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Night 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.

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December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession at a festival ground lit by strings of red, green and blue lights. A performer in a large white costume with a painted bull-like head, pink nose and horns dances forward, his white cloth flaring out. Several men in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth and white shirts behind him clap and gesture; one in the centre raises a tall golden trident-shaped staff with a finial. A chain-link fence and parked vehicles are visible behind, with a few people at the edge in white.2016-12-23Night 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 copiesDecember 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night 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.2016-12-23Night procession on a paved road lined with a red brick wall and bamboo, strung with green fairy lights. In the foreground a performer in a white costume and a white horse-shaped mask with a pink-tinged face and a long upright ear moves with a green shawl draped over the shoulder, holding a long white stick. To the left a smiling woman in a brown and gold sari stands near a decorated ratha with colourful umbrellas. Behind, white-clad devotees in white kurtas and orange dhotis walk, and a man in white with a camera photographs the scene. Event appears to be a celebratory procession.2016-12-23Night procession outdoors in front of a temple. In the foreground two large white bull figures with horns, draped in white cloth and green sashes, are carried or moved forward by people in white garments. Behind them a decorated palanquin-style canopy with red, yellow and blue panels stands above the crowd. Several onlookers in white shirts and dhotis watch, and women in colourful saris and jewellery stand at right, one holding a long staff. String lights decorate a tree at upper right. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in this view.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.2016-12-23Dusk procession on a dirt path lined with trees. In the foreground a large white bull figure with red pompoms on its horns is carried or accompanied by people, and a costumed figure in teal and blue stands beside it. A man in a grey shirt with an orange-saffron cloth over his shoulder walks at the front. Behind, drummers in orange and white robes play drums, and a line of white-clad devotees follows with ornate decorated palanquin-style structures and kalasha-like poles. Strings of small lights and blue and white flags line the route.2006-12-31February 17 20162016-02-17 +1 copiesNight outdoor fire ritual. A young man in white dhoti and shawl, with a tan head-wrap and orange-beaded necklaces, stands holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small bell in the other. Beside him a bald man in white dhoti with red border holds a silver vessel and wears a rudraksha mala. Seated and standing devotees in white, a few in orange and yellow, sit on white cloth at left with brass plates and offerings. A wooden carved disc and hanging leaf garland frame the scene, with smoke rising in the dark background.2010-10-16 +1 copies