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Night procession on a paved street lined with string lights and orange-brown buildings. Two performers in elaborate horse costumes stand facing each other: on the left, a man in a colourful feathered headdress, green embroidered vest and blue, purple and orange skirted costume holds a camera while riding a white horse frame with mirrored decoration; on the right, a performer in a magenta, orange and blue skirted costume with a green vest and a red-and-gold veil sits beside a white horse with pink plumes. Behind them, people in orange and white dhotis and bare-chested devotees stand near a drummer with a red and gold drum and yellow umbrellas.

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December 09 20162016-12-09 +1 copiesDecember 09 20162016-12-09December 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.2016-12-09Night procession scene outdoors with two performers in elaborate costumes resembling horse-mask folk dancers. Each wears a white horse head mask with feathered plumes in pink and blue, bright embroidered jackets in green and gold, and layered skirts in blue, purple and orange with sequined trim. The performer on the left wears a gold turban with a white feather, while the one on the right has red headwear and beaded jewellery. Behind them, a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, and others in dark jackets, stand watching under bright floodlights.2016-12-23December 09 20162016-12-09Night-time outdoor street scene during a procession, with a performer in a horse costume at centre. The horse costume is white and silver with mirrored decoration, a red-and-white plumed headdress, pink and blue plumes, red tassels, and a long blue, purple and orange skirt. The performer wears a gold-and-red turban with a white feather and a green embroidered vest. Around him, a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, several wearing chains or malas, stands and watches. Another costumed figure in white with a horned headdress stands at left, and string lights glow in the background.2016-12-23Night photograph of a street procession with two performers in elaborate folk costume: one wears a gold headdress with a white feather plume and a green sequined top over a multicoloured skirt of blue, purple and orange, the other wears a tall headdress with pink and blue feathers and a mirrored, sequined costume with a purple and orange skirt. Both wear decorated horse-head style masks. Around them, men in white dhotis and shirts wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and onlookers in casual clothes watch from the roadside under street lights.2016-12-23A 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.2016-12-09Night procession with dancers in elaborate costumes: two performers in the centre wear sequined, mirrored headdresses with tall white and pink plumes, and long layered skirts in magenta, orange, teal and blue with beaded and sequined trim. Behind them, colourful umbrellas in red, teal and orange are raised above the crowd, and attendants in white and red clothes stand nearby. Drummers at right play handheld drums, and other participants line the paved path under bright lights.2016-12-09Night procession at an outdoor ashram event. Two dancers in elaborate costumes with tall feathered headdresses, pink and white plumes, and painted masks move through the street; the foreground dancer wears a purple and orange skirt and red sequined garlands, the other a blue and orange skirt. Onlookers in white dhotis, saffron and orange shirts, and a man with an orange turban watch from behind. Behind them a building is outlined in colourful string lights and a hanging lamp row; a bright floodlight and red-and-orange flags complete the scene.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23