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Night procession with a large crowd gathered before an illuminated ratha-style float topped by a tiered golden structure decorated with garlands. Many umbrellas in orange, red and green with emblems are held aloft above the crowd. Fireworks sparkle in the dark sky above the float, and coloured fairy lights line the scene. A large framed portrait is mounted on the float, showing a man with a beard and turban-like headwear, though no identification can be made from the face alone. Many people in white and dhoti-style clothing stand in the foreground, some raising hands.

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A night-time outdoor festival procession under many umbrellas, with a crowd of devotees gathered on a dark ground. Red, orange, and multicoloured umbrellas with fringed edges are held aloft above the people, several in pink, green, and gold tones. Fireworks burst in gold and white sparks above an illuminated ornate temple gopuram in the background. String lights in green, red, and blue decorate the surroundings, and a tall portrait banner stands at right. Many people, mostly men in shirts and dhotis and some women in saris, are visible in the crowd, which is large but not all individuals are clearly countable.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession at an outdoor festival. A crowd of many people stands below colourful umbrellas (red, green, yellow, blue) held aloft. Behind them a decorated ornate chariot or ratha glows with lights, and fireworks burst in the dark sky above. A tall portrait banner stands beside the chariot. Strings of coloured fairy lights frame the scene. Some attendees raise their hands and phones toward the procession.2016-12-23Night photo of a crowd gathered outdoors during a celebration, with a burst of fireworks in the dark sky above. Many people in the foreground wear ordinary and traditional clothing, some in white and red saris, and several hold colorful umbrellas in red, orange, green and yellow with fringed edges. Strings of multicolored fairy lights decorate the scene. In the background a lit temple gopuram glows golden, and a large portrait banner is displayed on a stand.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night photograph of a festival procession. A richly decorated palanquin-style float, covered in red, orange and white flower garlands and a golden crown-like top, is carried forward through a crowd. Several figures stand on and around the float in light-coloured clothing. Multiple umbrellas in red, pink, blue and green are held over the float, and a fountain of sparks rises into the dark sky on the left. Strings of coloured lights line the left side of the scene. Spectators in the foreground, many in white and yellow, face the float.2016-12-23Night procession at a Tamil temple-style festival. A dense crowd of men and boys in white dhotis, shirts and caps surges around colourful umbrellas in red, orange and magenta, some strung with lights. Behind them an ornately decorated ratha or chariot with a tiered, flower-garlanded carriage glows under floodlights, and a second decorated palanquin-style structure stands to the right. Stage lights and a speaker stack are visible at the left edge. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so the figures are described by role only.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession photographed from within a dense crowd of devotees, many in white or light clothes, some wearing blue and red head cloths. In the centre, a richly decorated ratha or palanquin-style float is covered in flower garlands and lit with bulbs, with figures visible on its tiers. Tall orange and yellow decorated umbrellas, a string of coloured fairy lights, and a temple gopuram-like structure stand behind the crowd under a dark sky.2016-12-23A nighttime street procession with a dense crowd of devotees walking past an illuminated temple chariot (ratha) decorated with flower garlands, colourful draping and lit ornamental structures. Several large red, orange and purple umbrellas with fairy lights are held over the procession. Many people in white shirts and dhotis or trousers, some raising hands, fill the foreground; a few carry umbrellas. Strings of lights and a tall, illuminated decorated tower stand in the background under a dark sky.2016-12-23