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Night outdoor scene at a Navaratri-style Devi display: a large Durga image with multiple arms and a red-and-white backdrop stands above a blue-skinned demon figure being pinned by her. A bearded man with long hair, wearing an orange wrap and a marigold garland with red and yellow flowers, sits on a red cushion on a wooden platform. A bald, bare-chested man in an orange dhoti with rudraksha mala stands at right beside the figure, and a bearded man in a white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala sits at right foreground. A blurred figure with curly hair and white garment is at left foreground, and a red vehicle is visible at far right.

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October 11 20162016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11Night procession at a Devi festival float. Centre-left, a bearded man in an orange-brown shawl and white dhoti sits on a gold-trimmed palanquin-style platform draped in orange cloth, wearing a large marigold garland. Beside him, a bearded man in white with a rudraksha mala and orange sash rests a hand on the platform. Behind them, a large Devi figure with many arms, holding weapons, stands in a white-and-red arched frame, with a lion below and a blue demon figure in front. A bare-chested priest in orange cloth stands at right holding the float, and a man in white with a tilak and rudraksha mala stands at far right. Palm trees and a vehicle with lights appear in the dark background. Several people are visible; the scene shows Mahishasura Mardini alankara, not a named individual.2016-10-11Night scene at an outdoor stage before a large deity murti of Durga, with a lion figure and a blue-skinned demon figure being struck down beneath her. A bearded man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a raised orange-draped platform, wearing a long garland of yellow and pink flowers and a rudraksha-style neck mala, with a red cushion beside him. Two bare-chested attendants in orange dhotis, one with tilak and rudraksha malas, flank the scene, and a man in white dhoti and shawl stands at lower right. Brass lamps and offerings sit at the platform's edge. Visible people total four, with others faintly seen behind.2016-10-11Night procession on a paved path with a large decorated ratha carrying a colourful statue of Mahishasura Mardhini Devi, multi-armed with a red and gold saree, sword and weapons, above a demon figure with a lion-like face. Garlands of yellow and orange marigolds hang on the murti and the cart. Devotees in white dhotis with gold borders and ochre-orange cloths walk and push the cart; a bare-chested man in orange cloth guides the statue from the side. A woman in a purple saree and a man in white with a brown shawl and rudraksha mala stand near the cart, and a man in a white dhoti with a mala stands at left. Two people in the foreground are visible, and a few more are in the background.2016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11Night procession scene with a large illuminated deity murti of Durga in multiple arms, holding weapons, with a fierce demon figure in blue-green beneath her feet, backed by a red and white decorative frame. A seated bearded man in orange-red robes with a flower garland sits on a golden-edged palanquin or platform covered in orange cloth, with brass lamps and a small offering vessel nearby. A woman in a purple saree and gold jewellery sits beside him, and standing attendants in saffron dhotis and rudraksha malas stand around the platform, one holding a bright yellow flower garland. A man in a white dhoti and mala stands in the foreground on the right, with an orange flag on a pole behind.2016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11A nighttime procession pulls a golden cart carrying a large Durga murti in a red and white arched frame, multi-armed with a trident and a raised hand. A bearded man in orange robes and a flower garland reclines on the cart's orange-draped bed, and a bare-chested man in orange cloth stands beside the figure holding a garland. In front, two men in white dhotis with gold borders, rudraksha malas and marks on their foreheads walk, one holding a ceremonial staff. Lights and a second decorated cart with figures are visible behind, under dark trees.2016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11