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A night procession shows a large illuminated Durga murti with many arms, holding weapons, adorned with yellow marigold garlands and a decorated crown, seated on a lion-like vahana in the centre. Beside her stand smaller murtis including Ganesha with a pink garment and another deity with an ornate headdress. Dense crowds in dark clothing hold up red and pink flags and dark umbrellas in the foreground, lit by bright festival lights against a black sky. No single identifiable person is clearly present as a person; the scene is a festival procession with deity murtis on a float.

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A night procession at Vijaya Dashami features a large illuminated clay murti of multi-armed Goddess Durga, holding weapons including a trident-like staff, adorned with yellow garlands and a jeweled crown, mounted above a tiger-like figure. Beside her stand a Ganesha murti in pink and a second deity murti in green and gold. Below, a crowd of devotees walks under purple and red flags and umbrellas, with a few faces visible in the dark. No identifiable a person is visible in the frame.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night procession photograph with a large colourful Durga murti on a raised float, the goddess with many arms holding weapons, wearing a green and gold crown and red and gold sari, riding beside a golden lion. A smaller Ganesha murti in pink and a second decorated deity figure stand to the right, garlanded with yellow flowers. Orange and red flags and umbrellas fill the foreground while a crowd moves below. A seated man in white ritual clothing sits at the base of the float near the lion, appearance uncertain, so no identification is made. Dark sky surrounds the illuminated float.2017-09-30A night procession shows a large illuminated deity murti of Devi, a multi-armed goddess with a crown and red-and-gold garment, standing above a golden-lit float that carries a lion mount and smaller decorated deity figures, one with an elephant-headed form. Dark silhouetted crowds carry red, yellow and orange umbrellas and banners in the foreground, with stage lights and a metal framework behind the float.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night procession with a large illuminated clay murti of Devi, a multi-armed goddess with a crown and red-and-gold sari, holding weapons including a trident, standing on a lion. Beside her are figures of Ganesha in pink and gold and other deities with ornate headdresses. Crowds walk beneath dark umbrellas and red-and-orange flags, with a trident-topped pole in the foreground.2017-09-30Night procession at Vijaya Dashami with illuminated deity murtis on floats. A tall Durga-form murti with many arms holds weapons and a trident-like staff, wearing a red and gold sari and crown, with a lion beside her. Ganesha murti with a pink-red body and gold garland stands in the centre, flanked by Lakshmi and Saraswati murtis in ornate gold headdresses. Black umbrellas are raised over the crowd, and dense devotees and onlookers fill the foreground in the dark street. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2017-09-30Night procession at a festival: a large, brightly painted multi-armed Durga murti rides on a raised float, standing on a lion with weapons in her many hands and a golden crown, flanked by lit figures of Ganesha and other deities. Below, a crowd of people walks beneath red and maroon umbrellas and red flags, with a golden ornate shrine or palanquin canopy visible at the right edge. The scene is lit against a dark background. Four or more prominent people are not individually distinguishable; no a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night procession at a Vijaya Dashami celebration. Large colourfully painted murti of Durga with many arms, holding weapons, rides a float alongside smaller deity figures including a figure resembling Ganesha in a pink and white decorated frame. Dense crowd of unidentified people walks under dark and red umbrellas and red banners, with lamps glowing at the lower right. No identifiable a person candidate is visible in the crowd.2017-09-30Night photograph of a procession with illuminated deity murtis on carts. The largest figure is a multi-armed Durga-style murti with a crown, holding weapons and wearing a red-and-gold sari and yellow garland, its image bright against the dark sky. Beside it stand a pink-trunked Ganesha murti and other figures with ornate headdresses and gold garments. Behind them a decorated palanquin-like shrine with a striped canopy glows. Many people walk below, holding dark umbrellas and flags, their faces mostly hidden in shadow, with a blue pole in the foreground.2017-09-30