No. Title Date
1 Climax of the game : players reaching the top of the pole and handing down prizes
2 Deity on a kadamba tree savārī being brought out of Raṅgajī temple
3 Deity on a kadamba tree savārī being brought out of Raṅgajī temple
4 General view of the melā showing the savārī carrying the deity at the gate of the temple
5 General view of the melā showing the savārī carrying the deity at the gate of the temple
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 reaching the top of the pole and taking the prizes
14 Players reaching the top of the pole and taking the prizes
15 Players running up to the deity to ask for assistance
16 Players washing in the tank after the game
17 Preparing the pole for the melā and attaching fruit, loṭās etc to a platform at the top
18 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
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