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Outdoor procession on a dirt path in front of an unfinished concrete building, with a colourful umbrella canopy (red, green, yellow and blue with fringe) held over a ceremonial palanquin-style deity murti garlanded with red flowers. Many devotees surround it, some in orange sannyasi robes and others in white kurtas, yellow shawls and saris. Several participants have faces, arms and clothing smeared with pink, blue and purple powder, consistent with a festive colour-throwing celebration. A woman in an orange sari with bare shoulders carries the umbrella pole and a woman in green sari stands nearby. Trees and a fence line the background.

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Outdoor festival procession on a dirt road in front of unfinished concrete buildings and a corrugated-roof structure. A red and gold umbrella canopy shades a decorated figure carried on a palanquin-style stand at upper right. Many devotees, mostly women in white and yellow sashes, have faces and clothes smeared with pink, green and purple powder. A woman in orange robes and a rudraksha-style neck mala stands at centre-left. A man in white dhoti and a yellow sash walks at centre. Several people in white clothes and yellow shawls surround them, with children at lower right.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor festival procession in a dusty compound with unfinished concrete buildings behind. Many devotees are covered in bright pink, green and yellow powder, some with coloured hair. A man in white with a yellow shawl stands centre-left, while a woman in an orange sari and others in white and orange garments gather around. At upper right a red ceremonial umbrella shades a deity murti garlanded with red and orange flowers, carried by a devotee. Several devotees wear rudraksha malas and marigold garlands. No clearly identifiable a person appearance is visible among those shown.2010-10-17Outdoor festival crowd at a ground with a green-and-yellow canopy umbrella on a wooden pole at left. Many devotees in white and cream clothing, some with yellow shawls, stand smeared with bright pink, green and orange colour powder on their faces and hair. A woman in an orange sari with bare back stands near the pole. At centre, a man in a white shirt smiles while a bald man in yellow and orange robes stands among the crowd, and a few people nearby wear saffron and yellow. Palm trees and a fenced area appear in the background, with onlookers beyond.2010-10-17Outdoor festival procession on a dirt ground in front of an unfinished concrete building with a red and gold umbrella overhead. A woman in a white sari with an orange border holds a red-and-gold ceremonial object topped with a garland. Around her, devotees in white, orange and green saris and dhotis are smeared with bright pink, red, blue and magenta powder. A bald man in an orange robe with a yellow shawl stands at right, another man in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl stands at left, and a woman in a pale kurta stands near the left edge. Trees and a white fence stand in the background.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor village procession on a dirt road during a festival. A man in white dhoti with a bare upper body carries a small deity murti with a white halo on his head. Beside him a man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style orange garland walks, with a wide ornate red, yellow and green umbrella held over the group by another man in white. Around them devotees and children are smeared with bright pink, green and yellow colour powder, and a crowd watches from the roadside beside a white building.2010-10-17A dusty village lane during a procession with many people covered in pink, magenta and orange powder. In the centre, a man in an orange dhoti and bare chest lifts a bundle of red flowers overhead, while a figure in a saffron-orange robe walks nearby. A large ornate parasol with red, green and yellow panels shades the procession. Behind them, a palanquin-style canopy carries a deity murti decorated with white and garlands. Children in colourful shirts and shorts walk barefoot along a white-walled building with red doors, and a tall lattice electricity pylon stands on the right.2010-10-17Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees and a low brick wall. A man in long swept-back dark hair, a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, and layered rudraksha-style beaded malas walks at the centre, holding a multicoloured umbrella on a long pole. Behind him, men in white dhotis and orange cloths carry a deity murti aloft, and a man in white with a yellow shawl walks nearby. Children and women in yellow, orange and blue saris surround them, several with coloured powder on their faces and clothes, some wearing bead necklaces. A woman in a blue sari stands at the right edge. The scene is a religious procession with colour powder celebration.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17