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Night street celebration with a crowd dancing in an open courtyard lit by strings of multicoloured fairy lights on a multi-storey building behind. Several dancers in front wear tall decorated headdresses topped with pink and magenta sequined ornaments and white feather plumes, with some balancing ornate pots on their heads. Women in saris, one in magenta and one in purple, dance alongside performers in green and yellow costume. Drummers play drums at right, and a group of men in white dhotis and shawls and orange-striped sashes stands in the background. A small red flag flutters at the top right under a floodlight.

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December 23 20162016-12-23A night procession at an illuminated campus building. Women in colourful saris, including green, magenta and purple, walk in a line carrying tall decorated kalasha-style pots topped with ornate figures and feathered plumes on their heads. Behind them, drummers in yellow-trimmed headwear and men in white dhotis play large drums amid a crowd. The building is strung with multicoloured fairy lights. Festival drummers and kalasha-bearing women process at night in celebration.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night street procession with drummers and dancers in a crowded road lined with spectators. Foreground: a drummer in white dhoti and shirt with a saffron-orange shawl beats a large drum. Dancers wear green and gold, red and gold, and magenta costumes, several balancing tall pink and white decorated headdresses or kalasha-style pots with feathered plumes. Men in white dhotis and yellow headwear walk among them. Behind, a multi-storey building is wrapped in colourful string lights, and a ratha or ceremonial structure sits at centre. Bright floodlights illuminate the scene.2016-12-23Night procession on a paved path with many people. Women in saris in purple, maroon, green and mustard colours carry tall decorated kalasha-like pots with pink flower-and-tinsel crowns on their heads, and some carry lit items. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk among them, several playing large drums. A small decorated palanquin-style canopy with colourful panels stands at left beneath trees, with strings of lights in the background.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23A night street procession at a festival, with many performers in motion. In the foreground, a woman in a green and gold sari balances a large ornate pink-and-gold headpiece topped with a small figure. Behind her, a woman in a bright purple sari with a red and gold border dances with raised hands, wearing a beaded necklace and ankle bells. Other performers in colourful costumes, feathered headdresses and tall decorated pots on their heads walk alongside drummers. Strings of blue and white lights and illuminated letters decorate a multi-storey building behind the crowd.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession photographed from behind a group of women performing a dance with decorated pots on their heads. The pots are ornately decorated with pink and silver tinsel, gems, and small figures, some topped with peacock-like or bird ornaments. Several dancers wear red, gold, and purple saris with gold jewellery and bangles, and one wears a large white-and-green feathered headdress. Behind them, a crowd of people in white and yellow clothing walks along, and strings of blue, purple and orange lights hang in the background, with a large illuminated numeral 1 visible. The scene suggests a festival procession.2016-12-23Night procession at a temple-style festival with women carrying ornate decorated kalasha pots on their heads, topped with pink and gold floral arrangements and small deity figures. Several drummers in white dhotis and mustard-yellow shawls play large drums, and a woman in a teal blouse and gold necklace walks in the foreground. A decorated chariot or palanquin with a multicoloured canopy stands at left, and green lighting fills the background trees and string lights. The crowd is visible behind the performers.2016-12-23