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A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and matching shawl walks barefoot along a red carpet between metal railings inside a temple-style hall. He wears a long multicolour garland of red, green and yellow flowers, a gold chain and a red bindi. Behind him, a line of children in red and maroon uniforms stands along the railings, and a woman in an orange sari stands near a table. Painted columns with floral and bird motifs, a deity murti with a decorated backdrop, and framed pictures line the walls.

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June 12 20102010-06-12January 29 20132013-01-29March 10 20132013-03-10November 29 20112011-11-29A procession walks down a red carpet inside a temple hall with a pillared, tin-roofed structure. A central figure with long dark hair, a red-and-white flower garland, a large ornate gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, wearing orange-saffron robes, walks barefoot while an orange parasol is held over him. Two attendants in saffron walk beside him. Devotees in white dhotis and white saris stand along the railings on both sides with palms pressed together in anjali. A decorated backdrop with red and gold drapery and ornamental pennants frames the scene, and a deity murti or shrine is visible behind. A boy on the left wears a white and blue t-shirt with an orange lanyard and joins his hands in prayer.2013-03-10A photo of a procession moving through a stone-walled temple corridor. At center, a man with long swept-back hair, wearing a saffron-orange shawl and a heavy gold necklace of bells and beads, walks with a downcast gaze. Behind and to his right, a bald man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala holds a garland of white and yellow flowers. To the left, a second saffron-clad man holds papers, and white-clad devotees follow in a crowd, with a woman in a red sari among them. Blue and yellow metal barricade frames stand in the passage. a person is the central figure in the saffron shawl and gold necklace, shown walking in procession with a devotee holding a flower garland.2012-09-11July 20 20132013-07-20A procession inside a temple corridor with a red-and-yellow tasselled umbrella held over a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold borders, wearing a red beaded necklace, red bangles and a red forehead mark, with long dark hair. Beside him a shaven-headed man in white dhoti with gold border and a red tilak holds the umbrella pole. Behind them devotees in white, cream, grey and red saris stand along a metal railing above a red carpet. A painted deity panel with bright colours is at left and decorated pillars with floral and bird motifs stand at right.2011-12-22May 19 20132013-05-19November 11 20112011-11-11November 27 20112011-11-27November 29 20112011-11-29