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Night photograph, rotated sideways, of a street procession viewed from above. Dozens of people in white and colourful traditional clothing, many with red and blue umbrellas, walk along a road lit by purple and green lights. A white car with a decorated frame and a lit float sits at the centre, with a large illuminated deity or decorative float at the right edge. Palm trees and a lit building line the street, and figures in yellow and red costumes appear at the left.

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December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession seen from an elevated angle on a street lined with parked vehicles and onlookers. Many devotees walk in a long column, many women in colourful saris (yellow, orange, purple, green) and men in white dhotis and shirts. Numerous colourful umbrellas in blue, purple, yellow, orange and pink are held aloft, and red flags wave among them. A small vehicle decorated with flowers leads the line near a white car. Garlanded foliage and marigolds line the right side. Drummers in white appear in the procession, and bystanders watch from the left edge. a person is not clearly identifiable in this crowd.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession photographed from an elevated angle in a courtyard lit with multicoloured string lights and green-tinted stage lighting. A dense crowd of many participants moves through, many in white and bright traditional dress, some wearing ornate headdresses and masks with feathered plumes. Several pink, red, green and multicoloured decorative parasols are held aloft above the crowd. Lit garden trees and a low wall frame the scene, with a faint haze in the air.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession at a temple-like ashram seen from an elevated balcony. A long line of devotees in white and saffron-orange clothes carry large yellow, blue, orange and multicoloured umbrellas and red flags. A brightly illuminated decorated chariot topped with an elephant-head structure and a glowing ornamental arch moves along the path. A white car with pink-violet lighting leads the line and onlookers stand along the stone steps at left. Strings of lights and palm trees frame the scene.2016-12-09Elevated night view of a festival procession moving along a paved street lit by floodlights. Many participants in colourful costumes and headdresses, some carrying umbrellas, flags and decorated poles, walk in a dense column. A lit ornate palanquin with a canopy and a deity murti sits in the lower left foreground beside a white van. Orange shipping-container structures line the upper left, with spectators on a raised platform and a green cart nearby.2016-12-09Aerial night view of a street procession on a paved courtyard. Dozens of participants in saffron, orange, pink, purple and yellow saris and dhotis walk in lines carrying red and orange flags, with many colourful umbrellas (yellow, blue, purple, red, orange) held overhead. Several figures wear ornate headdresses and decorated costumes, some with peacock-feather or staff-like props, while drummers and musicians accompany the group. A large orange truck is parked at the top edge beside a green hedge and a white vehicle. The procession appears to be a ritual parade, with participants in white and colourful traditional dress.2016-12-09A night procession seen from an elevated angle along a stone-paved street. Dozens of participants in white dhotis and kurtas, and women in blue and multicoloured saris, walk among colourful painted costumed figures in yellow, orange, green and red with headdresses and staffs. Many carry large umbrellas in yellow, orange, blue and purple. Red and saffron flags are raised. On the left, a row of onlookers stands behind a barrier beside a white vehicle with speakers and purple stage lighting. A green-leafed decoration hangs at the right edge. Gold-coloured figures with drums and musicians are visible in the procession.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09