No. Title Date
1 General view of the melā showing the savārī carrying the deity at the gate of the temple
2 General view of the melā showing the savārī carrying the deity at the gate of the temple
3 Preparing the pole for the melā and attaching fruit, loṭās etc to a platform at the top
4 Deity on a kadamba tree savārī being brought out of Raṅgajī temple
5 Climax of the game : players reaching the top of the pole and handing down prizes
6 Melā in progress
7 Melā in progress
8 Melā in progress
9 Players climbing up the pole with buckets of water being poured over them from above
10 Players climbing up the pole with buckets of water being poured over them from above
11 Players climbing up the pole with buckets of water being poured over them from above
12 Players climbing up the pole with buckets of water being poured over them from above
13 Players running up to the deity to ask for assistance
14 Players reaching the top of the pole and taking the prizes
15 Sweet stall at the Daśaharā fairground
16 Puppet at a fairground side-show
17 Fairground ride - a big wheel
18 Fairground ride - a big wheel
19 Second game at the east end of Raṅgajī temple : people reach for prizes tied to a string which is lowered and pulled up again until the prizes are caught
20 Second game at the east end of Raṅgajī temple : people reach for prizes tied to a string which is lowered and pulled up again until the prizes are caught