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A dirt village lane lined with coconut palms during a procession. At centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes walks beneath a multicoloured parasol carried over a decorated palanquin or deity float. Around it, devotees in orange, yellow, white and pink clothes walk along, and several children in shorts and shirts, some with faces smeared with coloured powder, follow barefoot. A tripod-mounted camera stands at the left edge. A man in a red and green checked lungi and red shirt walks at right. The scene is a festival procession through a rural village.

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Outdoor 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.2010-10-17A village procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees. A man in an orange robe with long dark hair and rudraksha beads walks under a multicoloured umbrella held over a decorated deity murti carried on a platform. Several saffron-robed and white-clad men walk beside him. Around them, children and women in pink, blue and red saris and salwar kameez, some with faces and clothes stained with colourful powder, surround the group. A man in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl walks at the front.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A dirt road procession at a Hyderabad ashram. A long-haired figure in a bright orange robe with an orange beaded necklace walks at centre, flanked by saffron-robed sannyasis and a bald monk in orange. Behind them a multicoloured canopy umbrella and a decorated procession pole rise above white-clad devotees and women in pale saris. Children in yellow, striped and pink shirts walk alongside, many smeared with pink and coloured powder. A tree line and low buildings appear in the background under an overcast sky.2010-10-17A dirt road procession passes between tall coconut palms during a Dasara celebration in Hyderabad. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a yellow-orange garland and walks beside a red and multicoloured ceremonial umbrella held aloft by a person in white. Around them devotees in white dhotis and white saris walk, some carrying a red ceremonial object on their head. Children in striped, yellow and faded clothing, some smeared with colored powder, walk along the road in the foreground. The ceremonial umbrella and saffron robe suggest a procession honouring a central figure, with the central figure's appearance matching the a person candidate cues of long hair, saffron clothing and a garland.2010-10-17A 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.2010-10-17A procession on a dirt path beside a tan brick wall, with palm trees behind. A tall man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing orange-saffron robes and a long garland of beads, walks at the centre. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes and orange-tinted shawl walks with a pair of men in orange dhotis. A large multicoloured parasol with red, green and yellow panels is held overhead. Many devotees around them, several smeared with pink, green and blue powder. Children in casual clothes and women in saris follow along the road.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A festive street procession on a dusty road, with a large decorated umbrella held over a central figure. Around him are devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, women in white saris and yellow shawls, and children, many with faces and clothes smeared with pink, green and blue colour powder. A decorated deity murti on a float or cart with a ceremonial arch is visible at the upper left, and a green-doored vehicle appears behind the crowd.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17