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Night procession with a large, brightly decorated deity murti of Devi on a ratha-style float, multi-armed with raised weapons and a lion mount, lit by many lights. Many devotees in red, orange and saffron clothing walk beside it, some holding decorated umbrellas, with red flags and a lit oil lamp stand at lower left. Several people are visible but many more are blurred in the crowd.

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Night procession photographed in dim light with a large illuminated Devi murti on a decorated float. The goddess has many arms raised holding weapons and rides a lion, with a dark-skinned figure below her, and two attendant figures flank her on the left. A crowd of people with umbrellas and red and gold flags walks alongside. A man in white clothing with a saffron-coloured garment sits on the float beneath the deity. Lights glow from poles in the background.2017-09-30A night-time procession at Vijaya Dashami led by a large illuminated murti of multi-armed Devi on a decorated vehicle. The goddess has many raised arms holding weapons, a crown and a red-and-gold garment, flanked by smaller figures. Beneath her, a few people in saffron and white ritual clothes stand on the float, and a figure in orange draped clothing is visible. Below, a dense crowd of devotees in white dhotis, orange and red saris, and red and saffron flags walks alongside, carrying decorated umbrellas and a brass trident standard in the foreground. Bright lights and a torch flame light the scene against a dark background.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30A nighttime street procession carries a large, brightly decorated image of Durga, the goddess shown with many arms holding weapons and riding a lion, on a float or chariot lit by floodlights. Several figures stand near the float, and a crowd of people with red and saffron flags and umbrellas surrounds the moving scene. A small dark-clothed figure is visible at the front of the float. Mounted flags and tall street lamps frame the dark background.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night procession with a large illuminated deity murti of Durga, ten-armed and riding a lion, atop a decorated float. Figures in saffron-orange robes walk beside the float, and a seated figure in white with a shawl sits in front of the lion, with an orange-robed attendant nearby. Red and orange ceremonial flags and orange umbrellas with pink trim fill the foreground, and smoke or dust drifts through the frame. Bright floodlights and a few vehicles are visible in the background.2017-09-30Night procession with a large illuminated deity murti of a multi-armed goddess, shown with many raised arms holding weapons and standing on a lion mount, with a blue figure beside the lion. Crowds in white and dhoti clothing walk beneath many colourful decorated umbrellas and red flags on poles. A figure in orange clothing is visible near the center of the procession. Floodlights and a dark sky frame the scene, consistent with a festival parade.2017-09-30Night procession at Vijaya Dashami with a large illuminated deity murti of multi-armed Devi on a decorated vehicle, lion mount visible at its base, carried through a crowd beneath many umbrellas, some golden and some red. Near the vehicle a person in an orange garment and a white-clad figure stand on the float, and a standing figure wearing an orange shawl walks in the procession. Marching devotees in light clothing carry ceremonial staffs and umbrellas under streetlights. A procession scene with a deity float, lion vehicle and many attendants.2017-09-30A night-time procession moves through a dim street with many people in white and saffron-toned dhotis and dresses. A large illuminated deity murti of a multi-armed goddess rides on a vehicle with a lion mount, holding weapons, flanked by two smaller figures, and red flags and decorated umbrellas (chhatras) are carried above the crowd. Attendants in white and a figure in orange and a figure in pink stand near the vehicle; the scene is lit by street lamps and the vehicle's decorative lights.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30