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Night procession on a stone-paved street lit by blue light and string lights. Several women in saris dance forward with cupped hands raised, many balancing tall decorated headpieces with pink, white and purple plumes. Behind them, a large illuminated deity murti sits in an arched frame, and red flags and a parasol are visible. On the right, a dancer in a green and red costume with a peacock-feather headdress moves alongside. Crowd members fill the background.

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A nighttime procession photograph of about six women in colourful saris walking together on a lit street, many carrying ornate decorated pots on their heads topped with tall peacock-feather style crowns in pink, red and silver tones. The women wear gold jewellery, bangles and anklets; their saris are green, orange, yellow, pink and white. Behind them a red flag, strings of multicoloured lights and a large decorated float or deity figure are visible, and a person in a bright green costume dances at the right edge. The scene is lit by green-tinted stage light.2016-12-09Night procession at an outdoor event with several women in saris walking on a paved path, each balancing a decorated pot on her head. The pots are topped with ornate pink, purple and gold structures with bird and peacock-like figures, and one has white feathers attached. The women wear green, purple and gold saris with gold necklaces and bangles, and some smile or gesture with their hands. Behind them a crowd of onlookers stands under strings of coloured lights and trees, with a man in a white dhoti and gold-trimmed shawl at right. No speaker or dignitary is clearly identifiable in the frame.2016-12-23December 09 20162016-12-09A night procession on a paved street with pink and magenta lights in the background. In the foreground a young woman in a gold and red silk sari, with a tall pink and gold headdress decorated with white feathers, walks forward with her hands raised in a dancing gesture. Behind her several women in colourful saris (purple, blue, pink, green) wear similar tall feathered headdresses and dance. Men in white dhotis and orange shawls, one playing a drum, walk among red and orange ceremonial umbrellas and decorated carts. The scene conveys a festival procession with dancers and drummers.2016-12-09Night procession on a paved path with many people. Women in saris in purple, maroon, green and mustard colours carry tall decorated kalasha-like pots with pink flower-and-tinsel crowns on their heads, and some carry lit items. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk among them, several playing large drums. A small decorated palanquin-style canopy with colourful panels stands at left beneath trees, with strings of lights in the background.2016-12-23December 09 20162016-12-09A night procession of women performers carrying decorated brass pots with pink, red and white floral and tinsel-trimmed kalasha-style headpieces on their heads. The foreground woman wears a bright pink saree with gold border and a red flower garland, a white feathered headdress, and a kumkum mark on her forehead, smiling and gesturing with one hand. Behind her, other dancers wear maroon, red and gold sarees and white dhotis, while drummers in white and drums with red cloth move along a paved road under purple and pink stage lights. No a person candidate is visible.2016-12-09Night procession of women in colourful saris carrying ornate decorated pots on their heads, each topped with pink and silver embellished crowns and peacock-like figurines. Dancers in magenta, green, purple and gold saris walk along a street lit by strings of multicoloured fairy lights. Men in cream dhotis and a yellow shirt and others in white stand among the marchers, with fluffy white and orange decorative plumes behind. Festive celebratory street procession.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23A night-time photograph of a street procession with several young women in colourful saris carrying tall decorated pots on their heads. The pots are topped with painted clay figures of birds and animals, with pink and red floral garlands and white feathery fans. The women wear red, blue, green and gold saris with gold borders, and one wears a long necklace. Men in white and orange-red shawls stand nearby, one holding a phone. A drum is visible at left, and bright purple and pink stage lighting fills the background.2016-12-23