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Night outdoor crowd scene during a festive procession with a white bull-headed figure carried on a platform above the crowd, a red flag on a pole behind it, and strings of blue, purple and green fairy lights overhead. In the foreground a smiling man with glasses and a red tilak wears an orange-saffron shawl, and beside him a woman in a white sari with gold necklace stands at left. Behind them, many devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, a man in a striped headwrap, and people in red, yellow and green clothing press together. A rudraksha mala hangs from a man in white at right.

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December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession at an outdoor ground lit by bright floodlights and string lights. Centre foreground, a performer wears a large white papier-mache bull mask with black horns, gold collar and pink-red trim, over a white body costume with red and gold ruffled skirt and purple hem, holding a small red flag. Around them, women in saris walk in the procession: one in a red sari with a dark beaded mala, another in orange-red with gold jewellery and a red bindi, others in pink and white. Men in white dhoti and shirts stand behind, and a few people watch from the edges. Strings of blue and green lights hang on a fence.2016-12-23 +1 copiesNight procession on a dirt road lit by a bright floodlight, with colored string lights and a chain-link fence behind. A man in a large white costume with a white bull-like head, red painted eye, and crown-like headpiece leads the group. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shirt with a dark cloth wrap holds up a tall gold ceremonial staff emitting smoke. A bald, bespectacled man in an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala smiles at left. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with necklaces, walk nearby, and a woman in a maroon sari stands at right, with others in white around them.2016-12-23December 31 20152015-12-31January 11 20092009-01-11A performer wearing a large white papier-mache bull costume with a white head, yellow eyes, pink-trimmed ears and a gold collar stands in a night procession. The person inside the costume has a grinning face, an orange head cloth and a red skirt-like drape around the base. Behind them, a crowd watches, including a woman in a green and orange sari with gold bangles, and men in white shirts. A metal pole rises beside the costume.2016-12-23Night photograph of a festival procession with bright lights and green string lights in trees. In the foreground a smiling man wears a white costume with a large white and black ox or bull headpiece with horns and a green draped cloth on its back. To the left a bald man with glasses wears an ornate costume with a decorated headdress and carries a trident-like staff. Behind them, people in white and saffron-coloured clothes and a woman in a green blouse and purple skirt stand among colourful umbrellas and onlookers.2016-12-23Night photograph at an outdoor ashram setting. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a pink-and-white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, smiles and gestures with his right hand as he walks toward the right. Behind him, devotees in white clothes and a woman in an orange-and-white sari follow along a wooden rail. On the right, a large black stone Nandi bull statue is decorated with yellow and white flower garlands.2006-12-30December 31 20152015-12-31December 31 20152015-12-31Night procession on a lamp-lit road lined with strings of green and red fairy lights and hanging ornate lanterns. A large crowd fills the road; most men wear white dhotis and shirts with rudraksha malas, and several wear vibhuti or tilak on their foreheads. A bald man in orange and saffron robes with a gold necklace is in the lower right foreground, and a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl raises one hand in greeting near the centre. A shaved-headed man in white stands in the lower right. Devotees in orange and green shawls mingle nearby, and a woman in an orange sari stands behind them. Some people are partially cut off by the frame.2013-03-10December 31 20152015-12-31