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A festive procession moves along a stone path past a red wall and trees. A large garlanded portrait or image of a bearded man in a crimson turban is carried high on a palanquin-style frame, surrounded by ornate blue and purple parasols with gold embroidery and silver fringe. Many devotees wear saffron and orange saris and dhotis, green saris, and white. A young girl in orange carries a brass tray of offerings on her head, and a boy in purple with an orange shawl stands in front. A shirtless man in white dhoti with gold borders walks with garlands. Women in orange and green saris with rudraksha malas and kumkum-marked foreheads follow. The scene shows a ritual procession with a carried image as its focal point.

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January 01 20172017-01-01A procession on a dirt path beside a red-painted wall. A central figure wears a reddish-maroon turban and a floral garland of pink and white flowers, seated or walked under a blue and gold canopy umbrella and a purple-and-gold umbrella. Surrounding people wear saffron and orange saris and dhotis, a green sari, a white dhoti with gold borders, and a purple kurta with an orange shawl; several women carry rudraksha-style beads and a woman in front holds a brass tray with an oil lamp. Some participants have painted foreheads. The procession appears to be a ritual walk with umbrellas and offerings.2017-01-01Outdoor procession along a path beside a terracotta-red wall. Two large blue umbrellas with gold floral patterns and dangling mirror fringe are carried on red poles above the crowd. A man in a red turban, pink-and-white garland and saffron cloth walks at centre, appearing to be the honoured central figure of the procession; he is Swamiji (probable) on the basis of the red turban, garland and ceremonial dress, with the appearance cue being the distinctive red turban and bright garland. Around him, a woman in orange sari carries a brass tray of offerings, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold border holds an umbrella pole, a boy in purple kurta sits in front, and children in orange clothes walk with hands folded. Women in white and red saris and a man in white dhoti follow. Trees and a lantern on the wall are in the background.2017-01-01January 07 20172017-01-07Outdoor procession on a stone-paved path with a red-brick building behind. Many devotees, mostly women in orange, red and green saris and salwar, walk beneath ornate decorated parasols in purple, yellow, pink and multicolour. A central figure with long dark hair, ornate gold necklaces and a white flower garland walks under a patterned umbrella in a saffron-coloured setting. In the foreground a young boy in an orange dhoti rests a finger on his lips, a shirtless young man wears a purple dhoti and rudraksha mala, and other young men wear orange and white cloth and rudraksha malas. Several people wear white kurtas. The scene looks like a ceremonial religious procession.2016-12-03January 07 20172017-01-07January 12 20172017-01-12January 25 20172017-01-25December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor procession on a paved path with many devotees. Under pink and purple embroidered parasols with crystal fringe, a woman in an orange sari and red turban is carried or walked forward, garlanded with white and pink flower garlands and holding pink flowers. Around her, people in white dhotis with gold borders and orange or mustard saris walk. A young girl in an orange sari with a long braid holds a brass tray of offerings and lamps. Pink-washed walls and a crowd fill the background.2017-01-01January 07 20172017-01-07A festival procession moves along a dusty road lined with devotees in saffron-orange cloths and rudraksha malas, many with white vibhuti on their foreheads. Two large purple-and-gold canopies with fringed edges shade the procession. A young shirtless man in the centre carries a brass ceremonial object with a garland and rudraksha necklaces. To the left, a woman in a red turban and pink sari wears a long pink-and-white flower garland, and a bald man in orange stands nearby. Other people in orange, yellow and pink saris crowd the scene, many with vibhuti marks, consistent with a Shaivite procession such as Arudhra Darshan.2017-01-12