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December 31 20092009-12-31September 01 20162016-09-01Night procession scene with performers in elaborate costume. A central figure wears a tall flame-red and gold crown, a painted orange and blue face, and many arms holding orange tools, with a dense garland of white, pink and multicoloured flowers around the neck and chest. To the left, a performer in green with a long black wig and gold trim stands beside a figure holding a gold trident. At right, a drummer in white dhoti and orange shawl plays a large drum. Behind them, a large decorated float with a colourful arched backdrop and a palanquin-like structure is lit by a white spotlight. Several other people in white and orange clothing stand in the crowd.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 29 20082008-12-29A night procession where a performer in an elaborate costume stands at the centre, with multiple painted arms in orange and blue holding a sword, a staff and other implements, a flame-like orange and red headdress with a jewelled crown, and a garland of flowers and yellow beads over a decorated chest piece. Behind him, a large ornate float or tableau with painted deity figures and a purple arch is visible. To the left, another costumed figure with a black painted face wears a jewelled crown and a floral garland, holding a golden staff. A figure in a green robe stands at the right edge. The deity murti depicted is not clearly identifiable.2016-12-09Night procession photograph. A performer in an elaborate Kali-style costume stands at the centre, with red-orange painted face and protruding tongue, a tall flaming red and gold crown, multiple arms in blue and red holding a trident and other implements, heavy flower garlands in yellow, white and purple, and an orange-gold skirt. Behind them a large decorated float with a heart-shaped halo of coloured beads and marigold garlands frames a golden deity murti. A drummer in white dhoti with gold border stands at right beside a wheel, and other devotees move in the crowd.2016-12-09December 30 20082008-12-30December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession with a performer dressed as the elephant-headed deity Ganesha, wearing a gold crown, ornate gold-and-red chest piece, and garlands of red and green flowers over an orange dhoti. The performer holds a thin silver rod. Around him, people in saffron-orange robes and a man in white dhoti and shirt stand and watch, some applauding or gesturing, while devotees and spectators, including a woman in a red sari, line the roadside against dark trees. A metal barrier sits at the right edge.2016-09-01December 09 20162016-12-09December 31 20092009-12-31