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Night procession on sandy ground lit by bright stage lights. A man in a white dhoti with gold border holds a video camera at left, while a shirtless man in orange cloth and rudraksha beads stands near a red-and-gold decorated arch. Several men wear orange and saffron garments and beaded necklaces, some playing drums. Red and pink ornate umbrellas and a red flag are carried above, and a woman in a blue sari and gold-trimmed clothing stands near the center with a decorated pot-like offering. A tractor is parked at left. Several dozen people are visible.

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Night procession on a sandy open ground with a red Massey Ferguson tractor at left. Two drummers in white and orange dhotis, bare-chested and with white cloth wraps, dance with red-and-white drums mounted on frames topped with feathered tassels. Behind them, a crowd of men and women in white, orange and saffron clothing carries colourful umbrellas in orange, blue and red and a red flag. A man at upper left in a white dhoti stands on the tractor holding a camera. Spectators in casual shirts watch at right.2016-12-09Night procession on a open ground. A man in white dhoti stands on a red Massey Ferguson tractor holding a video camera overhead. Around him, people in white dhotis and orange saffron robes, some with rudraksha malas, carry drums and stand among decorated red and orange umbrellas. In the foreground a shirtless drummer in a white vest and yellow patterned shorts swings a stick near a red arch-shaped festival ornament with feathers. Onlookers in white shirts watch from the right under dark sky.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession scene under pink stage lights with several large decorated umbrellas in red, orange and blue overhead. A group of men in white dhotis and saffron-orange cloths play drums and wind instruments. In the foreground, a red wooden arch and a yellow-and-gold decorated arch with feather tassels sit on the sand. A dark-haired young man in a white vest, orange waist cloth and white leggings stands centre, playing a tala-like instrument, and a man in white with an orange shawl holds a drum. Crowds of devotees surround the procession.2016-12-09Night procession on a paved road lit by stage lights and red and white flood lamps. In the foreground, a young man in a white sleeveless top and red shorts leaps over a wooden arched frame draped with a yellow and red cloth, bare-footed and wearing ankle bands. Around him a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, some in orange robes with rudraksha malas, watch and drum; drummers beat large drums on the right. Red and orange flags and red and blue decorated umbrellas rise above the crowd, and a red Massey Ferguson tractor stands at the left edge. A man at left carries a camera. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2016-12-09Night procession on a paved road with many people in white dhotis and shirts, several drummers beating dhol drums, and a dancer in a white top and red-orange waist sash moving between them. Large ceremonial umbrellas in orange, red, pink and blue with sequined edges are raised above the crowd, and red and orange flags wave in the background. A man in an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala stands at left beside a red tractor. Bright purple and white stage lights illuminate the scene.2016-12-09December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession with a performer in a white sleeveless top and orange-and-gold waist cloth leaping over a red arched wooden frame on sand, under stage lights. Behind him, drummers in white dhotis and white shirts play a large drum, and a man in an orange robe with rudraksha malas stands among the crowd. Ornate mirrored and blue umbrellas, white horned masks and a bare-chested man with ash markings and malas on the right frame the scene.2016-12-09October 30 20162016-10-30A night-time outdoor procession at an ashram-style grounds with people in motion on a dirt path. In the centre a bare-chested man in a red-and-gold dhoti dances with one arm raised, beside a figure in white dhoti with gold border and a bare-chested man with mala beads. On the left, young men in orange robes and rudraksha malas stand near umbrellas in orange and gold, and an orange-robed man in a red-maroon shawl walks nearby. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and coloured saris watches under strings of coloured lights. A red tractor with the label 1035 DI MASSEY is parked at right, and smoke drifts through the dark trees above.2016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30