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Outdoor procession on a red carpet beneath a decorated open-sided pavilion with colourful striped fabric and a multicoloured kalasha-style finial. A central man in a saffron-red robe and red turban wears a long white-and-pink flower garland and gold ornaments on a gold chain, walking forward while a bare-chested attendant holds a yellow ceremonial umbrella above him. A man in red holds a red umbrella on the right. Around them stand attendants in white dhotis and orange cloths with rudraksha malas, one holding a camera crouched at left, and a woman in a red sari with mala beads at far left. Trees and paved ground form the backdrop.

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April 21 20152015-04-21Outdoor procession on a concrete courtyard under a open-sided roof with palm trees behind. A red carpet runs down the centre. A man in front wears a white dhoti and carries a small shrine-like object; behind him a young man in orange holds a bronze-coloured ornamental plate. A bearded man in a rust-red cloth with a heavy gold necklace and rudraksha malas walks at centre, with a multicoloured fringed parasol held above him. Men in white dhotis, some in orange, walk alongside and drummers in orange beat round drums at left. A tan dog walks in the foreground.2016-08-02A photograph of a ceremonial procession under a covered open-air pavilion with a large yellow-and-orange ceremonial umbrella overhead. At centre, a bearded man in a rust-red robe wears a long red-and-white flower garland and a gold pendant with a rudraksha-style necklace, walking barefoot on paved stone. Around him, men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand alongside a man in white dhoti with gold border and a bare upper body. A woman in purple sari and another in orange sari with gold border stand nearby. On the right, a young man in white dhoti plays a drum, and a large painted deity figure with a red face and crown stands in the background. Several men in white shirts and a woman with a camera crew are visible at left, and a colourful world-map banner hangs above. a person: the central figure in the rust-red robe and red-and-white garland, with long beard and gold pendant, is the honoured guest walking in the procession.2016-08-27April 21 20152015-04-21January 04 20152015-01-04October 08 20162016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08A photograph of a procession on a red carpet under a steel-framed open shed. A central figure in a maroon-red garment with a large golden crown and multiple gold necklaces wears long flower garlands of red, yellow and white. Several devotees in saffron-orange robes flank him, one holding a tall orange and multicoloured fringed umbrella overhead, another raising a green banana leaf. A red and a blue decorative umbrella appear behind, and white-clad attendants and onlookers stand nearby.2017-12-30A photograph of a procession on a red carpet under a corrugated metal roof with red steel framing. A central figure in a rust-brown dhoti and tall golden crown is garlanded with thick white and pink flower garlands, with gold ornaments on his chest and shoulders; he walks barefoot. Around him, several men in orange-saffron robes and rudraksha malas walk with him, one holding a large orange ornate umbrella with tassels. A man in white ritual clothes with a yellow-bordered dhoti stands at right beside a blue umbrella, and another in white stands at left. Banana leaves and palm fronds decorate the edges, and a smaller pink umbrella is visible at left. Several other people in white and saffron stand in the background.2017-12-30June 07 20162016-06-07A photograph of an outdoor temple-courtyard procession under a canopy with a large yellow umbrella and hanging decorative streamers. A bearded man in a rust-brown robe, wearing a long red-and-white flower garland and a large gold pendant, walks forward with hands held together in greeting. Beside him, two sannyasis in orange-saffron robes stand with palms pressed in namaskar. On the right, a drummer in a white dhoti with gold border plays a drum. On the left, a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a sandalwood-marked body stands near a woman in a purple sari and several men in white shirts. A cameraman in white shirt films the scene, and a large Ganesha murti stands at the right edge. a person cue is the rust-brown robe with long garland, but the face and full presentation are not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity. Visible people are roughly a crowd of devotees in the background.2016-08-27