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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.

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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.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 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.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night procession of large decorated deity murtis on a float, lit against a dark sky. A towering multi-armed Durga-style murti with a lion mount, holding weapons and a trident, dominates the right. Beside her are a pink-bodied Ganesha with an elephant head and other gilded murtis with crowns and garlands. Many people walk beneath black umbrellas in the foreground, some in orange clothing near the float. Red flags and a lit structure appear in the background.2017-09-30Night 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.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night procession with a large colourful clay murti of the goddess Durga riding a lion, eight or more arms raised holding weapons including a trident and sword, gold crown, red and pink sari with gold border, garlanded with yellow marigolds. A smaller similarly adorned goddess figure stands at the far left. Crowd of devotees beneath many dark and blue umbrellas, some in orange clothing, with red flags and a small blue deity figure near the lion. Bright lights in the background.2017-09-30Night procession with a large multi-armed Durga-style deity murti in a richly decorated ornate crown, holding weapons and a trident-like staff, with marigold garlands. Beside her are Ganesha with pink and gold ornaments and another goddess murti with a gold crown. A lion figure rests at the front. A man in a white shirt sits at the lion's base, and a few people in dark clothing stand below beneath colourful umbrellas and flags under dark sky.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night photograph of a large multi-armed Durga murti riding a lion, lit by stage lights, carried in a procession. The goddess has many arms holding weapons and a trident, golden ornaments, a yellow garland and a red-and-gold sari. Beside her stands another painted murti with a gold crown. Crowds of devotees in saris and colourful clothing surround the float, with red flags and decorated umbrellas visible. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly present.2017-09-30