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Outdoor photo of a crowd waving orange-red flags with a dark blue bird-emblem logo and a white tassel, held on tall black poles. In the foreground a bald devotee in white stands at the bottom edge, and several men in white kurta-style clothes with red-and-white neck cords lift flags, smiling. Women in white and a woman in a red-and-gold patterned top appear among them. Palm trees and a stone sculpture are visible behind the crowd under an evening sky.

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December 20 20102010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20A group of about a dozen men and boys in white shirts and white or cream dhotis hold tall poles with saffron-orange flags bearing a blue emblem on a dusty courtyard. Several figures in white dhotis and light shirts stand in the background beside a white building with red-and-white decorative borders. A round golden medallion on the wall shows a painted face in profile, a depiction of a person rather than a living figure. Orange marigolds grow along the edge of the courtyard under a clear sky.2009-06-29May 21 20162016-05-21A crowded outdoor procession in bright daylight with palm trees behind. Many devotees raise their hands and cheer. Several people in saffron and orange robes walk beneath ornate umbrella-like canopies with red, gold and blue embroidered panels, and tall orange flags with blue emblems wave above the crowd. Men wear white kurtas and cream silk, women wear saffron saris and sarees, and a foreign woman in a floral dress with blue hair tie stands near the front. Some attendees wear lanyards with name badges. Crowd members are visible in the foreground and background.2008-12-27A procession at an outdoor event where several red flags are carried aloft, each printed with a smiling portrait of a man wearing an orange turban, orange clothing, and long dark hair. Among the marchers, a man in front holds a flag and wears a white dhoti and a red-orange cloth draped over his shoulder. Behind him a man in a white garment and a woman in dark clothing walk in the crowd, and a younger man wears a tall orange turban with beaded necklaces. Dark umbrellas and green and blue canopies rise above the crowd under a pale sky, with bare trees at the right edge. The flags are the prominent subject, and the portraits on them are printed depictions rather than physical people.2016-05-21December 27 20082008-12-27A crowd of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas walks a procession outdoors among green shrubs and palms. Many carry tall orange flags printed with a blue dove emblem and the word a person. Above them rises a golden ratha-style canopy with a decorated ornate umbrella, and two embroidered gold-and-red banners with blue dove motifs hang from poles. A man in orange-trimmed clothing stands near the canopy. The scene suggests a ratha procession on a dirt road.2010-12-20A procession of devotees walks along a dirt path lined with green shrubs, palm trees and a wire fence. Several people in front hold long poles topped by large saffron-orange flags bearing black emblems. Most walkers wear white clothing, including white shirts and white sarees. A man in the foreground wears a white shirt with an orange cord around his neck and an ID badge. A woman in a white saree carries a pole, and another woman at right wears white with a rudraksha-style mala and glasses. A small boy in white walks among the group. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.2007-12-25December 26 20082008-12-26December 13 20112011-12-13January 01 20122012-01-01