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Night procession outdoors with a large illuminated deity murti of a multi-armed goddess on the left, holding weapons and a crown, and a smaller lit figure beside it. Many people walk in a dense group behind a line of open umbrellas in dark, bright and patterned colours, under dark trees. Some participants wear white dhoti-style garments and orange or red saris, and a red flag with a figure is raised at right. Metal fencing runs along the front of the scene.

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A nighttime outdoor procession at the Vijaya Dashami event, lit by dim lights. On the left, a large illuminated deity murti of Devi with many arms and a raised weapon stands on a decorated float, with a smaller lit figure beside it. Along a chain-link fence, a crowd of people in white, orange and red clothing walks under many open black, green and red umbrellas. Several people carry tall red flags, and a figure in a long red garment and a figure in white stand near the centre. Trees and lamp-lit ornaments form the dark background.2017-09-30Night procession photographed from behind a chain-link fence. Left, an illuminated multi-armed deity murti of Durga rides a lion-mounted float with lit ornaments and many raised arms. Beside it, a crowd of devotees in white, green and red garments carry red flags, several pink and orange umbrellas and a small decorated standard. Some devotees wear orange robes. The scene is lit by warm electric lights against dark trees.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night procession photographed from behind a wire mesh fence. Several large illuminated deity murtis on decorated carts or platforms are lit with bright lights, the central one showing a multi-armed goddess holding weapons, flanked by other lit figures. Below them, a crowd of people in white and saffron-red clothing walks with black, red and orange umbrellas and red flags, several women in colourful saris. The surroundings are dark with trees behind. A faint smoke haze rises at right.2017-09-30Night procession at a Vijaya Dashami celebration, with a large illuminated multi-armed deity murti on a decorated float carried above the crowd. A lion-faced figure is shown in front, and a blue figure beside it. Many people in white and dark dhotis and orange shirts walk among red flags, colourful and patterned umbrellas, and lamps. Street lights and dark sky frame the scene. No individual can be clearly identified as a person from appearance.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night photograph of an outdoor procession at a festival. A large illuminated deity murti of a multi-armed goddess with a crown and many raised hands stands on a float at right, surrounded by smaller glowing figures. Dozens of people in white and pale clothing, some with red and green cloth, walk beneath black, white and red umbrellas and tall flags. Blue stage lighting and smoke rise at left, with a lighting rig visible. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible among the crowd.2017-09-30Night procession at a Vijaya Dashami celebration. A large illuminated Durga-style deity murti with multiple raised arms and a crown rides on a lion-shaped vehicle at left, its bright red, yellow and green decorations lit against the dark. Behind it, a crowd of devotees walks along a road, many holding aloft decorated umbrellas in red and purple with sequined trim, and red and maroon flags on poles. Near the centre, a figure in an orange robe stands out in the crowd with a bare upper body and long dark hair, but the appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity, so the figure is noted only as a person in orange robes. Most others wear white or dark clothing.2017-09-30A night procession moves past a large illuminated deity murti of a multi-armed goddess with raised weapons, seated on a lion or tiger mount and decorated with gold and red ornaments. Beside it, a man in an orange robe stands in the lit area among a crowd of people in dark, white and red clothing. Red and dark ceremonial flags and tall poles with decorated umbrella-like canopies are held above the crowd, and a red-clad woman raises her hands at right.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30