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A nighttime street procession crowded with people. In the foreground, drummers play large drums while men in white and colourful dhotis and shirts crowd around them. Several women wear saris and carry tall brass or decorated pots topped with flowers and feather plumes. Above the crowd, a row of large umbrellas in red, yellow, blue and purple is held aloft over the procession. Strings of blue and green lights hang along a wall, a yellow crane sits at left, and a brightly lit temple gopuram glows in the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.

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A nighttime street procession crowded with drummers and devotees. Drummers in dark and teal clothing play large drums in the foreground, while a man in a white shirt and pink shirt watches nearby. Several ornate umbrellas in red, yellow, and green are held aloft above a group of people wearing elaborate headdresses with pink floral ornaments and white feathered plumes. A tall illuminated temple tower glows in the background beside a blue crane and strings of colourful lights. The scene suggests a ratha or festival procession with a rhythmic drum ensemble.2016-12-23Night procession in a crowded outdoor street with many people carrying colourful ceremonial umbrellas and decorated pots on their heads, flower-decorated kalasha pots. Drummers in white and pink shirts play large drums in the foreground, with a man in a striped shirt and a person in a red and white outfit beside them. Men in turbans and headscarves watch and move through the crowd. Fan-like plumes, string lights, a yellow crane and a brightly illuminated temple chariot or gopuram appear at the right background. Dozens of people visible.2016-12-23Night procession at a festival: a crowd fills the street lit by bright lights and strings of coloured bulbs. Drummers in the foreground beat large drums while men in white shirts and dhotis play along. Several women wear saffron and orange saris and hold up tall decorated kalasha-style pots topped with pink and white flowers. Brightly coloured umbrellas in red, yellow, green and purple are raised above the procession, and a lit ornate chariot or ratha glows in the background. A yellow crane stands at the left edge of the scene.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession at a temple-style festival: drummers in orange and white turbans and red-fringed costumes play drums in the foreground while a crowd surrounds them. Behind them, colourful paper parasols in yellow, red and green are raised, and a decorated ratha or palanquin with flower garlands and lights stands in the background under bright floodlight. Many devotees in white dhotis and orange headcloths move through the street.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession photographed with motion blur. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair and a red-orange patterned blouse carries a large brass or gold-coloured tray on her head, its surface blurred by movement. Around her a dense crowd of men and women in white kurtas, khaki and beige shirts, and sleeveless vests presses forward, many with arms raised. Decorated umbrellas with coloured fringe and string lights hang at left, a bright white light stands behind, and a yellow crane and a yellow excavator sit beyond a concrete wall. Many people are in the crowd; no single figure is identifiable as a leader, and no person is clearly a person.2016-12-23Night street procession at an outdoor celebration, with a dense crowd of devotees and dancers. Several performers wear elaborate headdresses, feathered fans, and colourful costumes with pink, silver and white ornaments, some with painted faces and headbands. Tall decorated parasols with yellow, orange and pink canopies are raised above the crowd, and a yellow excavator and bulldozer stand behind a concrete wall strung with blue and green fairy lights. Bright stage lights glow in the upper right corner.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession outdoors at a festival. In the centre a performer in an elaborate costume with a tall feathered crown and ornate sequined headdress stands among a crowd. Two large ceremonial umbrellas, one yellow and one white, are raised above the procession. Around them devotees in white and orange clothing and colourful headwear dance, with some raising their arms. Bright stage lights and smoke glow behind a low wall, and a crane-like vehicle is visible at left.2016-12-23