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A dusty dirt path lined with a procession of devotees, many with faces and clothes smeared in pink and colored powder. At the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and a long rudraksha-style bead mala, walking forward behind a multicoloured ceremonial umbrella held on a pole. Beside him, another saffron-robed sannyasi walks, and devotees in white and pastel clothing, including older women in white saris and children in colourful outfits, follow along a lane with a small orange building and green trees in the background.

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Outdoor procession on a dirt road during Dasara celebrations at Sripuram, Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in Hyderabad. A man in a flowing orange-saffron robe with an orange garland walks centrally, smiling, shaded by a striped red, yellow and green umbrella held by an attendant on a pole. Around him, a man in an orange dhoti and an orange-clad figure walk beside him, while many people, including children and women in white and pink clothes, have faces and clothes smeared with coloured powder. Green-roofed buildings and trees stand behind the crowd.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A festive procession on a dirt road at Sri Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in Hyderabad during Dasara celebrations. A young man in an orange saffron robe and orange garland walks at the centre beneath a multicoloured umbrella with red tassels, smiling and raising one hand. Around him people in white clothes and pink, purple and green colour powder on their faces and clothes walk along, including children in white and bright outfits. A man in orange robes walks beside him. Trees, an orange-walled building and a small shrine structure are in the background. Whether the central figure is a person is uncertain from appearance alone.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A festive procession on a dirt road at a Dhyanapeetam-style ashram campus, with a colourful striped umbrella carried over a central figure in saffron robes and a long orange-beaded necklace. Behind him, an orange-robed man walks beside a figure in white dhoti. Many devotees, mostly children and young adults, walk along, several with faces and clothes smeared with pink, blue and yellow powder. A bare-chested, shaved-headed man in white dhoti and rudraksha-style pendant walks at right. Buildings, trees and a small shrine structure appear in the background. Possible Dasara celebration.2010-10-17Outdoor procession on a dirt road beside an orange-painted building. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a long orange flower garland walks at the centre, smiling, under a multicoloured umbrella held by an attendant. Nearby, a man in saffron robes with a red-and-white cloth follows, and a group of women and children in white, yellow and pink clothes walk with faces and clothing smeared with pink, green and yellow colour powder. Two girls in white and lilac wear rudraksha malas. Behind them a deity murti is carried in the procession. The atmosphere suggests a colour-powder festival procession.2010-10-17Outdoor procession on a dirt road at a Dasara celebration in Hyderabad. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, orange rudraksha-style beaded mala and a large necklace, walks at the centre while a companion holds a multicoloured ceremonial umbrella over him. Around them, children and adults in white and pink clothing, some with pink and orange colored powder on their faces and clothes, walk along; a boy in orange shirt and a man in white dhoti follow. Trees, a low orange building and a red-doored structure form the background.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor procession on a dirt road during a festival, with many people walking behind a palanquin carrying a deity murti under a multicoloured canopy umbrella. A central man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron dhoti and a long orange shawl, a garland of orange and yellow flowers and a mala, smiles and walks forward; the figure has long swept-back hair, a saffron garment and ornate ceremonial necklaces, a person. Around him are men and women in white and pink dhotis and saris, some with faces and clothes stained with coloured powder, and children in bright shirts and dresses. Behind them stands a water tank on a pale orange building and green trees in the background.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17