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Night procession scene where a performer in a green-painted body costume wears a tall red, gold and blue ornate headdress with a gold crown and layered gold necklaces with floral garlands. The figure holds gold-tipped ceremonial staffs with both arms outstretched. Behind and around are many people in colourful dress, including a man in a blue shawl and white dhoti holding a gold trident-like staff at right, a woman in purple and green sari, and others wearing feathered headpieces.

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A night procession dominated by a costumed performer dressed as a green-skinned multi-armed deity with a protruding orange tongue, tall ornate red-and-gold crown with yellow flower motifs, and a garland of flowers and green beads. The figure holds several arms with trident-like and ritual implements. Behind and around it, devotees and onlookers crowd closely; a man in a dark cap and blue shawl stands at right beside a yellow trident, and women in purple and saffron-trimmed saris stand at left. Lights and a bright backdrop illuminate the scene.2016-12-09A costumed performer in a procession, dressed as a multi-armed deity with green-painted face and body, a long protruding orange tongue, and a tall red and yellow crown with flame-like plumes. The figure wears a gold and jewelled breastplate, orange and red marigold garlands, and bangled arms holding ceremonial implements, including a trident-like staff and a rattle. Behind, a crowd of onlookers watches in the dim evening light, including a woman in a red and green sari with gold jewellery and a man in a white shirt. The deity murti is shown as a living costume rather than a statue.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night photograph of a street procession. In the centre, a performer in an elaborate Kali-style costume with teal-painted skin, a red tongue, a large ornate crown and multiple raised arms holds a spear and garlands of orange and pink flowers over a colourful patterned dress. A second costumed figure in yellow and red stands behind. A crowd of onlookers in pastel shirts, saris and white clothes lines the roadside under strings of multicoloured lights and a red-tinged backdrop. The scene reads as a procession of ritual dancers rather than a depiction of a person.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09A night-time street procession with a performer dressed as a green-faced, multi-armed deity with a flaming gold crown, carrying a trident and other implements and wearing a long garland of orange, red and pink flowers. Around him, drummers in white dhotis and a man playing a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-style horn) accompany the procession while a crowd of onlookers, including women in colourful saris and a man in a red-and-blue shawl, watches. Strings of coloured lights glow on a red backdrop at right.2016-12-09A night procession where a performer in an elaborate costume stands at the centre, with multiple painted arms in orange and blue holding a sword, a staff and other implements, a flame-like orange and red headdress with a jewelled crown, and a garland of flowers and yellow beads over a decorated chest piece. Behind him, a large ornate float or tableau with painted deity figures and a purple arch is visible. To the left, another costumed figure with a black painted face wears a jewelled crown and a floral garland, holding a golden staff. A figure in a green robe stands at the right edge. The deity murti depicted is not clearly identifiable.2016-12-09A night procession shows a large green-faced deity murti. The figure wears a gold-and-red jeweled necklace, flower garlands and earrings, and holds a yellow-gold trident in one of several green arms. Illuminated string lights and a gold parasol-like canopy appear at the top left. Behind the murti, a few people in dark clothes and one figure wearing white vibhuti-marked attire are partly visible.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night street procession with performers in elaborate costumes resembling mythic demon figures with fiery orange and red crowns, many arms, and green-and-blue bodies adorned with flower garlands and gold trim. In the foreground, a figure in green with gold jewelry and a tall black wig dances beside others. Behind them, onlookers in saffron, white and bright dresses watch, some holding long staffs, and drummers and attendants move through a crowd lit by warm lamps.2016-12-09