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Night procession of large decorated deity murtis on a float, lit against a dark sky. A towering multi-armed Durga-style murti with a lion mount, holding weapons and a trident, dominates the right. Beside her are a pink-bodied Ganesha with an elephant head and other gilded murtis with crowns and garlands. Many people walk beneath black umbrellas in the foreground, some in orange clothing near the float. Red flags and a lit structure appear in the background.

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Night procession with a large illuminated deity murti of Durga, ten-armed, holding weapons and riding a lion, adorned with yellow marigold garlands and a red and gold sari-like drapery, carried on a ratha-style float. Beside her stand smaller murtis including Ganesha with a trunk and gold crown, and other deities in ornate headdresses on decorated platforms. A black umbrella shades the lion-mounted deity. Behind the float, at the lower right, a man with a garland and a white-and-orange shawl stands near the float. Dense crowd of devotees with umbrellas and lights fills the foreground in darkness.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night procession at Vijaya Dashami with illuminated deity murtis on floats. A tall Durga-form murti with many arms holds weapons and a trident-like staff, wearing a red and gold sari and crown, with a lion beside her. Ganesha murti with a pink-red body and gold garland stands in the centre, flanked by Lakshmi and Saraswati murtis in ornate gold headdresses. Black umbrellas are raised over the crowd, and dense devotees and onlookers fill the foreground in the dark street. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2017-09-30Night procession with a large illuminated clay murti of Devi, a multi-armed goddess with a crown and red-and-gold sari, holding weapons including a trident, standing on a lion. Beside her are figures of Ganesha in pink and gold and other deities with ornate headdresses. Crowds walk beneath dark umbrellas and red-and-orange flags, with a trident-topped pole in the foreground.2017-09-30Night procession of large illuminated deity murtis on a decorated float, with a towering multi-armed Durga figure in red and gold brocade holding a trident and weapons, flanked by Ganesha with a trunk and pink-and-gold dress, and other figures in gold garlands. Dark silhouetted umbrellas and onlookers in the foreground, with red flags at the right edge. A lion or tiger mount appears beside the Durga figure. Some figures in the float wear orange robes. Scene is dimly lit at night.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30A night procession at Vijaya Dashami features a large illuminated clay murti of multi-armed Goddess Durga, holding weapons including a trident-like staff, adorned with yellow garlands and a jeweled crown, mounted above a tiger-like figure. Beside her stand a Ganesha murti in pink and a second deity murti in green and gold. Below, a crowd of devotees walks under purple and red flags and umbrellas, with a few faces visible in the dark. No identifiable a person is visible in the frame.2017-09-30Night procession with a large colourful clay murti of the goddess Durga riding a lion, eight or more arms raised holding weapons including a trident and sword, gold crown, red and pink sari with gold border, garlanded with yellow marigolds. A smaller similarly adorned goddess figure stands at the far left. Crowd of devotees beneath many dark and blue umbrellas, some in orange clothing, with red flags and a small blue deity figure near the lion. Bright lights in the background.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night procession with illuminated deity murti on decorated floats. A large multi-armed Durga figure with many raised arms holding weapons and a trident-like staff towers at right, wearing a golden crown and red-and-gold sari. Several smaller decorated idols including Ganesha with an elephant head and other goddesses ride on floats behind. Crowds walk under black and red umbrellas and red flags, with white-clad devotees in the foreground. Lights and dark sky surround the scene.2017-09-30