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Night procession on a paved street. In the foreground a dancer in a navy and black athletic top with striped side panels and black track pants leaps mid-stride, holding a yellow and white ribbon streaming from a stick. Behind, drummers play large drums; one wears an orange dhoti and others wear white. A crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, saffron and orange cloths, and women in saris stands watching. Behind them, ornate ratha or palanquin-style structures draped in colourful patterned cloth and red, yellow and green fabric hang from a decorated canopy. Bright light from the left illuminates the scene. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance.

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December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night outdoor festival scene on a paved courtyard. Two young women in dark track pants and athletic tops, one in a blue shirt, face each other and hold a long wooden stick, performing a stick-fighting exchange. Behind them a dense crowd of spectators stands watching under string lights and a bright floodlight. On the left, a colourfully decorated wooden temple chariot or ratha with red, yellow and blue panels, and a drummer in a maroon shirt and white dhoti plays a drum. On the right, costumed performers in elaborate headdresses, feathers and red and orange garments stand with ceremonial staffs. Several men in white dhotis and shirts, and a man in a yellow shawl, watch from the crowd. A large, ornate decorated umbrella-like structure stands at the left edge.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession scene on a stone-paved open ground. Two men in dark clothing perform a stick-fighting dance, one bare-chested with a yellow headband and loincloth, the other in black, swinging long wooden sticks. A crowd of onlookers stands behind them, many in white shirts and dhotis. Drummers play large drums with sticks, and performers in colourful costumes with feathered headdresses and ornate attire stand at the right. Behind them are decorated canopies and a colourful ratha-style palanquin with red, yellow and blue woven hangings, lit by a bright spotlight and string lights in a tree.2016-12-23Night photograph of a street-side celebration with a crowd of onlookers watching two performers stage a stick-fighting display on a stone-paved ground. The performer on the right is bare-chested and wears a dark loincloth, a headdress with a yellow band and feathered crown, and holds a long wooden stick. The figure on the left wears a dark tracksuit with green stripes and a long braid, also gripping a stick. Behind them drummers play large drums and a musician plays a long horn, while men in white dhotis and women in saris stand in the crowd. Two decorated palanquin-like structures with colourful patterned canopies and a bright floodlight are visible in the background, along with string lights in the trees.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night-time street procession in front of a crowd of onlookers. A barefoot man in a white sleeveless vest and white shorts dances energetically in the centre, holding a tall decorated staff topped with a silver ornament. Behind him, drummers in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls beat drums, and performers in elaborate costumes with feathered and horned headdresses, red and gold garments and tall painted crowns stand among the spectators. Overhead, string lights glow in a tree and a bright floodlight shines, with colourful woven cloth hangings on a booth at upper left. A decorated trident-like staff and a headdress are visible to the right. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in this scene.2016-12-23