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Night procession with many people crowding a paved street under coloured parasols. Centre right, a bald man in saffron robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings stands beside a figure wearing a pink and gold headdress with a golden face mask. Left, a costumed figure in red and blue plumage with a tall feathered crown and a pink-and-white garland. Men in white dhotis and saffron-orange robes carry drums and staffs, and a cameraman in a white dhoti films close by. A bright pink umbrella is in the foreground and red flags are visible at right.

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December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession in a crowded street at an ashram-style event. Several dancers in golden-yellow body paint and minimal dress perform energetic steps in the centre, some holding staffs, while figures in ornate headdresses and red and green costumes dance nearby. Large umbrellas in red, green and orange with circular medallions shade the crowd, and a bright red flag with a yellow lion-like emblem is raised at right. Drummers stand behind the dancers, and an illuminated ornate float or deity murti stands at the top right. Spectators in saris and kurtas press around the procession.2016-12-09Night procession seen from above, crowded with many people. Drummers in white dhotis and bare chests play large drums while others in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas walk alongside. A performer in a tall, bright red and yellow headdress with a green painted face and multiple arms stands at left, and another in a sculpted elephant-headed mask with a golden crown walks at centre. A cameraman with a video camera and a photographer with a still camera film the scene. A large pink and gold embroidered parasol or cloth fills the lower foreground, and red flags rise at right. Participants wear white and orange garments with tilak markings on their foreheads.2016-12-09Night procession on a lit street as seen from an elevated vantage point. Many people in saffron, orange and white clothing carry bright orange and red umbrellas and red flags, and a performer in a large red and gold headdress with a mask walks among them. A red wall with climbing vines lines the left side, and bright floodlights and a vehicle appear at the top right. Some participants wear dhoti-style white garments and others carry long poles or sticks.2016-12-09December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession in an open courtyard under a corrugated roof, lit by hanging lights. Many people in saffron and orange dhotis or saris walk and dance in a circle, some in white dhotis and shirts. Several saffron-clad attendants hold large ornate umbrellas and decorated fan-shaped banners in red, orange and gold. A flower garland arch stands at the back, and a lit display of oil lamps and a framed picture is visible on the upper right. A seated person in white is at the right edge. Crowd of spectators stands along the left side. Approximate visible count is over twenty people.2016-01-24May 01 20162016-05-01Night procession with crowds under strings of colourful fairy lights. Center-left, a bright floodlight and smoke or incense haze rise above a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and orange or saffron cloth. Several people carry tall red and orange flags on poles. Large ornate umbrellas in orange, yellow, pink and green are held over the procession. Foreground left, figures in elaborate costumes with colourful headdresses and painted masks, one in green and red, stand near a drummer playing a silver drum. Many onlookers line the street, and a photographer with a video camera records the scene. The procession is lit by lights and floodlights.2016-12-09Night procession on a paved courtyard at an ashram-style site. Drummers in white dhotis and red-and-white cloths beat drums while others in white veshtis and orange saris or saffron clothing walk alongside. Decorated ceremonial parasols with floral embroidery and a red-and-gold canopy are carried on tall poles. Flower-garlanded arches of marigolds and greenery stand in the background. A figure in saffron stands raised high on the right near a portrait banner, and a painted portrait of a shaved-headed man in red-and-gold garb hangs on a wall at the top of the frame. Devotees in white and orange watch and dance.2016-01-24