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A street procession on a dirt road lined with palms and greenery, with a large decorated palanquin carrying a deity murti under a colourful striped umbrella. Many participants are smeared with vivid pink, orange and yellow powder. A woman in a yellow sari carries a brass tray with flowers and a yellow fruit offering, and another in red and yellow holds a similar offering. Several people in white kurta-style clothes and saffron or orange garments walk in the crowd, with children wearing rudraksha-like beads. Two men in shirts and trousers walk at the right edge. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.

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A festival procession moves along a dirt road lined with palm trees and a small brick building. A colourful striped umbrella is held over a decorated deity murti on a palanquin in the background. Many participants are smeared with bright pink, orange and yellow powder. A woman in a yellow sari carries a brass kalasha with a yellow gourd and red cloth. A young boy in a dark t-shirt walks barefoot in front, while men in white shirts, a dhoti-clad man and women in saris follow. Several people wear saffron garments and rudraksha-style beads. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with palms, shrubs and a brick wall. A devotee in white dhoti and shawl with yellow trim walks at left beside a woman in orange sari and a dancer in red-and-yellow garments. Behind them a multicoloured parasol shades a decorated palanquin carrying a deity murti framed in a white arched canopy. Many participants have faces and clothing smeared with colourful powder, including a boy in a yellow shirt and a boy in a Dubai t-shirt. In the foreground a woman in orange sari holds a brass kalasha-type vessel. Men in shirts and a woman in a light blue sari walk among the crowd.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A 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.2010-10-17A 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.2010-10-17Outdoor 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 20102010-10-17