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Outdoor photograph at a waterside on a cloudy day, with palm trees and green hedges behind. A figure with long, loose black hair and a bare upper torso wears an orange wrap and a gold-beaded rudraksha mala, and reaches out toward a large decorated image of Devi on a blue boat. The Devi image has a white lace-like backdrop, a purple flower garland, a red and white skirt, a peacock figure at her side, and dark hair with white earrings. Three to four other men stand to the left in white and yellow clothes, one holding a long wooden staff and others with colored powder smeared on their faces and chests, with a red and orange sash visible on one. Some sort of boat-side ritual.

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October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor photo at a riverbank during a Dasara-season immersion. A figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, with a gold-beaded necklace and gold armband, and rests both hands on the chest of a white-and-blue decorated idol of a goddess, which is standing in shallow brown water on a small boat-like float with a peacock figure and a purple garland. Behind them a man in pink-and-white robes with a pink shawl stands with a long wooden pole, his face and head smeared with coloured powder. A crowd of onlookers in white and yellow clothes lines the bank under an overcast sky. The figure with long hair appears as a probable Swamiji by appearance cues including long swept hair, saffron clothing and gold-bead ornaments, and is shown in a role of performing the idol immersion.2010-10-17A photograph at a riverbank or lake edge during a Dasara celebration at Sripuram Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in Hyderabad. A standing figure with long dark hair wears an orange draped garment and a gold arm band, reaching his hand toward the water. Beside him a man in white dhoti and pink-stained clothing holds a long wooden staff, and his face is smeared with coloured powder. Two wooden platforms float on the brown water, carrying a figure in white with a purple flower garland and a figure in a bright yellow garment.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A photograph of a Durga murti being carried on a blue wooden float at a waterside, with a muddy pond behind it. The white-clad goddess has long black hair, a garland of flowers and many arms, one foot pressing a lion and a defeated demon beneath her. Devotees in white dhotis and orange robes push and steer the float, several with faces and clothes smeared with pink, green and blue colour, consistent with a Vijaya Dasami immersion procession. A bald man in orange robes and glasses stands at right, hands near the figures. No one in the scene is clearly identified as a person.2010-10-17Outdoor riverside scene during a Dasara celebration: a long-haired man in an orange saffron cloth with a gold bangle and a beaded gold-toned necklace bends forward with his hands near a large white-and-silver ornate deity murti of Devi, adorned with yellow marigold garlands and a crown-like halo. Around him, men in white and yellow shawls stand, one holding a long wooden staff, and another person in white has colored powder on his clothes. A crowd watches from a red stone embankment above the water. The scene is a photo taken by the river.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor photograph at a muddy-brown pond or river bank with palm trees and a low wall behind. In the foreground, a woman with long dark hair wears an orange sari draped over her shoulder and reaches toward the water. To the left, a bald man in a white dhoti and white shirt, with a red sash and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, holds a long wooden staff; his face and shoulder are smeared with pink, blue and yellow powder. Several onlookers stand along the bank. On the water, a large white cloth floats with a garlanded figure lying on it, decorated in purple and gold garments with red and white fabric. Other floating platforms carry similar figures, flower garlands and white cloths.2010-10-17Outdoor photo at a riverbank or pond during a Dasara procession where a large white and silver ornate deity murti of Devi, with multiple arms holding weapons, is carried on a decorated white palanquin-style frame. Men in white dhotis and yellow or orange shawls, several with colourful powder on their bodies, surround the murti, some wearing rudraksha malas. On the right, a bald man in orange robes stands near the frame. Palm trees and a grey sky are in the background. Several spectators stand along the bank.2010-10-17A visemersion of a multi-armed Devi murti being carried on a blue float into shallow water at a riverbank, with devotees wading in beside it. The white-robed Devi with long black hair, a garland of pink flowers and many raised arms holds weapons, while a lion and a demon figure sit beneath her on the float. A bald man in saffron robes stands at right with a bright blue dusting of colour on his head, and a woman in orange robes pushes the float from the left. Men in white dhotis and saffron or yellow shawls, some with rudraksha malas, stand along the bank. Coloured powder marks several people, and palm trees and green foliage frame the scene.2010-10-17A photograph of a pond with muddy brown water and palm trees along the bank. A raft-like wooden platform with blue edging floats in the water, carrying a large, colourful idol or effigy adorned with garlands and fabric. A man with long, wavy dark hair in an orange saffron wrap stands at the water's edge, one arm raised with fingers pointing upward. To the left, men in white and pink clothing with colour powder smeared on their faces and heads watch and gesture. On the right, a bald man in an orange robe stands at the bank with his hands together. The scene appears to be an immersion of the idol into the water.2010-10-17