and white blooms and green leaves in the foreground. Other devotees in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis carry golden staffs, a gold flag, banana bunches and flower garlands. A bald man in an orange shawl stands among them. A lamp flame is visible at left.

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Night-time photograph of a garlanded man in a rust-orange robe standing under an arch of banana plants with hanging banana flowers, at a devotee's house during a pada puja visit. He wears a heavy red and yellow marigold garland, a rudraksha mala and a ceremonial necklace of coin-like pendants, and his long hair is swept back. Behind him stand a man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a bald man in orange robe. At left a woman in white holds a brass plate with a kalasha-style vessel. An older woman in a green-and-white sari stands at right, and onlookers crowd the courtyard.2014-07-01Night procession at an outdoor temple event beneath large red, yellow and green ornate parasols edged with sequins, with a yellow and red banner behind. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a white cloth around his neck and an orange shawl holds a flower garland. An older man with white hair, white shawl and orange garland carries a brass tray of offerings. A man in white dhoti with gold border and a woman in a red sari with folded hands stand nearby. At right, a figure with dark skin and white forehead markings wears a gold necklace and red garland, and a deity murti is adorned with gold jewellery and flowers. Strings of lights glow in the trees.2016-12-12 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20152015-01-03November 05 20132013-11-05October 23 20062006-10-23A night procession photographed in close view. In the left foreground a woman with a white tilak and red bindi, wearing an orange shawl over white clothes, carries a brass tray of yellow and red flowers and green leaves. Around them, men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand under red and orange ceremonial parasols; some hold trident-topped staffs (trishula) and brass staffs. A man in white shirt stands at the right edge.2007-01-01Night procession at a temple-style event. A smiling woman in a red turban with a gold crest and red-and-saffron robes stands centre, holding a lit oil lamp in both hands with a flame, wearing a long red and white flower garland, gold chains and gold bangles. Behind her, a man on the left holds a wooden staff and wears a rust-coloured cloth with a rudraksha mala; others in white dhotis with gold borders, and saffron-robed participants with prayer-folded hands, follow. A golden ceremonial umbrella-style banner with a red and gold pattern is visible on the right.2014-12-05May 29 20152015-05-29June 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copies