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Night outdoor festival scene. A barefoot man in a white vest and white dhoti swings a long wooden stick on a pale stone-paved ground, while a crowd of men in white dhotis and orange or saffron shawls stands around. Drummers beat large drums at left. At right, performers in elaborate costumes with tall feathered headdresses, a decorated staff and a ceremonial sword stand among the onlookers. Strings of coloured lights hang over a tent at the top, and a bright spotlight shines from the upper right. No a person candidate is clearly visible among the people.

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Night-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.2016-12-23Night photograph of a village festival procession on a paved ground beside a red wall. A dancer in a black sleeveless top, black shorts, orange headband and purple waist cloth stands center with a long pole, mid-movement. Behind him, drummers in white dhotis play large drums, and a crowd of onlookers in shirts and lungis watches. At right, performers in elaborate costumes with feathered headdresses, painted masks and colourful robes carry staffs and sticks. Behind them, a colourful decorated palanquin or chariot canopy with striped cloth stands at upper left, and string lights glow in the trees. Approximately 20 to 30 people are visible.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.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession on a paved road with two performers in white vests, red and orange cloths and ankle bells dancing with a large decorated hoop-shaped prop, held by a wooden pole. Behind them a crowd stands among red, orange and blue ornate umbrellas with sequined fringes and red flags. Drummers in white dhotis with gold-trimmed waist cloths play drums on the left. A man in an orange cloth with a rudraksha-style mala stands in the crowd, and a man in a red shirt films with a camera on the right. Stage lights glow in the background.2016-12-09Night photograph of an outdoor folk performance on a paved stone plaza lit by bright floodlights and string lights. In the centre, a performer in a white vest and white dhoti with orange-yellow waist cloth dances while balancing a decorated red-and-gold pot on his head. Around him, drummers play large drums, including one in a dark-red cloth, while a crowd of men in white dhotis, shirts and head cloths stands watching. Some held objects are visible, a fluttering yellow cloth stands above the crowd, and decorative lights and a leafy plant frame the left side. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible, so the a person field is none.2016-12-23Night procession at a temple courtyard with a lit ceremonial structure in the background. In the foreground, a bare-backed man in a white vest and a red and gold skirt dances with raised arms, facing another dancer in a brown lower garment and dancing with a long carried stick. Behind them, men in white dhotis and women in orange saris with gold borders stand or walk, some holding decorated poles. A green and yellow canopy with marigold garlands and a red umbrella is visible, and small oil lamps glow along the scene. Marigold petals litter the paved ground. A drum is visible at the right edge.2016-01-24Night procession with a performer in a white sleeveless top and orange-and-gold waist cloth leaping over a red arched wooden frame on sand, under stage lights. Behind him, drummers in white dhotis and white shirts play a large drum, and a man in an orange robe with rudraksha malas stands among the crowd. Ornate mirrored and blue umbrellas, white horned masks and a bare-chested man with ash markings and malas on the right frame the scene.2016-12-09Night outdoor festival scene on a paved ground beneath strings of coloured lights. In the foreground a barefoot young woman in a black tracksuit with green side stripes swings a wooden stick outward with her arm extended. Behind her a crowd of onlookers in white dhotis, shirts and saris watches. Several performers in elaborate costumes stand in a row: one wears a tall gold headdress and holds a large ceremonial trident-like staff, another wears a horned crown with red and orange garments, and others wear orange cloth, bead and flower garlands and red-and-gold ornaments. A drummer holds a red and gold drum. The figures suggest a village folk procession or ritual performance, with no a person candidate clearly visible.2016-12-23