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Outdoor 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.

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Outdoor 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 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor photo of a colourful procession on a dirt path beside a red-roofed building and green trees. A woman in an orange-bordered white sari and a man in saffron robes walk through the crowd, a woman in a white sari holds a camera on a tripod, and several people in white and orange clothes walk with them. A long-haired figure in an orange robe with a gold-beaded necklace and a man in a white robe with a red stole, both with pink-stained faces and hair, lead the group. Children in striped shirts and checked shirts stand near the front, some with coloured powder on their faces and hands. A cluster of devotees follow behind with a bird flying overhead.2010-10-17Outdoor procession on dry dirt ground with sparse grass, a utility pole and trees behind. A woman in a grey floral sari with red border stands at left. In the centre, a young woman with long dark hair wears an orange saffron sari, a garland of orange and yellow flowers and sandals, walking beside a bald man in white and pink-stained clothes with a red-pink shawl and rudraksha mala. A bald man on the right wears an orange robe and shawl with a mala. Around them many men in white dhotis and orange or saffron robes walk, several smeared with pink and red powder, some with red and yellow tilaks and malas. A large crowd of onlookers surrounds them.2010-10-17Outdoor procession on a dirt path with a crowd of devotees, many children and young adults with faces and clothes smeared in pink, green and purple powder. At centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap and a long gold-beaded necklace, walking barefoot near a multicoloured umbrella with a yellow and blue canopy. Beside him walks a shaven-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, and another man in orange and a white-robed figure follow. A small boy in a patterned shirt looks down at the front. Green-leafed trees and a red-brick building form the background.2010-10-17Outdoor procession on a dusty road during a colour-festival celebration, with participants smeared in pink, green and yellow powder. At centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange robe, a heavy gold bead necklace and a gold armband, walking beside a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala. Behind them a ceremonial umbrella with red and gold tassels shields a palanquin or deity figure carried by a man in red. Women in white and yellow saris and a crowd of devotees fill the scene. A sign reads Nithyananda Charitable Trust at right. Matching orange robes and bead malas recur among the men.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 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.2010-10-17