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A photograph of a Dasara visarjan at a river or flooded bank. A long-haired figure in orange robes and an orange wrap stands in shallow brown water, back to the camera, beside a bald man in saffron. Two men in white kurtas guide the large ornate idol, its white lacework frame and clay figures, down a wooden ramp from the red-walled platform. A bald man in pink and red dyed clothing and a red shawl stands nearby, and a crowd gathers on the far bank beside palm trees. Figures on a boat or upper platform wear bright saffron and white garments.

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Photograph of a Durga immersion (visarjan) at a riverbank on Vijaya Dasami. Large painted clay murtis with white lace-like crowns and blue bases are carried into shallow brown water. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, bare-shouldered, pushes a wooden raft or frame into the river with a pole. Men in white dhotis and kurtas, one in orange and one in pink robes with a shaved head, wade and help. A crowd in white and bright saraswati-style saris stands on a red-brick embankment and watches. A deity figure with a garland and a red skirt stands at right. Red bricks, palms and an overcast sky frame the scene.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A photograph of a Durga-style deity murti on a blue float, with multi-armed figure holding weapons and wearing a white and red ornamented headdress, being carried through shallow muddy water beside a red stone embankment. A man in orange saffron robes stands in the water guiding the murti, and another person in orange clothing with a long dark hair and garland of marigolds stands on the steps to the right with a hand raised near the face. Behind them, a crowd of spectators in white and coloured clothes watches from a railed terrace above, and a person in a white dhoti with pink-dyed hair stands nearby. The scene appears to be a festival immersion procession in Hyderabad.2010-10-17A photograph of a riverside immersion of a pink Ganesha murti at a Dasara celebration. Devotees in white and orange clothing wade into brownish water carrying the bamboo-framed platform that supports the idol, while a bald monk in an orange robe stands in the water at centre. A red sandstone wall rises behind, and seated onlookers with colour-smeared faces and white clothes line the left bank. A man in white holds a decorative striped umbrella at the upper right. a person in saffron clothing is not clearly identified from appearance, so the orange-robed monk is described by role only.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A festival scene at the water's edge of a muddy pond during a Dasara procession. A long-haired figure in an orange-saffron shawl and wrap reaches out toward a large white clay deity murti of Devi, mounted on a tiered white and blue ornamented platform with a lion figure at its base. The image is pale and marked with garlands, and the murti is carried on a blue-painted wooden bench-like litter. Around them stand devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, some with yellow shawls, and one older man in a white garment with a pink-stained shawl whose face and head are smeared with coloured powder. A bald man in orange stands at the right edge, also with coloured powder on his head. Palm trees and a stone wall line the background under an overcast sky.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A photograph of a Dasara immersion ritual at a riverside ghat. A large Durga murti with ten arms, a white lace-patterned crown and garlands stands in shallow brown water beside a lion mount, with other deity figures nearby. On the right, a man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and rudraksha-style beads, standing barefoot with palms joined in namaste. Behind him, men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with bare shaved heads, stand at the water's edge with folded hands, and a silver tray of yellow flowers sits in the lower right. A large crowd watches from a red-walled terrace above. The man in saffron is an appearance-based probable candidate for a person, shown with long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, standing in a visible devotional role at the immersion.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17