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A night-time street procession with performers in elaborate costumes. In the foreground, a figure with long black hair wears an orange and green embroidered garment and orange multi-armed prop headdress, carrying a stick. Beside them, a performer in green costume with gold trim and a figure in a leopard-print outfit with a staff move through the crowd. Behind them, a large ornate float or chariot with a deity murti under a colourful garland-decorated arch is pulled along. Orange umbrellas, a drummer in white dhoti with orange shawl playing a large drum, and a photographer in white clothing are visible.

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Night 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 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 23 20162016-12-23December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession with performers in elaborate deity costumes. In the foreground, a figure with long black hair and several green arms wears a red-and-gold robe and a tall, ornate yellow-and-red crown. Beside it, a performer with painted dark skin and gold-trimmed headgear holds a trident-like staff. On the right, a figure with reddish-orange painted skin wears a tall gold and pink crown, layered silver-and-gold ornaments, and a long garland of pink, white and yellow flowers, and holds a staff in one hand while multiple arms with orange and blue sleeves extend outward. Crowds stand behind them under strings of coloured lights and a tent.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09