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Night procession in a crowded outdoor street with many people carrying colourful ceremonial umbrellas and decorated pots on their heads, flower-decorated kalasha pots. Drummers in white and pink shirts play large drums in the foreground, with a man in a striped shirt and a person in a red and white outfit beside them. Men in turbans and headscarves watch and move through the crowd. Fan-like plumes, string lights, a yellow crane and a brightly illuminated temple chariot or gopuram appear at the right background. Dozens of people visible.

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A nighttime street procession crowded with people. In the foreground, drummers play large drums while men in white and colourful dhotis and shirts crowd around them. Several women wear saris and carry tall brass or decorated pots topped with flowers and feather plumes. Above the crowd, a row of large umbrellas in red, yellow, blue and purple is held aloft over the procession. Strings of blue and green lights hang along a wall, a yellow crane sits at left, and a brightly lit temple gopuram glows in the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2016-12-23A nighttime street procession crowded with drummers and devotees. Drummers in dark and teal clothing play large drums in the foreground, while a man in a white shirt and pink shirt watches nearby. Several ornate umbrellas in red, yellow, and green are held aloft above a group of people wearing elaborate headdresses with pink floral ornaments and white feathered plumes. A tall illuminated temple tower glows in the background beside a blue crane and strings of colourful lights. The scene suggests a ratha or festival procession with a rhythmic drum ensemble.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession at a festival: a crowd fills the street lit by bright lights and strings of coloured bulbs. Drummers in the foreground beat large drums while men in white shirts and dhotis play along. Several women wear saffron and orange saris and hold up tall decorated kalasha-style pots topped with pink and white flowers. Brightly coloured umbrellas in red, yellow, green and purple are raised above the procession, and a lit ornate chariot or ratha glows in the background. A yellow crane stands at the left edge of the scene.2016-12-23Night procession with dense crowd moving through an open courtyard lit by string lights. A decorated palanquin-style float with an ornate arched canopy frames a seated figure, carried forward by performers. Foreground: women in purple and colourful saris balancing decorated brass pots with peacock-feather and pink ornaments on their heads, a man in white in front, and drummers beating a large drum. A man in a yellow costume dances near the front, and bare-chested men in orange-white dhotis walk in the middle. Peacock-feather fans, blue and red umbrellas, and a metal-framed building stand behind.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession on a paved ground lit by a bright floodlight and a street lamp. Men in white dhotis and shirts, one holding a large drum (dhol) at his side, move among a crowd. A small blue canopy umbrella and decorated kalasha-style pots adorned with pink and purple flowers are carried above, with strings of coloured fairy lights strung along a fence. A person in a green and yellow skirt stands near the centre. Several spectators in striped and plain shirts watch, some with shawls draped over their shoulders. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2016-12-23Night street procession at an outdoor celebration, with a dense crowd of devotees and dancers. Several performers wear elaborate headdresses, feathered fans, and colourful costumes with pink, silver and white ornaments, some with painted faces and headbands. Tall decorated parasols with yellow, orange and pink canopies are raised above the crowd, and a yellow excavator and bulldozer stand behind a concrete wall strung with blue and green fairy lights. Bright stage lights glow in the upper right corner.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession at a temple in South India, with a large crowd of devotees pressing around a decorated palanquin carrying deity murtis. The palanquin is framed by a large colourful floral arch of red, yellow, green and white garlands. Men in white dhotis and orange-saffron shawls walk close, some holding ceremonial umbrellas with multicoloured tassels, and a drummer in a red checked shirt plays a drum at left. A shirtless man in an orange dhoti stands at the centre, with women in white saris and orange wraps around them. Thatched roofs and a wooden railing frame the scene under a dark sky.2006-12-23