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Outdoor photo at a riverbank or pond during a Dasara procession where a large white and silver ornate deity murti of Devi, with multiple arms holding weapons, is carried on a decorated white palanquin-style frame. Men in white dhotis and yellow or orange shawls, several with colourful powder on their bodies, surround the murti, some wearing rudraksha malas. On the right, a bald man in orange robes stands near the frame. Palm trees and a grey sky are in the background. Several spectators stand along the bank.

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October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor photo of a Dasara immersion procession at a red-stepped tank beside Sripuram Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in Hyderabad. A large white-and-blue decorated palanquin carries a goddess murti with many raised arms, a garland and a lion mount, and devotees push and steady it. Men in white dhotis and yellow or orange cloths, some with orange robes and bodies smeared with coloured powder, crowd around it. Onlookers line the red steps and railing above, many in saffron, white and pink saris. A sadhu in orange robes with a shaved head stands at right. A second decorated murti stands on the far right bank. Visible people number roughly 50 to 100.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A festival scene at the water's edge of a muddy pond during a Dasara procession. A long-haired figure in an orange-saffron shawl and wrap reaches out toward a large white clay deity murti of Devi, mounted on a tiered white and blue ornamented platform with a lion figure at its base. The image is pale and marked with garlands, and the murti is carried on a blue-painted wooden bench-like litter. Around them stand devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, some with yellow shawls, and one older man in a white garment with a pink-stained shawl whose face and head are smeared with coloured powder. A bald man in orange stands at the right edge, also with coloured powder on his head. Palm trees and a stone wall line the background under an overcast sky.2010-10-17A visemersion of a multi-armed Devi murti being carried on a blue float into shallow water at a riverbank, with devotees wading in beside it. The white-robed Devi with long black hair, a garland of pink flowers and many raised arms holds weapons, while a lion and a demon figure sit beneath her on the float. A bald man in saffron robes stands at right with a bright blue dusting of colour on his head, and a woman in orange robes pushes the float from the left. Men in white dhotis and saffron or yellow shawls, some with rudraksha malas, stand along the bank. Coloured powder marks several people, and palm trees and green foliage frame the scene.2010-10-17Outdoor photo of a Durga murti on a blue-painted platform, standing in shallow brown water at a riverbank. The goddess has multiple arms holding weapons, a crown and a red-and-white garland, with a lion beside her. A man on the right has long dark hair and wears an orange sash over bare shoulders, standing with his arms folded and facing the idol. Nearby, men in white dhotis and orange garments stand in the water and on the bank, one with a face smeared in pink colour. Spectators and palm trees fill the background under an overcast sky.2010-10-17Outdoor immersion of a large clay deity murti of Durga with multiple arms, a white lace-like arch and a lion mount, being carried into shallow muddy water at a riverbank. A bare-chested man in an orange cloth and long dark hair stands in the foreground looking toward the murti. Nearby, a man in orange robes wades in the water, a man in white dhoti lifts the murti, and a man with face and head smeared in pink-purple colour wears a white kurta, red shawl and beaded necklace. Spectators in colourful saris and shirts crowd the embankment behind a railing under an overcast sky.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Photograph of a devotee procession at a riverbank during a visarjan-style immersion. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in white cloth with a yellow sash and paint-streaked clothing stands beside a clay deity murti with a white crown, white floral ornaments and yellow-and-orange garland, held upright on a blue-and-white frame. Behind, a crowd of onlookers watches from stone steps above the brown water, and a patterned umbrella is visible at left. Palm trees line the far bank under an overcast sky.2010-10-17Outdoor photo of a large white and blue deity murti of Durga on a lion, seated on a blue wooden platform being carried through shallow muddy water. Several people in white dhotis and kurtas wade alongside, pushing or steadying the platform. At right, a long-haired man in an orange saffron cloth draped over one shoulder, bare-chested and with a red-orange lower garment, stands at the water's edge looking on. A man at far right wears a pink-stained white kurta with a red shawl and rudraksha-style beads. Palm trees, a crowd on the bank and a red-wall building appear in the background.2010-10-17A photograph of a Durga murti being carried on a blue wooden float at a waterside, with a muddy pond behind it. The white-clad goddess has long black hair, a garland of flowers and many arms, one foot pressing a lion and a defeated demon beneath her. Devotees in white dhotis and orange robes push and steer the float, several with faces and clothes smeared with pink, green and blue colour, consistent with a Vijaya Dasami immersion procession. A bald man in orange robes and glasses stands at right, hands near the figures. No one in the scene is clearly identified as a person.2010-10-17