A festive procession on a dirt path beside an orange brick wall, with palm trees behind. A woman in a bright orange saree with a beaded garland holds a red and green umbrella overhead, smiling. Beside her a man in white kurta and dhoti wears a yellow shawl. Several people and children have colored powder smeared on their faces and clothes, and a decorated deity murti is visible at the upper left. - Nithyanandapedia

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A festive procession on a dirt path beside an orange brick wall, with palm trees behind. A woman in a bright orange saree with a beaded garland holds a red and green umbrella overhead, smiling. Beside her a man in white kurta and dhoti wears a yellow shawl. Several people and children have colored powder smeared on their faces and clothes, and a decorated deity murti is visible at the upper left.

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A photograph of a dirt path procession beside a red brick wall and palm trees. A bald man in orange robes walks at the centre beneath a multicoloured parasol with fringed edges, while a deity image is carried ahead. Around him, many people walk, some with faces and clothes smeared with pink, green and yellow powder. Children wear white, orange and red clothes and rudraksha malas. A man in white dhoti and shirt walks on the right with a young boy in orange, and a woman in a grey sari with a blue blouse walks nearby. Several men wear orange and saffron robes, with some saffron-clothed figures carrying the umbrella. Dasara celebration procession.

A 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.

Outdoor 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.

October 17 2010

October 17 2010

A dusty dirt road procession during Dasara celebrations at Sri Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Hyderabad. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long orange-beaded mala, walks at centre under a red, yellow and green striped ceremonial umbrella held by an attendant. Beside him, a man in an orange robe with a red border walks, and a white-clad man in a white dhoti with a red border follows. A bare-chested man in white dhoti carries a red-and-white decorated ornament on his head. Surrounding them, many children and adults are smeared with pink, green and blue colour powder, with a boy in a green striped shirt smiling at right. A brick wall and palm trees line the road. Swamiji (probable) is shown in the centre with the saffron robe, long hair and beaded mala as cues; this is an appearance-based label only.

October 17 2010

A 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.

Outdoor procession on a dirt road in a rural setting with trees and a low orange-roofed building behind. A tall man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing orange-saffron robes and a long ceremonial gold-and-orange bead necklace, walks at the centre under a decorated multicoloured parasol held by an attendant. Beside and behind him walk saffron-robed sannyasis, one with a shaved head, and a figure in white. Around them crowd children and young people with faces and clothes smeared with bright pink, red, yellow and green powder, celebrating in colour. a person: the central man in saffron robes under the parasol, with long hair, an orange garment and gold bead mala fits a candidate, but the appearance is not conclusive enough for certainty.

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.

A 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.

October 17 2010