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A festival procession on a dirt lane lined with palm trees and a low orange brick wall. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti-style garment and a long orange-yellow beaded mala, walking barefoot-adjacent in sandals. Behind a striped red, green and yellow umbrella, a deity murti of a goddess with a crown and garland is carried on a decorated palanquin. Two saffron-robed sannyasis walk beside, one in orange with a rudraksha mala. Several children and youths are smeared with pink, green and multicoloured powder. Other devotees in white dhotis and saris follow. a person is visible among the saffron-clad group, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a beaded mala.

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Outdoor 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.2010-10-17Outdoor 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.2010-10-17Outdoor 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.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A 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 procession on a dusty dirt road during a Dasara celebration. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and matching shawl, with orange and white flower garlands and rudraksha beads, walks under a red, green and yellow umbrella with a tasselled fringe. Behind them a man in white ritual clothes lifts a red-and-gold ornament overhead. Around them, devotees in white and cream saris and dhotis, and children in colourful clothes, are smeared with pink, green and yellow colour powder. A large decorated deity murti with a painted face on a white ratha or palanquin is visible at the left, and a utility pole and small buildings stand in the background.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor 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.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A dusty dirt road procession during Dasara celebrations at Sri Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Hyderabad. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long orange-beaded mala, walks at centre under a red, yellow and green striped ceremonial umbrella held by an attendant. Beside him, a man in an orange robe with a red border walks, and a white-clad man in a white dhoti with a red border follows. A bare-chested man in white dhoti carries a red-and-white decorated ornament on his head. Surrounding them, many children and adults are smeared with pink, green and blue colour powder, with a boy in a green striped shirt smiling at right. A brick wall and palm trees line the road. Swamiji (probable) is shown in the centre with the saffron robe, long hair and beaded mala as cues; this is an appearance-based label only.2010-10-17Outdoor procession on a dirt path beside a tan brick wall and palm trees, with a crowd of children, women and men covered in bright pink, green and blue powder colours. At centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala walks under a large multicoloured parasol held by a helper. Beside him, a second man in an orange dhoti and orange cloth is smeared with colour, and a bare-chested man in orange garments with a rudraksha mala walks at the front. Children in pastel dresses and white clothes laugh and dance in the foreground; a young boy in pink shirt shouts with open mouth.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17