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Night photograph of a street procession with women performing a dance while balancing decorated brass pots topped with pink and silver ornaments on their heads. Women in green and red saris and a blue sari dance, while men in white dhotis and mundus play drums and hold instruments. Colourful decorated temple-style chariots or palanquins with painted panels and canopy roofs stand in the background, and a bright floodlight illuminates the scene.

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December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession at a temple-style festival with women carrying ornate decorated kalasha pots on their heads, topped with pink and gold floral arrangements and small deity figures. Several drummers in white dhotis and mustard-yellow shawls play large drums, and a woman in a teal blouse and gold necklace walks in the foreground. A decorated chariot or palanquin with a multicoloured canopy stands at left, and green lighting fills the background trees and string lights. The crowd is visible behind the performers.2016-12-23Night procession at an outdoor event with several women in saris walking on a paved path, each balancing a decorated pot on her head. The pots are topped with ornate pink, purple and gold structures with bird and peacock-like figures, and one has white feathers attached. The women wear green, purple and gold saris with gold necklaces and bangles, and some smile or gesture with their hands. Behind them a crowd of onlookers stands under strings of coloured lights and trees, with a man in a white dhoti and gold-trimmed shawl at right. No speaker or dignitary is clearly identifiable in the frame.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23A nighttime street procession at an ashram-style courtyard lit with strings of coloured fairy lights. Several women dance in brightly coloured saris, carrying ornate decorated pots and headpieces topped with feathers, flowers and pink and silver decorations; some balance pots on their heads. A young woman in a white sari with a red border and a woman in a blue sari dance in the foreground, and a woman in a purple sari with gold border plays a drum at right. Behind them, men in white dhotis and white shirts play drums and a trumpet-like horn, with a crowd of onlookers and a tall lit tree and kalasha-style structure in the background. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night street procession with drummers and dancers in a crowded road lined with spectators. Foreground: a drummer in white dhoti and shirt with a saffron-orange shawl beats a large drum. Dancers wear green and gold, red and gold, and magenta costumes, several balancing tall pink and white decorated headdresses or kalasha-style pots with feathered plumes. Men in white dhotis and yellow headwear walk among them. Behind, a multi-storey building is wrapped in colourful string lights, and a ratha or ceremonial structure sits at centre. Bright floodlights illuminate the scene.2016-12-23