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Night procession during a Holi-style celebration, with participants covered in white and coloured powder. In the foreground a bare-headed man in a grey t-shirt, his back and shoulder dusted with powder, carries a large gold trishul-topped standard with a gold lamp dish. Behind him a figure in a blue-and-black shirt, marked with red and yellow powder, walks under a blue canopy decorated with gold trim, sequins and a small framed picture. To the right, a woman in black with yellow powder on her face smiles, and women in orange and red saris walk along the street. Several people in white and grey clothes are visible in the crowd, and a lit lamp glows in the background.

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A festive procession on a dusty ground during Holi-style celebrations, with participants covered in coloured powder and white powder. In the foreground a man with a shaved head and grey-and-white dusted t-shirt holds up a brass trident (trishul) on a stand. Beside him a person in a red and yellow dusted shirt and cream trousers walks under a blue umbrella with a sequined fringe and small framed portrait medallions. Other participants in white kurtas and orange-red garments move behind, some carrying saffron and orange banners and staffs. Multiple people in white and coloured clothes fill the background.2017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13A night procession of devotees covered in coloured powder and white dust moves along a dusty street. In the foreground a man with a shaved head and grey t-shirt, dusted white and smeared with red, holds up a large gold ceremonial trident-shaped staff with a lamp-like base. Behind him a blue canopy umbrella with fringed silver trim and small framed portraits carried overhead shades a woman in a red-and-green top and head scarf. Other participants in white kurtas and pants walk with long red-tipped poles and a gold-and-red flag, and women in red and orange skirts stand at the right. The mood is festive, consistent with a colour-powder celebration.2017-03-13Night procession at a Holi celebration, with devotees covered in white and orange powder. A large gold trident (trishul) with a finial is raised at the centre, held by a man in a dark shirt and white-powdered devotees around it. Several ornate umbrellas in red, yellow, orange and green with mirror-work trim are carried overhead. A man in an orange dhoti and red-powdered face and body stands at the lower right, and people in white and dark clothing move around the group. Smoke rises from the top of the trident, and colourful lights glow in the background.2017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13Night procession on a paved ground during Holi-style celebrations, with participants smeared in coloured powder. A bald man in a grey shirt and white trousers holds a large golden trident-topped staff with a lit smoking censer, and a long-haired figure in dark clothes stands near him. Several people carry ornate yellow, red and pink decorated umbrellas on poles. A man bent forward wears an orange-stained garment and rudraksha-style adornment, and a figure in white clothes raises an umbrella. A decorated ratha/chariot with lights appears in the background. Visible people are numerous, with many devotees walking behind the parasols.2017-03-13