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Night procession with illuminated decorative float at top left, showing a lit deity murti under a fringed canopy surrounded by string lights and garlands. In the foreground, performers in white and coloured costumes wear large painted animal-like masks with horns and feathered headdresses, one in red and white, another in green and blue. Several people in white and orange clothing stand among colourful parasols, red, blue and yellow, lining the street. A lit building with string lights is behind the procession. No identifiable a person depiction is clearly visible.

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December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession outdoors at a festival. Several large white bull figures with painted faces, horns and red, purple and orange fabric draped over their bodies are carried or worn by performers in the foreground. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk among them, and a crowd of onlookers stands behind under strong white floodlights. Two ornate, multicoloured decorated palanquin-style carriages with pointed domes and tassels stand in the background beside a red tent and string lights. A man in a white shirt stands at left.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23A night procession in a paved courtyard with string lights on a building wall. Two large costumed figures on stilts dominate the centre: the left one wears a magenta and orange skirt with a red and gold net veil, the right one a blue and orange skirt, a feathered headdress and a painted face. Behind them, men in white dhotis and women in saris carry umbrellas in blue, red and teal, and drummers in purple dhotis play drums. Figures in the left foreground include a bare-chested man in an orange-brown dhoti and a man in a white kurta with a gold-bordered waist cloth. Decorated poles and flags in red and orange appear at the right edge.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession at an outdoor ground with bright lights. Two performers in elaborate costumes ride horse-shaped frames, one in purple and orange with a white horse head and pink plumes, the other in blue, purple and orange with a gold-trimmed headdress and fan. Behind them stand decorated colourful ratha-style canopy structures, and a crowd of onlookers, drummers in maroon and purple, and attendants in red saris and yellow-and-green costumes watch or walk alongside. A green-lit tree and a tent stand at the right edge.2016-12-23Night procession outdoors in front of a temple. In the foreground two large white bull figures with horns, draped in white cloth and green sashes, are carried or moved forward by people in white garments. Behind them a decorated palanquin-style canopy with red, yellow and blue panels stands above the crowd. Several onlookers in white shirts and dhotis watch, and women in colourful saris and jewellery stand at right, one holding a long staff. String lights decorate a tree at upper right. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in this view.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession at an ashram with a brightly illuminated palanquin or float on the left, decorated with a large arched halo of white, green and purple flowers and lights, carrying a deity murti under a lit canopy. In the foreground two performers in elaborate costume ride or walk beside horse-shaped effigies with white and pink plumes, mirror-work and fringed red and green trappings; the man on the left wears a turban with a white feather, a green sequined bodice and a blue, purple and orange skirt, while the woman on the right wears a magenta and orange skirt with a red shawl and headdress. Behind them bare-chested men in white dhotis and orange shawls, some wearing rudraksha malas, follow with pink and red umbrellas and saffron flags. Lit building facades and string lights frame the scene.2016-12-09December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23