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A group of young performers in elaborate costume stand close together outdoors for a procession or cultural event. Several girls wear tall gold crowns with radiating halo-like tiers, layered gold necklaces, jhumka earrings, and white jasmine garlands. Their saris and blouses include green, orange, red, yellow and teal colours. One girl in a red blouse and cream skirt holds a terracotta pot and smiles at the camera. Others wear forehead ornaments and face markings.

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December 16 20172017-12-16A group of young performers in elaborate traditional costume poses together outdoors. Several have gold crowns and headpieces; a central boy wears an orange-gold silk garment, layered gold necklaces and white sandalwood markings on his forehead. Girls wear pink, teal and cream silk saris with gold jewellery, jasmine garlands and pink flowers, and one holds a terracotta pot. The background shows red and cream temple structures and greenery.2017-12-16A group of young girls in festive traditional costume stand close together outdoors, smiling. They wear ornate gold crowns with jewelled peaks, gold and pearl necklaces, jhumka earrings, and maang tikka headpieces. The girl in the centre wears an orange-gold sari with a white forehead marking. Others wear red-pink, teal and white-bordered saris, and several hold pink flowers and white floral garlands. A girl at left holds a terracotta pot. A blurred red building and greenery appear behind them.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16A festive outdoor procession of young girls in elaborate gold crowns and jewelry, dressed in traditional silk saris and lehengas in green, teal, pink and gold. Several wear white flower garlands and hold pink flowers, and the girl in the center in a red blouse and green-and-gold sari holds a terracotta pot. Tilak markings are visible on their foreheads, and onlookers stand behind them in the background.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16A photograph of several young girls in festive traditional costume during a procession. In the foreground a smiling girl in a pink blouse and red-pink sari wears heavy gold necklaces, jhumka earrings, a gold maang tikka, and holds a small clay pot. Beside her, girls wear green and gold saris with white jasmine garlands, gilded crowns and gold-embellished headdresses, and kumkum bindis with white paste marks on their foreheads. One girl in the right foreground has a jewelled crown in turquoise, pink and gold with a white sandalwood mark. A woman stands in the background in white. Golden ritual vessels are visible behind the girls.2017-12-16A group of young women in traditional festival costume stand in a line outdoors, wearing ornate gold crowns with pointed finials and peacock-style side arches. The foreground woman on the left, in an orange and pink sari with floral garlands in her hair, presses her palms together in namaste and holds a pink flower. The central young woman in a red blouse and green sari with a gold border smiles and joins her palms, wearing red choker and pendant necklaces and a red bindi. Behind them, others in yellow, pink and green saris wear white jasmine garlands and gold crowns, some holding up phones. Green foliage forms the background.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16Photo 11708443 +1 copiesDecember 16 20172017-12-16