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A dirt-road procession during Dasara celebrations at Sri Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in Hyderabad. A decorated deity murti or float is carried at the back under a colourful umbrella, with palm trees behind. A man in an orange saffron dhoti and a rudraksha mala walks in the centre, flanked by a man in white kurta with a yellow shawl. Devotees and children, some with faces smeared with coloured powder, walk along, including a girl in a pink salwar and a girl in white with a mala. Red and orange clothing and a sign with text are visible in the background.

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October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor 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 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A photograph of a dirt path procession beside a red brick wall and palm trees. A bald man in orange robes walks at the centre beneath a multicoloured parasol with fringed edges, while a deity image is carried ahead. Around him, many people walk, some with faces and clothes smeared with pink, green and yellow powder. Children wear white, orange and red clothes and rudraksha malas. A man in white dhoti and shirt walks on the right with a young boy in orange, and a woman in a grey sari with a blue blouse walks nearby. Several men wear orange and saffron robes, with some saffron-clothed figures carrying the umbrella. Dasara celebration procession.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A dusty dirt-road procession on a Dasara celebration day, with a deity murti carried aloft on a platform behind a large red and green umbrella held by a man in white. A woman in an orange sari walks at the centre of the procession, with other devotees in white dhotis and saris, several with colourful powder on their faces and clothes. Children and villagers walk alongside; a boy in a green-and-white striped shirt is in the foreground, and a palm grove, a tall flagpole and a thatched roof appear in the background. The scene reads as a festival procession with ratha-style carrying and umbrella honours.2010-10-17A 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 road lined with palm trees and simple buildings. At centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, an orange shawl and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, carrying a red-and-multicoloured ceremonial umbrella over a deity murti on a decorated ratha. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, a woman in a green sari, and children are covered in pink, yellow and red colour powder. A woman in blue with pink-dyed hair walks at left. The scene suggests a festival procession, with an ornate deity figure visible behind the umbrella. The man is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues, with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, carrying the umbrella as a sannyasi in the procession.2010-10-17Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees during a festival with coloured powder. A man in an orange robe with a long swept-back hairstyle and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces walks at the centre under a multicoloured ceremonial parasol, a person by visible cues; he is in the procession and the image is a photograph. Behind him a white and silver float carries a deity murti with a figure in orange. Devotees in pink, white and green-stained clothing with faces and clothes dusted with colour walk along, including children and women in saris. A cameraman in white and yellow stands at right. A red-and-white banner for LBT Life Bliss Technology and a blue sign for video and mobile cameras are visible at left.2010-10-17