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A procession on a dusty unpaved road during a Dasara celebration. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a red forehead mark wears a saffron-orange draped garment, a ceremonial gold bead necklace and sandals, walking with hands folded at his chest. A man in white dhoti with maroon border holds a large red, green and yellow umbrella with tassels above him. Behind them, a crowd of children and adults, several with pink, magenta and green colour powder on their faces and clothes, walks along, with a decorated deity murti visible in the distance. Most in the crowd wear rudraksha malas. Swamiji's presence is a probable appearance-based candidate based on the saffron garment, long hair and gold necklace.

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Outdoor procession on a dusty dirt road. A central figure in saffron-orange robes, with long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha-style beads and a gold necklace, walks forward beneath a multicoloured umbrella with red, green and blue panels and tasselled edging, held by a man in white dhoti and cloth. Around them, crowds of children and adults wear white, pink and striped clothes with faces and hair smeared with bright pink, red and yellow colour powder. Other monks in orange robes walk nearby, and a decorated deity murti or float appears in the background. Trees and an open pale sky frame the scene.2010-10-17A festive procession on a dirt road with a large multicolored canopy umbrella carried over a central man. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti-style garment draped over one shoulder, a long garland of beads around his neck, and bangles on his wrist, with long swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead. a person walks at the front, with the cloth-and-beads cues of a sannyasi in saffron. Behind him, a man in white dhoti with maroon borders holds the umbrella pole. Many devotees, mostly young people and children, follow, many with faces and clothes smeared with pink, purple, yellow and green powder, some in pink kurtas, a teal sari and striped shirts, with rudraksha beads. In the background a deity murti or float with a figure stands on a decorated white and blue platform under a bright sky with trees at left.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor procession on a dirt road during a Dasara celebration. A man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha-style garland wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl and walks at the front. A man in white dhoti holds a multicoloured umbrella with tasselled edge over the procession. Behind them a devotee in orange carries a deity murti on a decorated palanquin. Crowd of devotees and children, many with faces and clothes smeared with coloured powder, walk along the road under an overcast sky.2010-10-17A dirt road procession during a Dasara celebration at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam ashram. A man in a loose orange saffron robe with a gold-beaded necklace and long swept-back hair walks at the centre, with another man in orange just behind. A man in white ritual dress and gold necklaces holds a red ornate umbrella with tassels over the group. Several men in orange and devotees in white and yellow walk alongside, many with coloured powder on their faces and clothes. Children and teenagers in pastel and striped clothes line the sides, and a red-roofed building and trees stand in the background.2010-10-17Outdoor procession on a dusty dirt road during a festival. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a long dark hairstyle, rudraksha-style gold beaded garland and an arm band, walks at the centre, appearing to be a probable Swamiji by his orange clothing, long hair and ornate gold garland, with a multicoloured canopy umbrella held over him by a man in white dhoti with maroon border. Behind him a crowd walks, many with faces and clothes smeared in pink, purple and green colour powder; children and women in pastel and teal saris and kurtas follow. In the background a decorated deity murti of a goddess on a white ornate platform is carried in procession. Many people are visible.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor procession on a dusty dirt road under a bright white sky, with trees at the edges. At centre, a figure with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange saffron garment, a layered orange-and-gold bead necklace and orange sandals, walking forward. A bald man in orange robes walks just behind on the left. A man in white dhoti holds a red fringed umbrella over the procession. Around them crowd devotees: children and young women with faces and clothes smeared with pink, purple and green colour, and a man in white on the right wearing a rudraksha mala. The people include saffron-clad sannyasis and white-clad devotees celebrating together.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A procession on a dusty dirt road during a colourful festival. At centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange saffron wrap and a heavy gold bead necklace, walking barefoot-style in orange sandals with eyes lowered. Behind him, a man in a white dhoti with maroon border holds a large red fringed umbrella over the procession and wears a gold necklace. Around them, many people with faces and clothes smeared with pink, purple, green and yellow powder walk in white, pastel and yellow garments, some wearing rudraksha malas. The a person cues (swept hair, saffron wrap, ornate gold necklace) suggest the a person candidate, who is physically present in the procession.2010-10-17