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Night photograph taken from an elevated position of a street procession moving across a paved courtyard lit by pink and magenta stage lights. Many performers in colourful costumes with feathered and ornate headdresses walk and dance in two lines, some carrying large umbrellas in red, purple and yellow, others beating drums. A white pickup truck and a yellow van sit at the left edge beside a raised platform where several people stand with equipment, and a small drone hovers over the stones at the lower left. Potted plants with string lights frame the right foreground.

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December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Aerial night view of a street procession on a paved courtyard. Dozens of participants in saffron, orange, pink, purple and yellow saris and dhotis walk in lines carrying red and orange flags, with many colourful umbrellas (yellow, blue, purple, red, orange) held overhead. Several figures wear ornate headdresses and decorated costumes, some with peacock-feather or staff-like props, while drummers and musicians accompany the group. A large orange truck is parked at the top edge beside a green hedge and a white vehicle. The procession appears to be a ritual parade, with participants in white and colourful traditional dress.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09A night procession seen from an elevated angle along a stone-paved street. Dozens of participants in white dhotis and kurtas, and women in blue and multicoloured saris, walk among colourful painted costumed figures in yellow, orange, green and red with headdresses and staffs. Many carry large umbrellas in yellow, orange, blue and purple. Red and saffron flags are raised. On the left, a row of onlookers stands behind a barrier beside a white vehicle with speakers and purple stage lighting. A green-leafed decoration hangs at the right edge. Gold-coloured figures with drums and musicians are visible in the procession.2016-12-09Night procession seen from an elevated angle on a street lined with parked vehicles and onlookers. Many devotees walk in a long column, many women in colourful saris (yellow, orange, purple, green) and men in white dhotis and shirts. Numerous colourful umbrellas in blue, purple, yellow, orange and pink are held aloft, and red flags wave among them. A small vehicle decorated with flowers leads the line near a white car. Garlanded foliage and marigolds line the right side. Drummers in white appear in the procession, and bystanders watch from the left edge. a person is not clearly identifiable in this crowd.2016-12-09Overhead night photograph of a procession on a paved courtyard lit by floodlights. Many people in white and coloured clothing walk in lines, with women in bright blue, purple and yellow saris and ornamented headdresses at the front. Several people hold large orange, yellow and purple umbrellas. A yellow-and-white vehicle and an orange truck are parked at the top edge, and string lights glow at the lower left.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession photographed from an elevated balcony along a stone-paved path lit with magenta and violet stage lights. Two long rows of devotees walk in orange and saffron garments, many carrying large umbrellas in yellow, orange, blue and red, and red and orange flags on poles. An ornate decorated palanquin or float with a lit deity murti stands at the far right, framed by a lit arch with a glowing halo design. A white pickup truck with a sound setup and speakers drives at the left. Orange cabins stand behind the trees, and palm trees rise at the top. Many people are visible, including figures in white dhotis and orange saris, forming a large procession.2016-12-09A night street procession photographed from above under green and magenta stage lighting. Many people in procession wear vivid costumes: performers in bright yellow body paint and gold briefs, figures in red, orange and blue dresses, and performers in elaborate multicoloured headdresses and masks. Several people carry tall red and orange flags, and others hold large decorated umbrellas in orange, blue, teal and gold. Men in white shirts and dhotis walk along the edges, and a small group of onlookers stands at the right. A parked green-and-grey tractor trailer sits at the left edge of the road.2016-12-09