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Night photograph of a street procession with two performers in elaborate folk costume: one wears a gold headdress with a white feather plume and a green sequined top over a multicoloured skirt of blue, purple and orange, the other wears a tall headdress with pink and blue feathers and a mirrored, sequined costume with a purple and orange skirt. Both wear decorated horse-head style masks. Around them, men in white dhotis and shirts wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and onlookers in casual clothes watch from the roadside under street lights.

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Night procession scene outdoors with two performers in elaborate costumes resembling horse-mask folk dancers. Each wears a white horse head mask with feathered plumes in pink and blue, bright embroidered jackets in green and gold, and layered skirts in blue, purple and orange with sequined trim. The performer on the left wears a gold turban with a white feather, while the one on the right has red headwear and beaded jewellery. Behind them, a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, and others in dark jackets, stand watching under bright floodlights.2016-12-23Night-time outdoor street scene during a procession, with a performer in a horse costume at centre. The horse costume is white and silver with mirrored decoration, a red-and-white plumed headdress, pink and blue plumes, red tassels, and a long blue, purple and orange skirt. The performer wears a gold-and-red turban with a white feather and a green embroidered vest. Around him, a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, several wearing chains or malas, stands and watches. Another costumed figure in white with a horned headdress stands at left, and string lights glow in the background.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession at an outdoor ground with bright lights. Two performers in elaborate costumes ride horse-shaped frames, one in purple and orange with a white horse head and pink plumes, the other in blue, purple and orange with a gold-trimmed headdress and fan. Behind them stand decorated colourful ratha-style canopy structures, and a crowd of onlookers, drummers in maroon and purple, and attendants in red saris and yellow-and-green costumes watch or walk alongside. A green-lit tree and a tent stand at the right edge.2016-12-23Night procession scene with a performer in an ornate horse costume: a white horse mask with blue and red painted eyes and a tall pink, white and blue plume, a green embroidered vest, a turquoise shirt and a magenta skirt, with a red and gold headdress. Onlookers in white shirts and dhotis stand along the road, one man holds a small child on his shoulders, and drummers play barrel drums with dhoti-clad players. Coloured lights and a decorated chariot appear in the background.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession on a paved street with a dancer in the centre wearing a purple and orange skirt, a green and gold embroidered bodice, a red-and-gold headdress with a feather plume, and holding a light source above her head. Beside her, a large puppet-style figure with a white horse-like head, pink and blue plumes, and a sequined blue and purple costume. Drummers in white dhotis and musicians with wind instruments follow behind, and string lights decorate a building on the right. Crowd members line the street in the background.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23A night procession in a paved courtyard with string lights on a building wall. Two large costumed figures on stilts dominate the centre: the left one wears a magenta and orange skirt with a red and gold net veil, the right one a blue and orange skirt, a feathered headdress and a painted face. Behind them, men in white dhotis and women in saris carry umbrellas in blue, red and teal, and drummers in purple dhotis play drums. Figures in the left foreground include a bare-chested man in an orange-brown dhoti and a man in a white kurta with a gold-bordered waist cloth. Decorated poles and flags in red and orange appear at the right edge.2016-12-09Night procession at an ashram with a brightly illuminated palanquin or float on the left, decorated with a large arched halo of white, green and purple flowers and lights, carrying a deity murti under a lit canopy. In the foreground two performers in elaborate costume ride or walk beside horse-shaped effigies with white and pink plumes, mirror-work and fringed red and green trappings; the man on the left wears a turban with a white feather, a green sequined bodice and a blue, purple and orange skirt, while the woman on the right wears a magenta and orange skirt with a red shawl and headdress. Behind them bare-chested men in white dhotis and orange shawls, some wearing rudraksha malas, follow with pink and red umbrellas and saffron flags. Lit building facades and string lights frame the scene.2016-12-09December 23 20162016-12-23