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Night street scene under strings of orange and red triangular pennants strung between trees, lit with green and blue lights. A large crowd, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris, fills the road. In the foreground, a group of people kneel and sit on the ground arranging rows of lit oil lamps in a curving pattern. Drummers in the centre, one holding a large drum, play for the gathering. A bonfire burns at right, and banners hang from shopfronts and a lamp-post on the left.

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Night procession scene at an outdoor street celebration. Drummers in white and cream clothing play large drums, one with a glowing illuminated rim, while a crowd presses in from the foreground. Two men in white dhotis hold flaming torches, sending bright fire and smoke into the air. Dancers in colourful costumes with tall feathered and ornamented headdresses stand to the right. Above, a red and white umbrella, strings of coloured lights and a lit stage are visible in the background.2016-12-23May 09th 20162016-05-09A night procession crowded with devotees moves through a lit street, with many women in saffron, orange, red and teal saris and men in white dhotis and shirts. Red and pink flags rise above the crowd, with pink and green ceremonial umbrellas and elaborately decorated palanquin-style structures. Drummers at right play a drum, and a large illuminated shrine with a deity murti glows in the background beneath strings of coloured lights. A figure in a white head wrap stands near the centre of the procession, but no one in the scene can be confidently identified as a person from appearance. Photographers and onlookers stand along the edges.2016-12-09December 12 20162016-12-12February 21 20172017-02-21May 21 20162016-05-21Night procession at a crowded outdoor event. In the foreground, men in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth and rudraksha malas walk in a line, one man in the lead bearing a tall brass lamp with flame and smoke. A man in an orange-red kurta walks at the front centre. Many devotees stand packed behind them, some in saffron, red and white clothes, with a stage light glowing at top left and a truck visible at top right.2016-12-23December 12 20162016-12-12January 02 20162016-01-02December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12A night procession crowded with many devotees moves through a decorated street lit by colourful string lights, bright stage lights and purple haze. Several men in white dhotis and shawls carry multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas on poles, and a man at left raises a tall golden ceremonial staff topped with a finial. In the centre a large golden decorated figure is carried or displayed among the crowd. Women in saffron, orange and maroon saris stand near the front, and a man at right in white dhoti wears a rudraksha-style necklace and holds a camera. Mostly crowd members, not a single identifiable leader.2016-12-23