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Night outdoor procession scene with drummers and painted folk performers. In the foreground a performer in a yellow-green leaf-patterned costume with a white headcloth raises an arm. Behind, drummers in white shirts and white dhotis play large drums with maroon and orange cloth, while a performer in green-and-yellow costume with a green headcloth and gold crown-like headdress stands nearby. Men in white shirts and lungis watch and stand with arms folded beside a decorated golden ratha or palanquin with red and yellow hanging fabric. A small white identification badge is visible on one man's shirt.

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December 23 20162016-12-23Night street performance in front of a crowd: four performers with yellow and green body paint and patterned tribal-style headdresses dance energetically. A drummer in white dhoti and shirt beats a large drum at left, and a second musician with a drum stands behind. Spectators in white, checked and striped shirts watch, and a decorated golden canopy with red, yellow and white textile hangings stands in the background. A man at left wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace over white clothes. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is visible.2016-12-23Night-time street procession photograph of two performers whose bodies are painted in yellow, green and orange patterns, one with a painted face and a patterned headband, the other in a green cloth cap and orange trousers. Behind them a crowd of onlookers stands in white shirts, dhotis and casual clothes. On the left a drummer in a white dhoti and shawl plays a drum with a red and white body. Colourful decorated structures with gold and blue panels are visible at the top.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession scene outdoors on a paved ground. In the foreground, several performers with bright yellow-green body paint and leafy patterns, wearing orange and black loincloths and white head cloths, dance energetically in a circle. A drummer in white clothes plays a drum at centre. Behind them, a decorated palanquin or ratha with colourful patterned canopies and a red-and-white striped bell-shaped top stands under tents. Spectators in white shirts, dhotis and casual clothes watch, and at right two figures in ornate costume with gold crowns, peacock-style headdresses and a long staff stand beside a woman in a green sari with a purple border. Strings of lights hang on a tree at upper right.2016-12-23Night procession scene of performers with bodies and faces painted in green, yellow and orange stripes, some wearing white and yellow headcloths, dancing before a crowd of onlookers. A drummer with a drum is visible at left and a decorated structure with colourful hanging tassels is at top. Performers wear orange shorts and white waist cloths. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in this image.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 09 20162016-12-09December 23 20162016-12-23