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Night procession photographed from close range with a crowd of performers and onlookers. In the foreground a figure with long black hair and a red flower wears gold-trimmed headgear and a green garment. Center-left, a performer wears an elaborate gold and multicoloured mask with a long beaked headdress, holding a ceremonial staff. At right, a man in a cream embroidered kurta with a pink cloth and red garland raises his arm. Behind them, a lit chariot or ratha with a decorated golden canopy, strings of coloured fairy lights and a bright spotlight fill the background. Several dancers in masks and costumes move through the throng.

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Night procession with a dense crowd of devotees in white shirts and dhotis moving under bright stage lights. Many performers wear elaborate costumes with peacock-feather headdresses, large decorated masks, green and gold garments and floral headpieces, some carrying ornate parasols and decorated poles. Strings of colourful fairy lights hang overhead along the route. Individual faces are partly obscured by movement and the crowd, so no one is identified.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession photographed under a bright spotlight, with people in elaborate costumes and headdresses. On the right, a figure in a large crimson and gold feathered crown with a golden trident carries a decorative staff, wearing ornate green and gold garments and floral garlands. Beside them, a figure in a tall jewelled headdress and dark embroidered costume walks with a crowd. On the left, a person balances a tray with red flowers and a decorative bird-shaped ornament on the head. Strings of coloured lights and a yellow ornate parasol hang in the background, with spectators in white and light clothing behind.2016-12-23December 09 20162016-12-09A nighttime street procession under bright stage lights beside a white tent with hanging decorative lanterns and orange-red banners. In the foreground, a performer in a green costume with a gold crown, a large white floral garland and a long golden staff leads the group, while a woman in a green dress with gold jewellery walks beside. Behind them, a figure in a red-and-gold costume and a headdress with a tall plume and a decorated mask-like face stands among the crowd. A drummer in a white dhoti and brown shirt plays a drum. Several women in orange and gold saris with jewellery, and men in white dhotis and tunics, stand along the route, with many onlookers pressing close. A red banner flies at the upper left.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession on a paved road. In the foreground, performers in elaborate costumes with green and red painted limbs, multiple arms, tall black hair and gold-and-red headdresses dance with ceremonial staffs and garlands. Behind them, a decorated float carries a deity murti under a heart-shaped canopy of marigolds and bright cloth, pulled by a red tractor. A man in white dhoti and shirt and another in white with a trident-topped staff walk beside it, and a man in white with a drum or hand-held instrument stands in the middle. Several onlookers and photographers are visible near the float.2016-12-09December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession at an outdoor festival under a white tent with colourful hanging decorations and stage lights. At centre, a figure in a green costume with gold crown and long dark hair holds a golden staff, garlanded with flowers. Beside them, a shirtless man in white dhoti and orange head cloth with rudraksha beads walks among devotees. Right foreground shows a figure in green and gold with long black hair and a floral garland. Crowd members in saffron and white clothing raise their hands and bend forward. Umbrellas and decorated palanquins line the procession.2016-12-09