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Night photograph of a street procession with performers in elaborate folk-style costumes and tall ornate headdresses. Foreground figures wear mirrored, sequined and embroidered clothing in pink, purple, blue and green, and carry a long stick. On the right, a performer wears a large horned mask with red and white face paint and feathered plumes, and a figure in white robes stands beside them. A bright floodlight on the left washes out part of the scene, and strings of coloured lights are visible behind. A decorated temple-style structure appears at the far right edge. No identifiable a person candidate is visible, so no appearance-based label is applied.

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December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 23 20162016-12-23December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 23 20162016-12-23December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession photographed from the side of a street lined with a low wall. In the foreground, performers in elaborate costumes carry tall staffs and wear long black wigs, large floral garlands, and bright orange, red and green garments. One figure on the left has an orange face and a tall orange-and-gold crown, and another on the right has multiple green arms and a red flame-like headdress. A large illuminated halo-shaped backdrop with purple and white lights glows behind them, with a deity murti partly visible at the centre. Festival lights and flags line the upper area, and several onlookers stand at the edge of the frame.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night 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.2016-12-23December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09