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Night procession at a temple-town celebration. Performers in green costumes with large peacock-feather fans and bird-head masks dance forward, one holding a fan of peacock feathers. Behind them, drummers in white dhotis and orange-trimmed cloths play large drums, and a decorated ratha/chariot with a colourful striped canopy and a palanquin-style structure stands in the background. Onlookers in shirts and dhotis watch from the left. A pink-lit speaker sits at the right edge. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in this scene.

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Night procession with performers in green peacock costumes, their heads topped with large fanned peacock feathers and beaked masks, wearing green and yellow-green skirts with red and orange bands. Behind them a decorated canopy and a red-and-gold kalasha-like spire rise against dark trees. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk among the crowd; a man in a yellow-and-white garment plays a long wind instrument at right, and drummers beat drums. Bright lights and a glowing pink drum rim add festive colour to the street.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession on a paved street lit by a bright white floodlight and strings of multicoloured lights on a building at right. Several dancers in saris of red, green, yellow and teal balance tall headdresses of white feather plumes, pink and multicoloured ornaments and floral garlands, moving among drummers and onlookers. A drummer at right wears a green top and white dhoti and carries a drum. Robed men in white and devotees stand behind the dancers, with a decorated red-and-yellow palanquin-like structure at the far left edge. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2016-12-23Night procession on a paved street lined with string lights on a building at right. Two dancers in elaborate costumes dominate the foreground: the left figure wears a sequined green and gold tunic over a blue and orange skirt with pink sleeves and a plumed headdress, while the centre dancer wears a purple and orange skirt, a sequined jacket and a white feathered headpiece with pink plumes, carrying a decorated drum. Behind them white-clad men in dhotis and white shirts play drums and wind instruments, and a drummer at right holds a lit pink-rimmed drum. A bright light flares near the centre. Spectators stand at the edge of the road under trees.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession with performers in bright yellow and green body paint, some wearing white head cloths and orange or blue waist cloths, dancing in a street-like open ground. Behind them, decorated colourful palanquins or ratha-style canopies with multicoloured fabric and gold tassels stand under a red tent and strings of lights. Onlookers in white shirts, dhotis and casual clothes watch and drummers play large drums. A woman in a green sari and a man in a white shirt and grey dhoti stand at right, with a costumed figure in headdress nearby. Trees and lit decorations frame the scene.2016-12-23Night procession on a paved road in front of an orange-painted wall strung with green and red lights. Performers in costume lead the way: a woman in a green and gold dress with a gold crown and garland, and a man in a tiger-striped costume holding a trident-like staff with a feathered headdress. Another performer in green and gold and a bare-chested figure with garlands and striped trousers dance alongside, and drummers stand at the edges. Behind them a crowd in white dhotis and orange shawls watches, and a large yellow parasol with silver fringe and a blue umbrella are raised above. Red flags are visible.2016-12-09December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession on a paved road lit by strings of coloured lights along a red wall. Performers in elaborate costumes dance with trident-like staffs; a figure in green and gold stands at left, and two dancers at centre wear dark matted wigs, a zebra-striped skirt with orange-and-blue trim, and a gold-and-black headdress. Behind them, devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, some with bags and drums, follow the procession under a yellow and blue ceremonial umbrella topped with a trident and kalasha-style finials. Smoke drifts through the scene.2016-12-09