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Outdoor procession on a dusty ground beside a brick wall and rocky embankment. Many devotees walk in a line, several women and girls with faces and hair smeared in pink, magenta, green and yellow colour powder. Women in white and yellow saris carry brass or woven vessels topped with mango leaves and yellow flowers. Two men in saffron-orange robes walk near the centre, one with a garland of gold beads, and a man in white ritual clothing with a rudraksha mala walks at right. Other people in white kurtas and shirts stand or walk in the background.

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A photograph of an outdoor procession on dusty ground below a brick wall and rocky embankment. Many women and girls in white and cream dress with yellow or green shawls, their faces and hair dusted with pink, green and yellow powder, carry brass pots and offerings of green leaves with yellow fruit or flowers in woven baskets. Two figures in saffron-orange robes walk near the centre; one is a bare-chested figure with a long dark braid and orange wrap, another a shaved-headed man in white. Onlookers stand behind and a camera operator is visible. The scene suggests a colour-powder festival procession.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A photograph of a festival procession moving across an open dirt ground toward a distant decorated float. Many devotees walk in a long line; several women in white and yellow saris carry brass pots with green leaves and flowers on their heads, and some people are marked with red and yellow powder. Men wear white dhotis and shirts, and a figure in an orange robe walks near the front. A small boy in a red shirt and a child in a dark t-shirt stand at the right edge. A red-and-white helicopter-like vehicle and a brick boundary wall appear in the background under an overcast sky.2010-10-17Outdoor photo of a crowd walking along a dirt path lined with green trees and a red-brick building, with people smeared in bright pink, red, green and purple powder. Centre, a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe and orange garland with a red bindi stands out from the group. Beside him, a man in an orange dhoti and shawl and a bald man in a white kurta with a red shawl and beaded necklaces walk among women in white and yellow saris and children in striped and pink clothes. Several people are visible in the background.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor festival procession on a dirt road with green trees and low buildings behind. A central man in an orange saffron dress with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and a heavy gold bead necklace walks forward smiling. Around him, devotees in orange and white clothing have faces and bald heads smeared with pink, magenta and green powder, and a woman in a white sari with a red-stained face walks at left. Several children and a younger girl in pink watch or join in. The scene suggests a colour-powder celebration procession.2010-10-17Outdoor procession on a dirt and grass field with a brick compound wall and unfinished buildings behind. A large decorated ratha or chariot with a canopy moves in the background, with a second decorated float and a tall ceremonial pole behind it. In the foreground, a line of devotees walks barefoot: women in white and yellow saris and men in white dhotis carry brass pots and kalasha vessels with green leaves on their heads, and several have red kumkum on their faces. Men in orange and saffron robes walk among the crowd, and children in white and pink clothing join the procession. Most of the crowd is in the middle distance and background.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A festive procession on a dirt path beside an orange brick wall, with palm trees behind. A woman in a bright orange saree with a beaded garland holds a red and green umbrella overhead, smiling. Beside her a man in white kurta and dhoti wears a yellow shawl. Several people and children have colored powder smeared on their faces and clothes, and a decorated deity murti is visible at the upper left.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17