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A dusty dirt-road procession on a Dasara celebration day, with a deity murti carried aloft on a platform behind a large red and green umbrella held by a man in white. A woman in an orange sari walks at the centre of the procession, with other devotees in white dhotis and saris, several with colourful powder on their faces and clothes. Children and villagers walk alongside; a boy in a green-and-white striped shirt is in the foreground, and a palm grove, a tall flagpole and a thatched roof appear in the background. The scene reads as a festival procession with ratha-style carrying and umbrella honours.

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October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees and a low brick wall. A man in long swept-back dark hair, a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, and layered rudraksha-style beaded malas walks at the centre, holding a multicoloured umbrella on a long pole. Behind him, men in white dhotis and orange cloths carry a deity murti aloft, and a man in white with a yellow shawl walks nearby. Children and women in yellow, orange and blue saris surround them, several with coloured powder on their faces and clothes, some wearing bead necklaces. A woman in a blue sari stands at the right edge. The scene is a religious procession with colour powder celebration.2010-10-17Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees and small buildings. A deity murti of a goddess in a decorated shrine-style frame is carried forward on a palanquin under a large red and multicoloured umbrella held aloft by a devotee in white. Around it, many devotees in white dhotis and saris, some in saffron and orange robes, walk with faces and clothes smeared with coloured powder. Two children in shorts and a bare-chested boy in orange stand near the group. Attendees wear garlands and shawls, and a few have powder marks on their faces. Multiple people are visible in the procession.2010-10-17A festival procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees, with a decorated deity murti on a float behind a red-and-yellow canopy umbrella. A man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a long beaded necklace walks at the front on the left, with long dark hair swept back and a bare upper body. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a long white-and-red staff. Other devotees in white kurtas, saris and dupattas are dusted with pink and yellow colour powder, and a small boy in a pink shirt stands with palms pressed together. Behind them a large white-and-blue ornate deity shrine carries a goddess figure with weapons. Sheds and a building appear in the background.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees and simple buildings. At centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, an orange shawl and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, carrying a red-and-multicoloured ceremonial umbrella over a deity murti on a decorated ratha. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, a woman in a green sari, and children are covered in pink, yellow and red colour powder. A woman in blue with pink-dyed hair walks at left. The scene suggests a festival procession, with an ornate deity figure visible behind the umbrella. The man is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues, with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, carrying the umbrella as a sannyasi in the procession.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A procession on a dirt road beside a low brick wall and palm trees. A man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl walks at the centre, a figure with long dark hair in orange cloth, and an older man in white dhoti and shawl holds a red garland over his head. A multicoloured parasol shades the group. Around them crowds of children and adults are smeared with pink, green and blue powder, some in white kurtas and some in orange and white. The scene reads as a festival procession with colour powder thrown on participants.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17