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Outdoor festival procession on a dirt path at a Hyderabad ashram during Dasara celebrations. Drummers lead, one in an orange cloth beating a large drum, another in white beating a drum with an orange wrap. Men in white dhotis and shirts blow long horns and pipes, and women in white and cream saris with yellow and orange borders carry brass pots and kalasha vessels. Several participants have colourful kumkum or powder on their faces. A decorated umbrella canopy with a banner stands behind, beside a white building and a tall lighting pole. Many more people follow in the background, roughly twenty-five visible.

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Outdoor procession on a dirt road at a temple-like compound. Drummers in white dhotis lead the group: a man on the left in a white shirt and orange cloth strikes a large drum, and a man in the centre with a long wooden pipe plays a horn while another carries a small drum. Men and women in white and cream clothing with yellow shawls and orange sashes follow, many carrying brass or metal pots with green leaves. A decorated umbrella canopy and an orange-clad figure appear further back. A white-walled building with red doors and a utility pole stand behind the crowd.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor procession on a dirt road with a large crowd of devotees following a decorated float carrying a deity murti under a canopy. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-style), beside another musician in a cream shirt and white dhoti playing a similar horn, and a drummer in white with a red cloth beating a large barrel drum. Several women in white and yellow saris and men in white dhotis walk with the crowd, some holding brass vessels or wearing yellow shawls and sandalwood or ash markings on their foreheads. Trees, low white buildings and a red-walled compound stand behind the procession under an overcast sky.2010-10-17December 23 20082008-12-23A procession moves across a dirt courtyard in front of a white building and trees hung with festive bunting. Several decorated parasols, orange, blue and red with gold trim, are carried overhead. Men in white shirts and dhotis walk with drummers beating barrel drums, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow border walks at the front. A man in an orange cloth sash stands among them. Many participants are visible, some carrying garlands and small instruments, and an onlooker stands at the left edge.2006-12-30 +1 copiesDecember 23 20092009-12-23December 28 20092009-12-28Outdoor procession on a dirt path at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam event. A large embroidered banner with red and blue lettering reading "Nithyanandapeetam" is carried on poles by men in white dhotis and shirts. Behind it, a saffron-robed figure and a woman in a white sari walk with devotees, one carrying a decorated kalasha or offering vessel. Drummers and a horn player in white clothes accompany the procession, and devotees line the path with folded hands. A small figure in saffron and a mala is visible among the group, but identity cannot be confirmed from appearance. Trees and grass frame the scene, and a red-shirted man stands on the left.2006-07-11A dusty open ground at a temple or ashram procession. Drummers in white dhotis and yellow or dark wraps beat large hand drums while a crowd of devotees in white and cream clothing walks behind a decorated ratha-style float topped with a colourful canopy and an ornate golden structure. A woman in a yellow shawl and an elderly woman in white stand at left. Bare trees with pink blossoms and a utility pole sit in the background beside corrugated orange fencing. A small figure in the float area is not clearly identifiable.2009-12-27A procession moves across a bare dirt ground under an overcast sky, with a low stone wall and trees behind. Men in white dhotis and white kurtas, some with yellow shawls, carry ceremonial staffs and a trident, while others play drums, including a large green-and-white drum. Two decorated parasols with red, yellow and blue canopies are carried above the group, one with a framed red-and-white emblem. Women in saffron and white saris with orange shawls follow at the right. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is named.2009-12-23Outdoor evening procession on a dirt road, with men and women in white dhotis, saris and shirts walking together. Several men play drums and wind instruments, including a large drum slung at the left and a drummer in an orange-brown garment at the right. Above them are colourful ceremonial umbrellas with red, blue and yellow panels and a red eye-like emblem, carried on long poles, plus trident-like staffs held aloft. Bare trees and a row of bunting line the background, with more devotees behind the procession.2006-12-31