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Night procession at an outdoor festival with a crowd of devotees and drummers. Dancers in colourful costumes with tall ornate headdresses decorated with pink and white plumes and feathers perform energetically on a concrete ground. Women wear saris in blue, green, magenta and maroon, and men wear white dhotis and golden-orange shawls. Musicians in white clothes play drums and brass instruments at right. Behind them stand a golden canopy structure and red and yellow ceremonial decorations, with a tent and string lights overhead.

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December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession on a paved path with many people. Women in saris in purple, maroon, green and mustard colours carry tall decorated kalasha-like pots with pink flower-and-tinsel crowns on their heads, and some carry lit items. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk among them, several playing large drums. A small decorated palanquin-style canopy with colourful panels stands at left beneath trees, with strings of lights in the background.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 09 20162016-12-09A night-time street celebration with a crowd of local men and women gathered around performers. Several women in the foreground wear saris in blue, green, yellow and teal, and carry tall decorated headpieces topped with pink flower arrangements, white feathered plumes and colourful painted figures. Drummers in white dhotis and a man beside them play large barrel drums, and a crowd in shirts and dhotis watches under strings of coloured fairy lights. A red tent and a horse-like painted figure appear at the top left. No individual is identifiable as a person from appearance.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession at a temple-style festival with women carrying ornate decorated kalasha pots on their heads, topped with pink and gold floral arrangements and small deity figures. Several drummers in white dhotis and mustard-yellow shawls play large drums, and a woman in a teal blouse and gold necklace walks in the foreground. A decorated chariot or palanquin with a multicoloured canopy stands at left, and green lighting fills the background trees and string lights. The crowd is visible behind the performers.2016-12-23December 09 20162016-12-09A night-time street procession in a city road, lit by street lamps and fairy lights. Women in saris, mostly green, purple and magenta, carry tall decorated kalasha-style pots with red, pink and gold ornamentation and feathered plumes on their heads. Several carry umbrellas in yellow and light colours. A man in a white shirt and white trousers in the foreground gestures with an outstretched arm, while drummers in orange-brown clothes play drums at the right. Crowds of onlookers stand along the road. Some people in the background wear white and orange clothing.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23