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A photo of a Dasara celebration outdoors at an ashram setting with an orange-painted wall and a corrugated roof. A large Devi murti with white lace drapery and a sword is being lifted and carried. Several men in white dhotis and yellow shawls, some stained with red and pink powder, press around the murti while lifting it. On the right, a man in an orange saffron turban and orange clothing stands near a banner reading Dasara with Kannada text. Other onlookers in casual clothes watch from the side, and a painted pillar with floral designs stands at left.

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A festival procession at a temple complex, with a large decorated cart carrying a white-clothed Devi murti of a goddess riding a lion, holding weapons, with a lion figure below her and a figure in golden garments beside her. Men in white dhotis and yellow shawls pull the cart by ropes and a wooden pole, while a bald man in orange robes walks at the front with a long-haired figure in orange. Several people wear pink and purple sashes and are dusted with coloured powder. Behind them stand a temple gate reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple and a building with a signboard and orange triangular flags overhead, and a woman in a blue saree stands at left.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor temple procession scene with a decorated shrine and a large white fringed canopy over a deity murti in a tall painted frame. Several men in white dhotis and yellow shawls are gathered at the platform, some with pink and green coloured powder marks on their clothes. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands at right holding a staff. Painted columns with blue, red and yellow patterns and dried leaves frame the scene, and a red brick building stands behind.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor Dasara procession scene at Sripuram Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in Hyderabad. A clay-white goddess murti with red face, dark hair and a red garland sits on a lion mount on a decorated wooden ratha under a corrugated roof. A man in white dhoti and magenta-pink colour-splashed shawl stands in front of it, and white-clad attendants in yellow scarves and bare upper bodies push or steady the cart. On the left, a man in white with a yellow scarf watches. Beside the cart a smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe, orange shawl, rudraksha-style beaded necklace and orange garland, holding a pink cloth near the murti. A white umbrella and painted kalasha-style poles frame the scene, and a red-orange temple wall is behind.2010-10-17Outdoor Dasara celebration procession at a Sri Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam site. A large white and blue deity murti of a goddess riding a lion sits on a red-framed wooden cart. Several men in white dhotis, some with bare chests and yellow shawls, stand around the cart while others in orange robes gather nearby, one pointing toward the deity. A decorated pavilion with colourful striped poles and hanging ornaments stands behind, and a signboard reads Sacred Banyan tree. About a dozen people are visible.2010-10-17A festive procession outdoors at a temple compound, with devotees in white and cream clothing, many with yellow sashes and faces and clothes stained with coloured powder in blue, pink, orange and red. Several women carry brass or woven baskets holding green plants and offerings. Behind them a large white and silver decorated float carries a deity murti of Devi on a lion, holding weapons. A paved area with a brick building, a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple, and hanging triangular flags and ribbons frame the scene.2010-10-17Outdoor festival procession at a temple courtyard under a corrugated roof with palm trees behind. A large deity murti of a goddess with multiple arms, holding weapons, is carried aloft on a white lace-decorated palanquin frame, with a fringed red-and-white canopy at right. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts surround and lift the image; some are smeared with pink and green colour powder. A man in an orange kurta with a long necklace and a bare-chested man in a dhoti stand at left, arms outstretched. A decorated pole with streamers and paper flags hangs overhead, and offering trays sit on a purple cloth on the ground.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17