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Night-time outdoor photo at an open gravel ground. A line of about 30 people in white clothes stands on the left, many with hands folded, a few holding small umbrellas and colourful ceremonial parasols. In the centre, a man in white stands near a burst of sparks and flame, appearing to light or ignite a firework or effigy-related device. On the right, a large lit effigy or figure with orange and red colours sits on a flatbed cart. A multi-storey building is faintly visible in the background. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance; the scene shows devotees and a ritual display.

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March 02 20162016-03-02March 02 20162016-03-02March 02 20162016-03-02Night outdoor festival scene on an open ground lit by string lights and a bright stage spotlight. At left, a line of people in white and cream clothes stand beside a large illuminated deity murti decorated with lights, one holding a lit torch. At right, a figure in dark clothing stands on a raised wooden frame, pointing and throwing a burst of sparks and fire into the air. A row of attendees in white and orange clothes stands along the back, near a lit shrine at the far right. Smoke rises through the dark sky above the crowd.2016-01-02Night-time outdoor ritual on bare sandy ground. A crowd of about thirty people, many in white dhotis and white kurtas, some in orange and saffron garments, stands in a group at left beside a fire pit with bright flames. Ceremonial parasols with decorative fringes stand among them. At right, a decorated vehicle or chariot carries a lit deity murti, surrounded by lamps, while a figure in white stands beside it holding a long staff and another person in a red and gold sari holds a torch. A tall pale pole stands in the foreground. Dark trees and a building are faintly visible in the background.2016-03-02 +2 copiesNight outdoor procession scene. On the left, a decorated palanquin or ratha with a deity murti is lit by flaming torches held by people in white clothes. Several torch bearers in white stand in front of it. A large crowd in white and saffron-toned clothing stands behind a line at the right under a tent. In the foreground right, a dark-clothed figure stands near a burning fire pit with sparks flying, and a bright spotlight shines across the scene. Strings of coloured lights hang from the canopy. The people shown are roughly a crowd of several dozen, mostly partly visible at the edges of the frame.2016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02March 02 20162016-03-02 +2 copiesMarch 02 20162016-03-02 +2 copies