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Outdoor procession on a dirt road beside an orange-walled building, with a multicoloured umbrella held over a central figure. Several people are smeared with pink, green and yellow powder. A young man in a long saffron-orange robe, with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a yellow-orange garland, walks at the centre; his appearance matches the cues for a person as the procession's honoured leader, with the umbrella and garland marking him. Behind him, people wear white and pink robes and saffron garments. In the foreground, girls in white and pink clothes with rudraksha malas smile at the camera, while boys in shirts and shorts walk alongside. A tree and a few small shrubs stand at the right edge.

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Outdoor procession on a dirt path beside an orange-walled building and green foliage. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, rudraksha-style bead necklace and a gold armband, walks at the centre while another man in orange walks beside him and an umbrella-like canopy with a multicolored striped top is held above. A crowd surrounds them, many with faces and clothing smeared with pink, red, blue and yellow powder, including girls in white with rudraksha malas and a boy in glasses. Some people wear white and yellow clothes.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor procession on a dirt road during a festival, with a crowd of devotees and children smeared in coloured powder. At the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a bare chest wears an orange cloth and a multi-strand orange beaded necklace, with orange-and-white garlands; he is one of the few distinctive-cue figures and appears as a person leading the procession. Beside him, a man in an orange wrap and a man in white dhoti with a red sash walk. A colourful umbrella with fringe is held over the centre, and a large decorated deity murti with multiple arms stands on a ratha/palanquin-like float behind. Children in yellow, green and white dresses and striped shirts crowd the road, with a red-brick building and water tank at the back.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor 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 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.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.2010-10-17Outdoor festival procession on a dirt road lined with trees and small brick houses. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha-style necklace wears an orange saffron robe and walks beneath a multicoloured ornate parasol. Beside him, a shaven-headed sannyasi in orange robes walks alongside, and behind them a palanquin or deity murti is carried. Many devotees in white and orange clothing and children with faces smeared in red, pink and green powder follow, with a boy in a red shirt and a boy in a striped shirt in the foreground. A bare-chested young man with a white cloth and rudraksha mala stands at the right edge. The scene suggests a colour-powder celebration procession.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor procession on a dirt road during Dasara celebrations at Sripuram, Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Hyderabad. A tall man with long swept-back hair, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and a garland of orange flowers, walks at the front, appearing to be a Swamiji (probable) by his long hair, saffron clothing and garland. Behind him a devotee in a white dhoti carries a staff and a decorated palanquin with a multicoloured canopy carries a deity murti. Around them devotees in white, saffron and orange sashes, and children with faces and clothes smeared in pink and colourful powder walk among water tanks and a terracotta building.2010-10-17