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Night procession photographed at close range with a bright spotlight beam cutting across the scene. Two performers in dark skin-tone body paint wear large ornate horned headdresses with white and orange flower garlands, gold-and-green embroidered bodices, pink and red skirts, and long multicoloured flower garlands. Behind them, a crowd of devotees and drummers in white, saffron and orange clothing, and a man holding a trident-like staff. Tall pink and gold decorated ritual umbrellas or kalasha-style structures rise above the crowd, and a figure in yellow with a large yellow headdress stands in the foreground. Drums and a horn-like instrument are visible among the participants.

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A nighttime street procession under bright white and purple stage lights. Several performers in elaborate costume walk along the road: two figures with black-painted faces and bare feet, the left one in a multicoloured pink, red and gold skirt with a jewelled gold collar and a feathered headdress, the centre one in a black tunic with a rainbow-striped garland of marigolds and a gold trident-like staff, and a woman on the right in a green and gold skirt with a tall gold crown and a jewelled necklace. Behind them, drummers in white dhotis and orange shawls play a large drum, and devotees in orange and white clothing line the street. Red and orange flags and decorated umbrellas are visible above the crowd.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 23 20162016-12-23December 09 20162016-12-09A nighttime street procession with performers in elaborate costumes. On the left, a figure with multiple painted arms in teal and green, a tall headdress and a gold collar, wearing pink and red skirts with flower garlands. Centre, a performer with dreadlocked hair and a golden trident, wearing a patterned orange and black outfit with a crown-like headdress, next to a woman in a green and gold sari-style dress with a gold crown and red kumkum on her forehead. Drummers in white dhotis and orange shirts play drums on the right, and red flags and a blue decorated parasol rise above the crowd. Behind them, devotees in orange and white walk along the road.2016-12-09December 23 20162016-12-23December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession on a paved road lit by strings of coloured lights along a red wall. Performers in elaborate costumes dance with trident-like staffs; a figure in green and gold stands at left, and two dancers at centre wear dark matted wigs, a zebra-striped skirt with orange-and-blue trim, and a gold-and-black headdress. Behind them, devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, some with bags and drums, follow the procession under a yellow and blue ceremonial umbrella topped with a trident and kalasha-style finials. Smoke drifts through the scene.2016-12-09