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Night photo on a raised blue platform beside two large painted deity murtis. On the left, a pink-skinned elephant-headed Ganesha in gold embroidered dress with yellow marigold garland and gold armlets. Behind him, a murti with a tall ornate green-and-gold crown and yellow face, draped in a garland. In front stands a young person in orange ochre robes with a rudraksha mala, one hand raised toward the murti, appearing to offer worship. Dark background with stage lights and a yellow cloth at the base.

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September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night procession at a water's edge with a large crowd carrying a large brightly decorated deity murti of a goddess with a glittering crown, multicolored sequined garments and a garland, held up on shoulders. Beside her, a pink-faced elephant-headed deity murti is also carried. Foreground men wear saffron-orange cloth draped over shoulders and a saffron turban; one figure with a dark rudraksha mala is seen from behind. Other participants wear white dhotis and orange shawls. Dark background with a railing at right.2017-09-30A night procession on a dark street features large decorated deity murtis on a raised float. Central figure has pink skin, an elephant head with a gold crown and gold ornaments, and holds a sweet in one hand (Ganesha). Flanking figures in gold crowns and yellow garlands stand on the float, with a figure holding a trident-like weapon at left (deity murtis in procession, Devi-style). Behind, a small golden canopied palanquin or shrine holds a small figure. Orange-robed attendants walk beside the float and a seated person in yellow stands at left. Foreground shows blurred onlookers and draped cloth.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night procession of large illuminated deity murtis on a decorated float, with a towering multi-armed Durga figure in red and gold brocade holding a trident and weapons, flanked by Ganesha with a trunk and pink-and-gold dress, and other figures in gold garlands. Dark silhouetted umbrellas and onlookers in the foreground, with red flags at the right edge. A lion or tiger mount appears beside the Durga figure. Some figures in the float wear orange robes. Scene is dimly lit at night.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night procession photograph of a large illuminated clay murti of Goddess Durga as Mahishasura Mardhini, with multiple arms holding weapons, a white ornate crown and white decorated backdrop, riding a lion on a decorated float. A bare-chested man in saffron-orange dhoti with rudraksha mala stands beside the float and reaches toward the deity. Other illuminated figures with white decorative arches are behind on a second float, lit against dark foliage. Garlands of yellow flowers hang on the chariot.2016-10-11Night procession on a decorated wooden cart, pulled by a tractor-like vehicle, carrying a large painted clay Ganesha murti with a golden crown, raised trunk and multiple hands holding a modak and an axe. Beneath the deity, a figure in orange robes stands holding a white fan-like whisk, and a seated person in orange clothing with a rudraksha mala sits on the cart holding a blue fringed umbrella. A small figure in red and gold sits near the front of the cart. Several young people in orange-saffron cloth stand at the left edge of the cart, one holding a blue umbrella, and the cart is lit by a bright floodlight in the dark background.2017-09-03