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Outdoors on a dusty site, a richly decorated ceremonial chariot with a colourful painted canopy, garlands and a seated figure in orange and red draped on a throne is surrounded by a crowd. Many people in white dress and some in orange flank it, holding up hands in greeting or devotion; orange flags and a striped red-and-yellow parasol are visible, and a bus is parked behind. The central seated figure wears a red-and-orange garland and sits under the canopy; their appearance is only partly visible, so identification is uncertain. Smoke rises at the right edge.

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Outdoor procession at an open dirt site with a large ornate ratha-style chariot decorated with colourful striped pillars, marigold garlands and a golden canopy. A seated figure in orange clothing with long dark hair sits on a red-and-gold throne at the front of the chariot, a white chamara fan raised beside them. Crowds of white-clad devotees, many in white dhotis and kurtas and women in cream and gold saris, press around the chariot with raised hands, while orange and saffron flags fly and a red-and-yellow parasol stands at left. A vehicle and camera crew appear in the background.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29Outdoor procession in dusty ground with a decorated ratha or palanquin draped in marigold garlands and yellow-orange flowers, topped by an orange and red canopy with tassels and a brass kalasha-like finial. Several people in saffron/orange robes and red shawls walk beside it, while others in white ritual clothes raise hands in devotion. A figure seated on the decorated carriage wears red and orange garments. Devotees in white and yellow saris crowd the foreground, and a white van with speakers stands at left.2009-12-27December 29 20092009-12-29December 27 20092009-12-27December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29A festival procession moves through an open dusty ground with many devotees in white clothes and gold-bordered cream saris and dhotis. Many carry tall orange and saffron flags on poles, and large golden ceremonial fans with ornate embossed discs. Behind them a richly decorated ornamental palanquin with a multicoloured roof, garlands and a red-and-gold canopy carries a seated figure draped in garlands; the figure's appearance is not clear enough to identify. Several people wear blue and purple lanyards and name badges. Smoke or incense haze drifts over the crowd on a bright day.2009-12-29December 27 20092009-12-27A festival procession moves along a dirt road lined with orange flags. At the top of the frame, a tall ornate chariot with blue, red and yellow painted panels and a gold canopy carries a seated figure in orange garments and garlands, with white yak-tail fans on either side. Around it, devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, some with rudraksha malas and white shawls, walk alongside women in white saris with yellow shoulder cloths. Some participants carry silver ceremonial staffs with ornate finials. Modest brick buildings and palm trees appear behind the crowd.2009-12-29Outdoor procession on dry dirt ground with a large decorated chariot-like palanquin (ratha) at the centre, its canopy painted with bright blue, red, yellow and white panels and garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. Incense smoke rises from the canopy. A figure in orange-red robes stands inside the structure beside round decorated fans. Around it, a dense crowd of devotees in white clothes, some wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and orange shawls, walks alongside. Orange flags flank the procession, and a white bus with printed photos on its side stands behind. Visible crowd members number well over twenty.2009-12-29