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A night procession crowds a street lit with colourful lights, with many red flags, yellow and green ornate umbrellas, and a large illuminated float at the top decorated with a bull figure in green and gold. Dancers in elaborate headdresses with pink and white plumes, feathered crowns and sequined costumes move at the centre, accompanied by drummers in white. Many devotees in white and colourful saris and shirts surround the procession, some raising hands and flags. The scene is dense with well over twenty people visible.

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A night procession crowded with devotees moves through a lit street, with many women in saffron, orange, red and teal saris and men in white dhotis and shirts. Red and pink flags rise above the crowd, with pink and green ceremonial umbrellas and elaborately decorated palanquin-style structures. Drummers at right play a drum, and a large illuminated shrine with a deity murti glows in the background beneath strings of coloured lights. A figure in a white head wrap stands near the centre of the procession, but no one in the scene can be confidently identified as a person from appearance. Photographers and onlookers stand along the edges.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09A night procession at an ashram fills the frame with dense crowds of devotees dancing among many red, pink and orange flags and colourful parasol-style umbrellas. Many women wear sarees in bright green, pink, orange and red. Drummers in white dhotis play drums at the lower right, and a few men in white shirts walk with the crowd. Behind them a large illuminated ornate deity murti or decorated figure glows within a halo of lights, and the scene is lit by coloured lights and strings of bulbs on buildings and trees. The crowd is far larger than the count range allows to be counted precisely.2016-12-09A night procession crowds a street under green and magenta stage lighting. Red flags rise above the crowd, and decorated umbrellas in green, orange and blue shade the area. Many devotees in saffron, orange, red and white saris and kurtas dance and clap, some holding brass and kalasha-style pots. A large white figure draped in a cloth covering is carried at centre, with drummers in white beating drums at right. Red and orange ceremonial headdresses appear in the crowd. Dense crowd, dozens of people visible.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession photographed from above in a crowded street lit by pink and red light. Many people in bright yellow, orange and white clothing surround a decorated float at the centre. Numerous red flags and open orange, yellow and multicoloured umbrellas rise above the crowd. Mist sprays from the lower left. Behind the crowd a large illuminated decorated structure with a deity image glows, and strings of coloured lights hang over a red-roofed building and trees. A white vehicle with a signboard is visible on the right.2016-12-09A night-time procession moves through an ashram courtyard lit with coloured string lights and red-and-pink illumination. Dozens of devotees crowd the path, many carrying decorated umbrellas in blue, pink, red and purple, and red flags wave above them. Several women in pink and red saris wear large ornate headpieces with white plumes and gold ornaments. A man in a white dhoti and shirt raises one arm near the front, and a figure in white stands beside a tent on the left. A lit ornamental arch with a deity motif glows at the far end of the walkway.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession moving through a tree-lined grounds with a dense crowd of devotees pressing forward. Many people hold up pink, green, red and cream fringed umbrellas and tall red flags, some raising their hands toward a lit, ornate float at the back. Among the crowd, a man in white shirt and trousers stands out in the foreground, and a bare-chested man with a shaved head walks nearby in a dhoti. A large illuminated deity murti or decorated shrine with a golden frame glows in the centre. Strings of coloured lights and a warm red wall frame the scene.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09