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Night photograph of a large golden demon effigy seated on a raised wooden platform beneath a leafy tree, with blurred coloured lights in the background. The effigy wears a black draped garment, gold armour and bangles, a gold shield-like plate, and has a pink-and-orange headdress with a long vertical rod extending upward. To the left, a shirtless young attendant with a red tilak and a beaded necklace reaches up to steady the rod. A figure in orange garments stands at the platform base. Lights and cables are visible beneath the platform.

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November 05 20162016-11-05Night outdoor photo of a large golden deity figure seated on a yellow-lit wooden platform, with a rooster perched on its head and a green leafy branch behind it. The figure wears a black cloth garment with a yellow wrap, holds a golden cymbal-like disc and a staff. To the left, a shirtless attendant in orange-saffron cloth reaches up to touch the figure, and another person in orange sits at the lower left edge. A few blurred people are visible in the background.2016-11-05November 05 20162016-11-05Night outdoor scene at a festival: a large painted effigy of a demon with a red face, gold crown, gold shield and a raised golden sword sits on a yellow wooden platform. A shirtless young man in red dhoti grips the effigy's shoulder from behind. A woman in orange sari holds a long white rope or cord raised beside them. Two oil lamps with flames burn at the platform edges, and a crowd of spectators stands behind under strings of multicoloured lights. A yellow-clad attendant sits in the lower foreground.2016-11-05November 05 20162016-11-05Night procession on a yellow wooden ratha/chariot with a large painted demon figure in gold crown and armour, holding a curved sword, with a shirtless young man in a red dhoti standing behind it. Devotees in saffron and orange dhotis and shawls walk around the cart, some bare-chested, with strings of lights and crowds in the dark background. The scene resembles a festival procession, possibly linked to the demon-slaying theme of Skanda Shasti.2016-11-05November 05 20162016-11-05November 05 20162016-11-05Night procession scene at an outdoor festival. A large painted effigy of a demon figure stands on a gold-coloured wooden platform, with an orange and red face, moustache, golden crown and armour, a black garment, and a raised golden club and drum-like cymbal in its hands. Behind it a blue canopy and strings of coloured lights decorate the grounds. In the foreground a devotee holds a tall spear-like staff with a flag, and a few people stand to the left, including a bald man in white clothes with a shawl and a man in a white shirt. Several people are visible in the crowd, some in red and white clothes.2016-11-05November 05 20162016-11-05Night procession on a wooden flatbed cart pulled by a red tractor, lit by bright lamps and string lights. A large painted effigy of a demon with a fierce red-and-green face, golden crown and armour holds a stick, seated before a leafy tree. Around the cart, men in orange and red dhotis and rudraksha malas pull and steady the platform. On the left, an older man with white hair and spectacles wears a white dhoti and orange shawl, standing among devotees in saffron clothing. The scene suggests a festival procession with a demon figure.2016-11-05Night outdoor scene lit by a single bright light from the left. On the left, a standing figure in saffron-orange dhoti and belt, with a red-and-white floral headdress and long dark hair, holds a sword or staff upright. On a raised golden platform in the center-right, a seated figure in dark blue robes faces away, with a large golden shield-like disc and a golden staff behind, flanked by green foliage and a small offering lamp on the platform. A thin smoke haze rises at the base.2016-09-01