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A large outdoor procession of devotees walks along a dirt track between dry scrub and trees. Most wear white kurta-style clothes with red-orange shawls and red-orange waist sashes. A bare-chested man with a white cloth on his head walks in the centre. At the top of the path, a figure in saffron/orange robes stands apart from the group. On the right, a blue tractor pulling a decorated trailer with garlands and banana leaves moves alongside the crowd, and a small silver car is parked further back. Some participants wear red and grey clothing. The people are walking together and no one is visible as a distinct figure standing on a throne or dais.

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A large group of devotees walks along a dirt path through a wooded rural area in the late day. Many wear white clothing with red-orange sashes draped over one shoulder, and several women wear red-orange head wraps. A man at the front-centre wears a white kurta and a red-orange sash, and a shirtless figure with a white head covering walks among them. On the right, a green-and-blue tractor trailer passes, its driver wearing a green shirt and the vehicle decorated with a yellow-and-orange flower garland. A saffron-robed figure stands in the distance near a parked silver car, and a yellow umbrella appears at the left edge. Logs are stacked along the left side of the path.2016-10-12A photograph of a large crowd of devotees walking along a dirt road in a rural, hilly setting with scrub trees and a rocky slope on the left. Many people wear white clothing with red or orange sashes and shawls draped over the shoulder, and some carry water bottles. In the foreground on the left, a yellow umbrella with a floral pattern and silver fringe is held over the procession. On the right, a decorated vehicle with garlands and flowers moves alongside the walkers, and a few people carry backpacks. The procession appears to be a walking ritual, with many participants in the middle distance.2016-10-12A photograph of a group of devotees walking along a dirt path beside green shrubs and trees at a rural site. Most are dressed in white clothing with red or orange shawls draped across their shoulders, and several wear red head cloths. Some carry bags, bottles and a yellow folder. A man in the foreground wears white with a red sash and an identification lanyard, and a woman in black walks near a small cart. Two people at the back right wear dark clothing. Several participants appear to be in a line, following the path together.2016-10-12A large group of devotees walks along a dirt path shaded by green trees, many wearing orange-red shawls. In the foreground a woman in a red patterned sleeveless dress with a lanyard and a boy in a white kurta carry water bottles. Behind them an older man in white with red shawl, a man in a white dhoti with orange shawl, and an elderly couple in a yellow top and patterned shirt walk together, most holding water bottles. Pink umbrellas and a few white-clad participants appear among the crowd.2016-10-12December 20 20102010-12-20A festival procession winds along a dirt path lined with grass beside palm trees under a pale sky. A decorated palanquin with a striped canopy and strings of yellow and orange marigold garlands is carried forward, flanked by a long line of devotees. Many men wear white shirts and trousers, and women wear white, cream, pink and aqua saris and salwars. Many people carry red and orange flags on poles, and a golden-framed flag rises at the right beside a silver van with a speaker system. A wooden signboard stands at left. A palm-trunk figure of a man appears in the background. The scene shows an outdoor devotional procession with about several dozen people visible.2012-01-01A procession on a dirt road at a rural site, with a crowd of people dressed mostly in white walking past a fenced field and trees under a hazy morning sky. Many carry tall orange and red flags with blue emblems, and several wear white shirts with lanyards. A yellow auto-rickshaw decorated with a framed portrait and bright cloth follows the crowd, with a red-clad woman in the foreground and a woman in a purple sari on the right. Umbrellas and yellow canopies are visible among the marchers.2008-12-29Dusk procession of many devotees walking along a red dirt road at an open outdoor site. Most men and women wear white ritual clothes with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, and several carry red and orange flags. A woman in the foreground wears a pink sari with an orange shawl and smiles. A man at left in a white shirt and white dhoti carries a green cloth bag. Behind them a blue truck, stage lights on poles, and tall trees under a cloudy sky frame the scene.2008-08-01Outdoor procession on a dirt path between white-roofed buildings, led by a palanquin-style ratha with a golden canopy and colourful umbrella-like parasols. Many devotees walk behind, many in white clothing, some in red, orange and turquoise saris, carrying red and orange flags on poles. Green leafy branches overhang the path and a white van is parked to the right. Some participants wear orange garments and red lanyards.2010-12-22January 01 20122012-01-01A photograph of a festival procession moving across an open dirt ground toward a distant decorated float. Many devotees walk in a long line; several women in white and yellow saris carry brass pots with green leaves and flowers on their heads, and some people are marked with red and yellow powder. Men wear white dhotis and shirts, and a figure in an orange robe walks near the front. A small boy in a red shirt and a child in a dark t-shirt stand at the right edge. A red-and-white helicopter-like vehicle and a brick boundary wall appear in the background under an overcast sky.2010-10-17October 12 20162016-10-12