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Outdoor procession at a large tree with spreading branches under bright sky. A shrine-like arched stone structure holds a dark-faced statue of a deity draped in white and orange cloth with a garland, set above a red-cushioned platform. In the foreground an older man in white dhoti and shirt carries a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes, and younger men in white clothing follow, one holding an orange flag on a pole. A saffron-and-white paduka-style procession marks the scene. A photograph of a procession with no visible a person candidate.

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February 24 20072007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24Outdoor photo at a shaded grove beneath large spreading trees. A dark stone deity murti stands within a silver arched frame atop a rounded pile of stones, wearing an orange cloth, a turban-like orange headpiece and a white-and-orange floral garland. Before it sits a small brass lamp on a wooden tray. Around it a group of about 15 people in saffron, orange and white robes walk in procession; in the right foreground a woman in red garments with a red beaded necklace and a man in yellow robes with long dark hair walk side by side, while several younger men in white dhotis with orange shawls stand to the left. Some figures on the right have shaved heads. The scene reads as a devotional visit to a shrine.2007-08-09Outdoor photograph under a leafy tree at a shrine. On the left stands a dark stone deity murti with a silver arched frame, draped in a white cloth and a red-and-white headband, with a white-clad cloth beneath and a small brass lamp and garlands at its base on a red stone plinth. In the foreground right, a figure in orange robes and an orange turban stands with a flower garland and holds a long wooden stick or staff toward the shrine, beside a brass bell. Behind, orange-robed attendants and several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand or walk along a dirt path between the trees. A large ceramic-looking snake figure lies on the ground near the base of the shrine.2005-12-31February 24 20072007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24December 21 20102010-12-21