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Night photograph of a street celebration with several performers in colourful folk costumes dancing on a stone-paved ground. Three prominent dancers in the foreground wear green turbans, orange and yellow embroidered tunics, magenta and pink pleated trousers, beaded bib necklaces and ankle bells; one raises both arms. Behind them, spectators in white kurtas and dark jackets stand in a crowd under strings of lights. A green decorated structure is visible at the top.

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December 23 20162016-12-23A nighttime street procession in a town lit with blue, purple and white fairy lights and illuminated arches on a building behind. Several dancers in the foreground wear bright green and orange turbans, colourful patterned costumes and white fur-like hip ornaments; two are mid-step, one holding a stick. Behind them a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, some in orange and red turbans and shawls, stands along the road, with a decorated palanquin or ratha carrying a figure lit by lamps at the upper right. No face-based identification is made.2016-12-23Night procession with illuminated string lights on a building behind. In the foreground, two performers in colourful costumes crouch and dance on a pale paved street; the front dancer wears a green turban, orange and green embroidered tunic, pink trousers and gold-trimmed skirt, with garlands and a red tilak. Behind them, a crowd of men in white dhotis, saffron and orange turbans and patterned folk costumes walks along; on the right, several people in white and pink shirts watch. An ornate illuminated float or palanquin with a deity murti rises at the top right.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night photograph of a festival procession in an illuminated outdoor courtyard. In the foreground, performers in orange, red and green costumes with green turbans kneel and bow low toward a row of people standing in front, while a man in a pink turban and white dhoti with a red shawl stands at left. Behind them a crowd in white dhotis, saffron and kurtas watches, and several people carry yellow and green flags on poles. Strings of multicoloured lights frame a building beyond, and a lit decorated float or palanquin is visible at upper right. Several dozen people are visible in total.2016-12-23Night procession with folk performers in colourful costumes. In the foreground a performer in a green turban and orange-and-gold garment kneels, holding a long curved blade, while a second performer in a green turban, beaded necklaces and a pink-and-green skirt with white fringe raises a sword. Behind them drummers in yellow headwear and a row of performers in bright clothes move through the crowd, with string lights and a decorated float with yellow garlands above. Spectators in white dhotis and shirts and in sari-like dress stand watching along the right side.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession scene on a stone-paved street. In the foreground, a performer in a green turban and orange-and-green embellished costume with fringes, beaded necklaces and fur-like white tassels kneels and aims a bow with an arrow. Behind him, several other performers in colourful costumes, red and purple trousers, pink trousers, bells and feathered headdresses stand or move along the street, with drums and people in the background. The scene resembles a tribal-style folk performance during a festival procession.2016-12-23