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Night photograph of a street celebration lit by strings of multicoloured lights on a building behind. Several performers in elaborate costumes dance in the foreground: one in a blue and orange skirt with a green and gold beaded bodice and a tall white-and-pink plumed headdress, another in a magenta and orange skirt wearing a large gold, red and green latticed headdress. Behind them, a crowd of people in white dhotis and mundus stands watching, including a man in a white shirt with a red and orange shoulder cloth and a red cap. A drummer with a drum is visible among the onlookers, and orange and red flags hang on poles.

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December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession with folk dancers in elaborate costumes in front of a building decorated with colourful string lights and illuminated letters. In the centre, a dancer in a blue, purple and orange skirt with a gold-and-red headdress and a silver-patterned bodice leaps forward. To the right, a drummer wears a tall plume of white and pink feathers and a sequined, mesh-patterned purple costume. Behind them, a crowd of onlookers and devotees in white shirts and dhotis watches. Strong white floodlight illuminates the scene from the upper right.2016-12-23A night procession in a paved courtyard with string lights on a building wall. Two large costumed figures on stilts dominate the centre: the left one wears a magenta and orange skirt with a red and gold net veil, the right one a blue and orange skirt, a feathered headdress and a painted face. Behind them, men in white dhotis and women in saris carry umbrellas in blue, red and teal, and drummers in purple dhotis play drums. Figures in the left foreground include a bare-chested man in an orange-brown dhoti and a man in a white kurta with a gold-bordered waist cloth. Decorated poles and flags in red and orange appear at the right edge.2016-12-09Night procession on a paved street with a dancer in the centre wearing a purple and orange skirt, a green and gold embroidered bodice, a red-and-gold headdress with a feather plume, and holding a light source above her head. Beside her, a large puppet-style figure with a white horse-like head, pink and blue plumes, and a sequined blue and purple costume. Drummers in white dhotis and musicians with wind instruments follow behind, and string lights decorate a building on the right. Crowd members line the street in the background.2016-12-23December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09 +1 copiesNight procession scene outdoors with two performers in elaborate costumes resembling horse-mask folk dancers. Each wears a white horse head mask with feathered plumes in pink and blue, bright embroidered jackets in green and gold, and layered skirts in blue, purple and orange with sequined trim. The performer on the left wears a gold turban with a white feather, while the one on the right has red headwear and beaded jewellery. Behind them, a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, and others in dark jackets, stand watching under bright floodlights.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession with dancers in elaborate costumes: two performers in the centre wear sequined, mirrored headdresses with tall white and pink plumes, and long layered skirts in magenta, orange, teal and blue with beaded and sequined trim. Behind them, colourful umbrellas in red, teal and orange are raised above the crowd, and attendants in white and red clothes stand nearby. Drummers at right play handheld drums, and other participants line the paved path under bright lights.2016-12-09Night procession with two performers in elaborate costumes dancing on a dirt road: the foreground figure wears a gold and green sequined cape over a purple and blue skirt, a pink-and-gold headdress with a white plume, and a decorated back panel; the second dancer wears a white and gold headdress with pink and blue plumes, a purple and orange skirt and a green sequined shawl. Behind them, drummers and musicians in white dhotis and shirts play drums and instruments, and a crowd of devotees in white and saffron gathers. Lights glow on trees and a red-lit structure at the right edge, indicating an evening celebration.2016-12-23Night procession at an outdoor ground with bright lights. Two performers in elaborate costumes ride horse-shaped frames, one in purple and orange with a white horse head and pink plumes, the other in blue, purple and orange with a gold-trimmed headdress and fan. Behind them stand decorated colourful ratha-style canopy structures, and a crowd of onlookers, drummers in maroon and purple, and attendants in red saris and yellow-and-green costumes watch or walk alongside. A green-lit tree and a tent stand at the right edge.2016-12-23Night procession at an ashram with a brightly illuminated palanquin or float on the left, decorated with a large arched halo of white, green and purple flowers and lights, carrying a deity murti under a lit canopy. In the foreground two performers in elaborate costume ride or walk beside horse-shaped effigies with white and pink plumes, mirror-work and fringed red and green trappings; the man on the left wears a turban with a white feather, a green sequined bodice and a blue, purple and orange skirt, while the woman on the right wears a magenta and orange skirt with a red shawl and headdress. Behind them bare-chested men in white dhotis and orange shawls, some wearing rudraksha malas, follow with pink and red umbrellas and saffron flags. Lit building facades and string lights frame the scene.2016-12-09