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Night procession photographed from the side of a street lined with a low wall. In the foreground, performers in elaborate costumes carry tall staffs and wear long black wigs, large floral garlands, and bright orange, red and green garments. One figure on the left has an orange face and a tall orange-and-gold crown, and another on the right has multiple green arms and a red flame-like headdress. A large illuminated halo-shaped backdrop with purple and white lights glows behind them, with a deity murti partly visible at the centre. Festival lights and flags line the upper area, and several onlookers stand at the edge of the frame.

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December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession at a street event with string lights overhead. Several performers in elaborate costumes and painted faces stand close together. The foreground figure has green skin, a tall red and gold feathered crown, a gold collar and a green garland of marigolds, holding a small drum and a hand-held ornament. Beside them a figure in red and teal with an orange-trimmed shawl holds a long gold trident. A figure on the right has a black-painted face, a striped gold and red headdress, a multicolour flower garland and a gold-trimmed yellow skirt. Crowds and a white van are visible behind. Several people are visible in the scene.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession photographed under a bright spotlight, with people in elaborate costumes and headdresses. On the right, a figure in a large crimson and gold feathered crown with a golden trident carries a decorative staff, wearing ornate green and gold garments and floral garlands. Beside them, a figure in a tall jewelled headdress and dark embroidered costume walks with a crowd. On the left, a person balances a tray with red flowers and a decorative bird-shaped ornament on the head. Strings of coloured lights and a yellow ornate parasol hang in the background, with spectators in white and light clothing behind.2016-12-23December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09A nighttime street procession with performers in elaborate costumes. On the left, a figure with multiple painted arms in teal and green, a tall headdress and a gold collar, wearing pink and red skirts with flower garlands. Centre, a performer with dreadlocked hair and a golden trident, wearing a patterned orange and black outfit with a crown-like headdress, next to a woman in a green and gold sari-style dress with a gold crown and red kumkum on her forehead. Drummers in white dhotis and orange shirts play drums on the right, and red flags and a blue decorated parasol rise above the crowd. Behind them, devotees in orange and white walk along the road.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession with performers in elaborate costume and makeup dressed as deities and demonic figures. Foreground, a figure in green with a golden crown, flaming headdress and trident stands beside a performer in green and gold lehenga-style dress with a golden crown, and a performer in orange-and-yellow patterned garments with a flaming crown and red-painted face with protruding tongue. At right, a performer in a black mask with a yellow face, garlanded with orange and yellow flowers, holds a rod. Men in white dhotis walk behind, and a drummer with a drum sits at left. Pink and purple stage lights and decorated umbrellas fill the background. Four costumed performers are visible, plus a few partially seen attendants.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09