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Night procession with a large festival float of a lion-mounted blue-skinned goddess figure, the lion with a open mouth and yellow flower garland, the deity with a multi-armed form and gold jewellery. Devotees walk beneath many colourful decorated umbrellas in pink, blue, green, orange and red with sequin trim. A man in the foreground wearing a dark kurta and white shawl stands by the float, and a few other people are partly visible among the crowd. Dim lighting and a bright lamp overhead.

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September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night procession at Vijaya Dashami. A large decorated deity murti of a goddess with blue skin, a red garment, a lion mount with a gaping mouth, and yellow marigold garlands rides on a cart. Beside it a man with a bare chest and shaved head, wearing a red-orange cloth and a multicoloured flower garland, grips a pole and smiles. Dozens of ornate umbrellas in blue, pink, green and red surround the procession amid a dark crowd of devotees.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night procession photograph. A large colourful lion-faced deity murti with a blue arm and a mask-like face sits on a decorated ratha or float, draped in red fabric and yellow marigold garlands. Beside the float, a smiling man with long hair wears a red-brown garment and a garland, standing near the vehicle's edge. Crowds of devotees hold up many umbrellas in blue, red, pink, gold and patterned fabrics, lit by a street lamp against the dark sky. Several people are visible in the procession.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night procession photographed from the crowd. A large lion-headed deity figure with a golden mane, yellow garland and ornate red and gold cloth stands on a raised float beside a green-skinned, fierce-faced murti with a golden crown. Below, a smiling man with long hair, wearing a reddish-brown shawl and rudraksha mala with a white garland, stands among devotees. Ornamental umbrellas in pink, blue and orange with sequins are held aloft, and red flags wave in the dark. Devotees in festive clothes press close around the float.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30