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Night procession with a crowd of devotees dancing and throwing coloured powder, creating a dusty haze. Several decorative umbrellas are held aloft, including blue, pink, yellow and purple canopies with embroidered and fringed edges. A golden trident-topped staff stands at centre. Men and women wear white, orange and black clothing; some are covered in yellow and grey powder. A cart with a large metal drum is pulled through the crowd. Background shows lights and flower decorations. Dark night sky above.

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March 13 20172017-03-13Night procession at an outdoor ground during Holi celebrations, with participants covered in coloured powder. In the foreground, a man in a grey t-shirt and white trousers holds a tall golden trident-topped staff with a brass finial, and beside him a man in a black shirt grips another golden trident staff. Several people carry colourful ornate parasols with fringed edges and embroidered panels in orange, yellow, green and purple. A woman in a black top and dark trousers, smeared with powder, dances in the middle distance, and a child in orange clothing is splashed with colour. Some men wear white kurta-style clothes. Festive lights glow faintly in the background.2017-03-13Night procession at a Holi-style celebration, with people dusted in white and coloured powder. A man in a grey graphic t-shirt and white trousers holds a gold trident (trishul) on a red pole, and a large yellow umbrella with floral embroidery is carried above the crowd. Several other ornate umbrellas in gold, purple, orange and pink float above, and a woman in a black top and a figure in orange wraps move among participants. Smoke or powder drifts in the air, and string lights glow in the background.2017-03-13Night procession at a Holi celebration, with people covered in white and coloured powder. Several devotees carry tall umbrellas with green, orange and blue fabric, and a golden trident (trishul) is held upright in the centre. A golden kalasha-style finial and a smoke plume rise near the trident. Men in grey and white shirts and white trousers dance and throw powder, while a woman in a dark sari and others stand nearby. Metal carts with pots line the path and the ground is dusted with coloured powder. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the crowd.2017-03-13Night procession on a paved ground during Holi-style celebrations, with participants smeared in coloured powder. A bald man in a grey shirt and white trousers holds a large golden trident-topped staff with a lit smoking censer, and a long-haired figure in dark clothes stands near him. Several people carry ornate yellow, red and pink decorated umbrellas on poles. A man bent forward wears an orange-stained garment and rudraksha-style adornment, and a figure in white clothes raises an umbrella. A decorated ratha/chariot with lights appears in the background. Visible people are numerous, with many devotees walking behind the parasols.2017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13Night procession during a Holi celebration in an open courtyard, with participants dusted in coloured powder and streaks of red and pink on their clothes. Several people carry tall poles topped with large umbrellas in green, orange and teal with fringed borders. A brass kalasha-style lamp stand with a trident-like finial is carried forward, releasing a plume of smoke or powder. Men in grey and black t-shirts and white kurtas walk alongside women in saris, one in a rust-orange sari. Coloured flags and strings of lights are visible in the background. a person is not clearly identifiable among the marchers.2017-03-13A night procession on a paved street lit by strings of blue, green, red and white fairy lights on a building behind. Participants covered in yellow, orange and pink powder pull and carry a decorated palanquin at the centre, with a raised arm and a bright torch light. Two large embroidered umbrellas in blue and purple with silver edging, and yellow and red ceremonial banners on poles, mark the procession. A man in white holds a brass lamp stand, another carries a tray of offerings, and a figure in orange and white walks among the crowd amid drifting coloured powder. A cart with metal plates sits at the left edge, and a woman in dark clothes holds one of the umbrellas on the right.2017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13Night photograph of a Holi-style celebration at an open outdoor ground, with powder and colour spraying through the air. Several people hold up pink, orange and yellow decorative umbrellas with silver fringe. A bare-chested man with long hair in a blue and red wrap stands at centre-left, and a shirtless man in dark trousers is covered in powder. Others in white, grey and dark clothing move through the crowd. On the right, a decorated golden palanquin or ratha with a trident-shaped ornament is visible, and smoke rises from its top. A small dove-like graphic appears in the upper left corner.2017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13