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A dense night procession of many people crowds a paved street. Several men in white dhotis and ochre wraps, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, move among participants. Several figures are painted yellow and green, one wearing a tiger-striped headdress, while women in colourful saris and bright blouses stand along the sides, some clapping. A red flag bearing a printed portrait and a red parasol-style canopy appear at the top right, and a large feathered ornament sits at the upper left. A man in a pink shirt stands among them.

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December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Street procession at night with dancers painted entirely yellow, wearing yellow shorts and yellow hooded masks with red spots, performing energetic kicks and arm-striking moves in a circle. Behind them, drummers in white dhoti and shirt beat large drums, and women in orange, yellow and blue saris and men in white and dark clothes crowd the road. Decorated costumed figures with crowns and garlands stand at left, and ornate pink and silver umbrellas or canopies rise above the crowd.2016-12-09A night procession on a paved path lit with pink and magenta light and strings of coloured bulbs. Women in pink and blue saris carry tall pink-and-white decorated pots (kalasha) on their heads, and one wears a headdress with white feathers. A shirtless man with orange-painted skin and an orange dhoti walks at centre, with other devotees in dark red and orange cloth around him. On the right, performers wear ornate red and pink costumes with large painted masks and headdresses. Behind them rises a decorated float with a deity murti under a lit arch.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09A photograph of a dense crowd inside a large festival pavilion with red and orange draped ceilings and hanging marigold-style garlands. In the foreground, a bare-headed man in white shirt and a shaved-headed sadhu in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand among devotees. Women in red and orange saris with long braided hair and a woman in green sari with red sindoor move through the crowd, some holding brass vessels and offerings. A man in a pink-and-white checked shirt holds his hands in anjali. Red carpets, colourful umbrellas and decorated stalls frame the scene, with a silver-decorated seat at the right edge.2016-04-24October 06 20162016-10-06A night procession crowds a street under green and magenta stage lighting. Red flags rise above the crowd, and decorated umbrellas in green, orange and blue shade the area. Many devotees in saffron, orange, red and white saris and kurtas dance and clap, some holding brass and kalasha-style pots. A large white figure draped in a cloth covering is carried at centre, with drummers in white beating drums at right. Red and orange ceremonial headdresses appear in the crowd. Dense crowd, dozens of people visible.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession with many people crowding a paved street under coloured parasols. Centre right, a bald man in saffron robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings stands beside a figure wearing a pink and gold headdress with a golden face mask. Left, a costumed figure in red and blue plumage with a tall feathered crown and a pink-and-white garland. Men in white dhotis and saffron-orange robes carry drums and staffs, and a cameraman in a white dhoti films close by. A bright pink umbrella is in the foreground and red flags are visible at right.2016-12-09December 23 20162016-12-23