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Night procession on a paved courtyard lined with string lights. At centre, a decorated tractor pulls an ornate float with a large multicoloured arch of flowers and a deity murti under it. Two performers in elaborate costumes dominate the foreground: one in a green sequinned top with a tall pink-and-white plumed headdress, and another in a magenta and orange skirt with a white horse-head mask and a veil. Women in orange saris with red blouses stand in a line on the left, holding umbrellas and flags. Men in white dhotis and bare-chested with rudraksha-style necklaces watch on the right. Red and blue ceremonial umbrellas and flags fill the scene.

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Night procession at an illuminated ashram setting with strings of coloured lights on a building behind. A decorated float is pulled by a green tractor marked KA 42 61 6. The float is covered in a large fan-shaped frame of marigold garlands in yellow, orange, purple and white, with a figure seated centrally on a flower-decked platform. Around it, a crowd of women in saffron and orange saris and men in white dhotis walk, while masked dancers in colourful costumes with feathered headdresses and garlands lead the group. Several umbrellas in red, purple and orange are held above the crowd, and a robed attendant in white stands near the float. A woman in a green sari and an onlooker in a yellow-and-white outfit watch from the right.2016-12-09Night 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 at an illuminated outdoor courtyard with stone paving. A decorated tractor cart, its canopy framed by a large colourful floral arch and lit with strings of lights, carries a deity murti and a seated figure in white dhoti with bare upper body and a rudraksha-style necklace, garlanded and attended by devotees. Women in white and cream saris stand at the right, holding offering plates. At left, a line of young women and girls in orange and red saris walk in procession, with several wearing flowers in their hair. Coloured umbrellas and a lit decorative palanquin appear in the background among string lights and a multi-storey illuminated building.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09A 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.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09 +1 copiesDecember 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession on a stone-paved courtyard beside a white tent, lit by floodlights. A decorated float with a large ornate arch of white, yellow and purple flowers and a deity murti is pulled by a red tractor. Participants in orange and saffron garments, some in white dhotis, walk alongside carrying red and multicoloured umbrellas and red flags. A woman in a green sari and a man in a white dhoti and shirt stand nearby, and a priest in a white dhoti holds a plate at the right edge. Strings of lights decorate a tree at the right.2016-12-09