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Night procession of a large crowd moving along a road, many people in white and light clothing smeared with coloured powder, celebrating a Holi-style festival. Several ornate decorated parasols in gold, blue, orange and red are held aloft over the crowd. Some people raise their hands and dance, a drummer beats a large white drum in the foreground, and string lights glow in the background. The crowd is dense, with more than twenty people visible.

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March 13 20172017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13Night procession of devotees dusted with colored powder. Many people wearing white and light kurtas, some in striped shirts, are dancing and raising arms, faces and clothes smeared with yellow, blue and pink powder. Behind them ornate yellow, red and blue umbrellas with silver fringe are carried on poles, and a decorated palanquin or chariot with lights and garlands moves in the background. Colorful string lights and a lit banner glow in the night sky.2017-03-13A night procession on a paved road, with many people walking through a crowd dusted with coloured powder. Umbrellas with embroidered and mirror-work fabric in orange, yellow and blue are held aloft on poles. In the centre background, a decorated chariot with garlands and a lit deity murti sits under bright lights. In the foreground, a man in a striped shirt raises a fist, and a bare-shouldered figure with powdered hair stands near the bottom. On the right, a man in an orange top with a camera and a bare-chested man at a laptop face a white board with a rope tied to it. Several people wear orange and white ritual clothes. Dark sky and city lights surround the scene.2017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13Night procession of devotees dancing in the street, many covered in colored powder during a Holi celebration. Several people wear white, cream and light clothing stained with yellow and pink powder; some have powder-streaked faces and hair. Ornate umbrellas with gold, red and silver fringes are held up over the crowd, and a decorated ratha or palanquin with lights and a tall flag sits at the far end. Strings of lights glow in the background, and a bright spotlight illuminates part of the procession. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance; the figures are devotees and participants.2017-03-13Night procession with a Holi-style colour celebration. Several ornate umbrellas with gold and red, blue and gold, and purple embroidered fabric and silver fringe shade a crowd moving along a road. Coloured powder hangs in the air. A large brass lamp stand with a trident-shaped top (trishul) is lifted by a man in a white shirt, and its flame is lit. Devotees in white and pastel clothes are dusted with yellow and grey powder. In the background a deity murti is carried on a palanquin lit by lamps. A string of lights is visible at left. Faces are partly covered in colour, and some people are dancing and reaching forward.2017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13A night procession on a paved street lit by strings of blue, green, red and white fairy lights on a building behind. Participants covered in yellow, orange and pink powder pull and carry a decorated palanquin at the centre, with a raised arm and a bright torch light. Two large embroidered umbrellas in blue and purple with silver edging, and yellow and red ceremonial banners on poles, mark the procession. A man in white holds a brass lamp stand, another carries a tray of offerings, and a figure in orange and white walks among the crowd amid drifting coloured powder. A cart with metal plates sits at the left edge, and a woman in dark clothes holds one of the umbrellas on the right.2017-03-13Night procession at a Holi celebration, with people covered in white and coloured powder. Several devotees carry tall umbrellas with green, orange and blue fabric, and a golden trident (trishul) is held upright in the centre. A golden kalasha-style finial and a smoke plume rise near the trident. Men in grey and white shirts and white trousers dance and throw powder, while a woman in a dark sari and others stand nearby. Metal carts with pots line the path and the ground is dusted with coloured powder. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the crowd.2017-03-13