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Two performers in elaborate costumes stand side by side at night in front of a red-painted wall strung with green and purple fairy lights. Both wear black masks with painted faces, protruding tongues and fanged mouths, topped by large fan-like headdresses of yellow, black and silver with snake-hood shapes. The figure on the left holds a golden staff and a curved silver blade and wears a blue and multicoloured beaded bodice, orange and white flower garlands and a yellow skirt. The figure on the right wears a large gold and jewelled collar, a magenta and gold skirt, orange and green garlands and gold bangles.

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Four costumed performers stand together at a night procession outdoors against a red wall strung with small coloured fairy lights and hanging lanterns. The figure on the left has green skin, multiple arms, a red and gold flame-like headdress, and is draped in layered garlands of orange, red and white flowers with a large gold and jewelled chest ornament. Next is a figure with white face paint, a tall dark crown, a gold trident and a leopard-print garment with white dhoti. Beside them a woman with white face markings and a gold headdress wears a green and gold skirt and gold jewellery, hands folded in greeting. On the right a dark-skinned figure wears a feathered gold headdress, a gold trident-like staff, heavy gold necklaces and a striped pink and gold skirt. Several onlookers in white and light shirts stand at the right edge. The scene resembles a deity-themed street performance rather than a seated ritual, with the costumed figures as the focus.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Two performers in elaborate Kali-style costume stand side by side against a red wall with string lights. The figure on the left has orange-red painted skin, a tongue extended, a jeweled crown with a golden headdress, multiple arms holding weapons, and a garland of white, yellow and pink flowers over a beaded necklace. The figure on the right has dark green painted skin, a tongue extended, an ornate crown with red and blue feathered backing, large gold earrings, a gem-studded collar and garlands of flowers, holding a trident and other implements. Both costumes are richly decorated with bright colours and sequins.2016-12-09Night procession at a red-walled courtyard with string lights and a hanging lantern. Several performers in elaborate costumes and painted faces lead the way: on the left a figure with a red-and-orange crown, a tall headdress and blue multi-armed body carrying a trident, next to a man in a white vest and orange waist cloth holding a golden mace. In the centre a performer in a green and gold dress, gold crown and long garlands holds a staff, and a figure in a black mask with a yellow-and-black crest and bright orange and green garlands walks at right. Behind them, men in white dhotis and a woman in white stand watching. The scene is a deity-themed street procession.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession with performers in elaborate costume and face paint. On the left, a figure with a blue face, a red-and-gold crown and several green arms holds a golden trident, its body draped in orange and red garlands. Beside it, a performer with white face paint, a tall headdress, a leopard-print garment and a golden trident-like staff wears garlands. In the centre, a performer in green and gold embroidered dress with long dark hair and a gold crown raises one hand in blessing. On the right, a dark-faced figure in black with a large golden-and-jewelled collar, a sword and a pink-and-gold skirt wears marigold garlands. Colourful umbrellas and drummers appear in the background under bright stage lights.2016-12-09Night procession photographed at close range with a bright spotlight beam cutting across the scene. Two performers in dark skin-tone body paint wear large ornate horned headdresses with white and orange flower garlands, gold-and-green embroidered bodices, pink and red skirts, and long multicoloured flower garlands. Behind them, a crowd of devotees and drummers in white, saffron and orange clothing, and a man holding a trident-like staff. Tall pink and gold decorated ritual umbrellas or kalasha-style structures rise above the crowd, and a figure in yellow with a large yellow headdress stands in the foreground. Drums and a horn-like instrument are visible among the participants.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night street procession with performers in elaborate costumes resembling mythic demon figures with fiery orange and red crowns, many arms, and green-and-blue bodies adorned with flower garlands and gold trim. In the foreground, a figure in green with gold jewelry and a tall black wig dances beside others. Behind them, onlookers in saffron, white and bright dresses watch, some holding long staffs, and drummers and attendants move through a crowd lit by warm lamps.2016-12-09December 23 20162016-12-23December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09