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Night procession at a temple-style festival. In the foreground a performer in a purple and orange skirt, blue bodice with gold trim, and gold headpiece dances beside a white horse-shaped costume decorated with mirror work and pink-and-white plumes. Behind, two colourful canopied palanquins with fringed domes stand among a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts. To the right, figures with painted yellow-green bodies and a bearded man in a white robe stand near a drummer in a maroon shirt holding a drum. Strings of lights glow in the background.

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December 23 20162016-12-23Night photograph of a festival procession with dancers and drummers. In the foreground a performer in a purple and orange skirt, a green and black embellished blouse and a red-and-white headdress with a pink plume dances on a concrete path. Beside her a mirrored, white-and-blue costumed figure with a tall plume stands. Behind them, decorated palanquins with colourful canopies and fringed panels are carried through the crowd, and a drummer in red and maroon plays a drum. Other participants in saffron, yellow and green traditional dress and a figure balancing an ornate headpiece walk among onlookers in white shirts and dhotis under string lights.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession at an outdoor ground with bright lights. Two performers in elaborate costumes ride horse-shaped frames, one in purple and orange with a white horse head and pink plumes, the other in blue, purple and orange with a gold-trimmed headdress and fan. Behind them stand decorated colourful ratha-style canopy structures, and a crowd of onlookers, drummers in maroon and purple, and attendants in red saris and yellow-and-green costumes watch or walk alongside. A green-lit tree and a tent stand at the right edge.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession scene with a performer in an ornate horse costume: a white horse mask with blue and red painted eyes and a tall pink, white and blue plume, a green embroidered vest, a turquoise shirt and a magenta skirt, with a red and gold headdress. Onlookers in white shirts and dhotis stand along the road, one man holds a small child on his shoulders, and drummers play barrel drums with dhoti-clad players. Coloured lights and a decorated chariot appear in the background.2016-12-23Night procession on a paved street with a dancer in the centre wearing a purple and orange skirt, a green and gold embroidered bodice, a red-and-gold headdress with a feather plume, and holding a light source above her head. Beside her, a large puppet-style figure with a white horse-like head, pink and blue plumes, and a sequined blue and purple costume. Drummers in white dhotis and musicians with wind instruments follow behind, and string lights decorate a building on the right. Crowd members line the street in the background.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23A 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 on a paved street lined with string lights on a building at right. Two dancers in elaborate costumes dominate the foreground: the left figure wears a sequined green and gold tunic over a blue and orange skirt with pink sleeves and a plumed headdress, while the centre dancer wears a purple and orange skirt, a sequined jacket and a white feathered headpiece with pink plumes, carrying a decorated drum. Behind them white-clad men in dhotis and white shirts play drums and wind instruments, and a drummer at right holds a lit pink-rimmed drum. A bright light flares near the centre. Spectators stand at the edge of the road under trees.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.2016-12-23