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A photograph of a festival procession on a red-painted stone stairway with a crowd seated on the steps behind. Two barefoot young men in white dhotis and white shirts carry a small deity murti decorated with a white flower garland and gold-coloured ornaments, a red cloth draped beneath it. A third man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a rudraksha mala walks on the right, and a man in a yellow shawl stands behind. Several seated spectators in casual clothes watch from the steps. The sky is pale and overcast.

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October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor photograph of a procession on red stone steps under an overcast sky. Three bald young men in white dhotis and kurtas carry a small deity murti decorated with a white jasmine garland, gold ornaments and a red garment on a wooden platform. The man at left holds the platform's edge, the man in the centre smiles while holding the murti, and a man at right in a white kurta and dhoti wears a rudraksha mala and a dark cord, looking ahead. Seated spectators in casual clothes line the steps behind them. a person is not visibly present in this frame.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, many with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, stands on a red-painted stepped platform under a pale overcast sky. In the centre, a woman in an orange sari with a red-and-white garland walks with hands folded in greeting. Beside her, two men in saffron-orange robes hold flower garlands, and two large umbrellas are raised above the group, one red and one multicoloured. Some people have red and pink powder on their faces and clothes. Children stand at the edges of the steps.2010-10-17A procession descends a wide red-painted stone staircase under an overcast sky during Dasara celebrations at Sripuram Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in Hyderabad. A central figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long red and orange marigold garland and walks barefoot with a flower garland draped at the waist. Two attendants hold large ornate umbrellas, one red and one multicoloured, over the procession. Around them, men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow or saffron shawls, some wearing rudraksha malas, walk along, and one carries a small brass or gold vessel. A woman in pink stands at the right edge. Several participants have colour powder marks on their faces and clothes. Many more people line the steps behind the procession.2010-10-17Outdoor photo of a Dasara procession at Sripuram Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in Hyderabad. A red-painted stone stairway descends diagonally, with devotees in white dhotis and kurtas carrying a large deity murti, its figure draped in yellow and garlanded. Along the upper railing, women in white and cream saris with red and pink borders stand watching, and some hold trumpets or instruments. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-orange robe walks down the steps while a man in white with a tilak mark on his forehead walks at the lower left. Trees and a pale sky frame the scene.2010-10-17Outdoor Dasara procession at Sripuram Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Hyderabad, seen on a red stone ramp with steps. At centre, a large white-and-gold ornate deity murti stands on a raised platform, decorated with a yellow-gold garland, the figure in pink and white garments. Men in white dhoti and shirt surround it; a bald man in a yellow garment and a man in pink with a red shawl and rudraksha mala stand nearby, their faces smeared with pink and yellow colour. Behind a metal railing above, a crowd of women in saffron, orange, pink and white saris watches. A man in orange robes stands at right. Several people are visible in the foreground and midground.2010-10-17A procession climbs red-painted concrete stadium steps under an overcast sky. A woman in an orange sari with a red-and-white garland walks beneath a red, green and gold ceremonial umbrella with fringe. Beside her, a shaved-headed man in an orange robe walks with hands folded. Behind them, men in white dhotis with yellow shawls and red marks carry items, one holding a brass vessel and another with a pink-stained head. Women in saris, some in yellow and white, line the steps. Tiers of empty seats fill the background.2010-10-17Outdoor Dasara celebration on red-painted stone steps under an overcast sky. Several saffron-robed sannyasis and ascetics walk up the steps, including one in orange with a garland and another in a red-orange cloth with flower garlands. Two attendants in white dhotis hold large ornate red and multicoloured parasols above the group. A man in a white dhoti and shirt stands on the steps, and to the right a woman in a green sari and a man in a white kurta and yellow shawl stand among devotees in white ritual clothes, some with coloured powder on their faces. Children and onlookers in casual clothing crowd the sides of the steps.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17