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A festive street procession at night. A woman in a green and gold saree with a white beaded garland and jewelled necklace balances a brass pot filled with pink and red flowers on her head, smiling as she walks. Behind her, a man with face makeup and a dark wig wears a leopard-print garment, a beaded mala and a gold-trimmed headpiece. To the right, a woman in a red saree with a dark rudraksha mala looks toward the procession. Above, a drummer's drum and decorated poles with pink floral garlands are visible. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in this frame.

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December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23A 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.2016-12-09December 23 20162016-12-23Night 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 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession at an event lit by strings of blue, pink and white fairy lights overhead. In the centre, a woman in a green silk saree with gold border and a white-tipped shawl carries a tall headdress with a pink sequined crown and white feather plumes, with orange flowers at her hair; she wears a visible ID badge on her blouse. Around her, carrying pink and multicoloured tall headdresses, several women in gold-bordered sarees walk in the procession. Behind them, men in white kurta and dhoti with yellow shawls walk among a crowd of onlookers. Some dancers in the foreground wear large pink and purple sequined headdresses with feather plumes and bird ornaments.2016-12-23A 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.2016-12-09