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Night street procession with a dense crowd under bright purple and white stage lights. Costumed performers in elaborate headdresses with feathers and gold trim walk among devotees. A large ornate golden umbrella and smaller decorated parasols are carried above, and a trident (trishul) is held aloft on the right. Strings of blue and white fairy lights hang overhead. Many participants wear white shirts and dhotis, and some devotees raise their arms and hands. Ritual procession atmosphere with floral garlands and colourful costumes.

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Night procession with a dense crowd of devotees in white shirts and dhotis moving under bright stage lights. Many performers wear elaborate costumes with peacock-feather headdresses, large decorated masks, green and gold garments and floral headpieces, some carrying ornate parasols and decorated poles. Strings of colourful fairy lights hang overhead along the route. Individual faces are partly obscured by movement and the crowd, so no one is identified.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession with a dense crowd of devotees filling a road lit by bright stage lights and strings of fairy lights. Umbrellas with gold and pink fringe and sequined trim are held overhead. In the centre foreground a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a saffron-yellow border and red-and-white beaded wrist strings raises his hand and dances. Nearby, people in colourful costumes with feathered and peacock-style headdresses and painted faces move through the procession. a person presence cannot be confirmed from the visible figures.2016-12-23Night procession on an open ground lit by bright stage lights and strings of colourful fairy lights. Many people crowd the scene. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti with a saffron-edged cloth, wearing glasses, dances with arms raised. Behind him, performers in elaborate costumes with painted faces, feathered and crested headdresses, and tall decorated frames take part in a street-style procession. Several ornate umbrellas in red, gold and green stand above the crowd. Mythic masks and bright plumes are visible among the performers.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession outdoors at a festival. In the centre a performer in an elaborate costume with a tall feathered crown and ornate sequined headdress stands among a crowd. Two large ceremonial umbrellas, one yellow and one white, are raised above the procession. Around them devotees in white and orange clothing and colourful headwear dance, with some raising their arms. Bright stage lights and smoke glow behind a low wall, and a crane-like vehicle is visible at left.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23A dense nighttime street procession under purple and magenta stage lights. Umbrellas with gold and red canopies edged in sequins rise above the crowd on the left and right. Central floats carry decorated deity murti with tridents and ornate headdresses, and a large arched float with a crowned ornament stands on the right. Crowd members in white dhotis and orange or saffron shawls, some with rudraksha malas, raise hands and cameras. Many people fill the foreground and background, with strings of lights overhead.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night 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.2016-12-23