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Night procession at a street event with string lights overhead. Several performers in elaborate costumes and painted faces stand close together. The foreground figure has green skin, a tall red and gold feathered crown, a gold collar and a green garland of marigolds, holding a small drum and a hand-held ornament. Beside them a figure in red and teal with an orange-trimmed shawl holds a long gold trident. A figure on the right has a black-painted face, a striped gold and red headdress, a multicolour flower garland and a gold-trimmed yellow skirt. Crowds and a white van are visible behind. Several people are visible in the scene.

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Night procession photographed from the side of a street lined with a low wall. In the foreground, performers in elaborate costumes carry tall staffs and wear long black wigs, large floral garlands, and bright orange, red and green garments. One figure on the left has an orange face and a tall orange-and-gold crown, and another on the right has multiple green arms and a red flame-like headdress. A large illuminated halo-shaped backdrop with purple and white lights glows behind them, with a deity murti partly visible at the centre. Festival lights and flags line the upper area, and several onlookers stand at the edge of the frame.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession photographed under a bright spotlight, with people in elaborate costumes and headdresses. On the right, a figure in a large crimson and gold feathered crown with a golden trident carries a decorative staff, wearing ornate green and gold garments and floral garlands. Beside them, a figure in a tall jewelled headdress and dark embroidered costume walks with a crowd. On the left, a person balances a tray with red flowers and a decorative bird-shaped ornament on the head. Strings of coloured lights and a yellow ornate parasol hang in the background, with spectators in white and light clothing behind.2016-12-23December 09 20162016-12-09Four people in elaborate costume and face paint stand in a row before a red wall strung with multicolour fairy lights, in what appears to be a street-theatre or festival-style performance. The figure at left has green skin, multiple arms, a fiery orange and gold halo-like headdress, and a long red garland, holding a sword-like implement. Next is a man with white face paint, black hair, a crown, a leopard-print lower garment and a trident, wearing orange and white garlands. Beside him a woman with red face markings, a gold crown, a green skirt, gold jewellery and folded hands stands in a namaste gesture. At far right a figure with black face paint, a feathered headdress, gold necklaces and a striped pink-and-red skirt holds a staff, with orange garlands. Two men in white clothing stand at the right edge.2016-12-09Night procession with performers in elaborate deity costumes. In the foreground, a figure with long black hair and several green arms wears a red-and-gold robe and a tall, ornate yellow-and-red crown. Beside it, a performer with painted dark skin and gold-trimmed headgear holds a trident-like staff. On the right, a figure with reddish-orange painted skin wears a tall gold and pink crown, layered silver-and-gold ornaments, and a long garland of pink, white and yellow flowers, and holds a staff in one hand while multiple arms with orange and blue sleeves extend outward. Crowds stand behind them under strings of coloured lights and a tent.2016-12-09Night procession scene with performers in elaborate costume. A central figure wears a tall flame-red and gold crown, a painted orange and blue face, and many arms holding orange tools, with a dense garland of white, pink and multicoloured flowers around the neck and chest. To the left, a performer in green with a long black wig and gold trim stands beside a figure holding a gold trident. At right, a drummer in white dhoti and orange shawl plays a large drum. Behind them, a large decorated float with a colourful arched backdrop and a palanquin-like structure is lit by a white spotlight. Several other people in white and orange clothing stand in the crowd.2016-12-09