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Outdoor festival scene under trees beside an orange temple building, with a lion-mounted deity murti on a decorated platform at right. A crowd of mostly white-clad devotees, many with faces and hair smeared with coloured powder, gathers around a central area. A person in an orange garment with a beaded necklace stands at left, and a white-robed man at centre holds a small red-and-white item aloft. A yellow-and-blue umbrella hangs at upper left. The scene suggests a Dasara-related public celebration with colour powder and procession-like gathering.

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A photograph of an outdoor festival procession near an orange-walled building under trees. A large crowd fills the dirt ground, many people with faces, arms and clothes smeared with bright pink, yellow, green and blue colour powder. At centre, a man in an orange robe walks beside a figure in white dhoti holding a multicoloured canopy umbrella with a golden finial. Women in white and pastel saris, some with yellow shawls and gold necklaces, stand nearby. On the right, a large white-and-blue decorated image of a goddess with raised arms and a sword is carried on poles, surrounded by attendants in white and yellow. Spectators in casual clothes watch from the edges.2010-10-17Outdoor festival procession on dusty ground beneath trees near an orange-washed building. A colourful multi-panelled umbrella with gold finial shades a central figure in an orange robe and orange shawl with a garland, flanked by people in white dhotis and cream-white garments. Several participants have faces and clothes smeared with pink, green and yellow powder. On the right, a large decorated deity murti on a platform is attended by figures in white and yellow, with a raised staff or pole. Many onlookers, including children and women in yellow and teal saris, crowd in the foreground. This appears to be a Dasara-season procession with colour play. a person appearance is uncertain.2010-10-17Outdoor procession on a dirt path beside an orange-walled building under a tree. A large multicoloured umbrella with a green, red and yellow pattern is held over a figure at right. A large decorated deity murti with a blue and white backdrop is carried on a palanquin with poles, and many people crowd around it. Several people wear white and saffron clothing, and many faces and clothes are smeared with bright pink, green and blue powder, as in a colour-throwing celebration. Some men wear white kurtas, women wear saris and salwar, and a man in a purple shirt carries a backpack. A few robed figures in orange saffron lead the group. The scene is crowded, with about thirty to forty people visible.2010-10-17A street procession at a Dasara celebration in Hyderabad, with a decorated float carrying a large deity murti of Devi seated on a lion, draped in white and garlanded with marigolds. Beside the murti stands a figure in a white dhoti with bare upper body holding a long staff, and a woman in a saffron-yellow sari stands on the cart. Along the orange-walled building, a crowd of devotees gathers in white and cream saris, green and red clothing, and some with faces and clothes smeared with pink and magenta colour. Trees shade the dusty road in front of the ashram buildings.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor photo of a crowd of devotees in predominantly white clothing gathered on dusty ground beneath trees during a procession. Several colourful ceremonial parasols with blue, red, yellow and green panels and tassels are raised above the people, including a large multicoloured umbrella on a pole. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, some with yellow or orange shawls, while women wear white and cream saris, one in yellow. A man in a saffron-orange garment stands at left, and a bare-chested young man with a gold-trimmed white cloth and gold necklace stands at centre. A red pole runs along the right side, and a cameraperson is visible in the crowd. The image contains no visible a person candidate that can be identified by appearance.2010-12-26October 17 20102010-10-17A festival procession on a dirt courtyard under trees, with a large crowd of devotees in white clothing moving around a red-and-gold palanquin or ratha. Two decorative parasols with blue, red and yellow panels and tasselled edges shade the scene. A man in a white dhoti with an orange sash holds a long white fly-whisk or chamara with a golden handle aloft, and a woman in a white sari stands beside him. Many women wear white saris, and others wear pale blue or saffron. Banana leaves and a red-painted wall frame the right edge. a person is not clearly visible among the people shown, so no appearance-based identification is made.2010-12-26Outdoor procession on a dirt path through an ashram compound with orange-painted buildings, a green-roofed hall, trees and flowering shrubs. A crowd of devotees gathers around a decorated float or palanquin at the back, topped with a colourful deity murti. Women in yellow and white saris and men in white dhotis walk with the crowd; several women hold brass plates and offerings. An orange-robed figure stands near the center, and a saffron-clad sannyasi and a white-clad person stand close together. Some participants have colourful powder marks on their clothing. A sign reading TEMPLE is visible at the right edge.2010-10-17Outdoor festival procession on a dirt lane during Dasara celebrations. A large decorated deity murti of Devi, mounted on a white and blue ornate float with a lion, is carried forward, with a figure in white holding a tall staff near its top. A striped yellow, red and blue ceremonial umbrella with fringe shades the procession at left, held by a man in orange. Devotees in white dhotis with yellow shoulder cloths walk alongside, and many people in orange, pink and blue clothing are dusted with colored powder. A cameraman in white and yellow stands on a wall at right. Green foliage and a stone wall frame the scene.2010-10-17Outdoor crowd gathered on sandy ground under a tree near a colourful striped umbrella with tassels, held aloft by a man in a yellow shawl. Many people wear white clothing: women in white saris with yellow or gold borders and long braids, men in white dhotis and kurtas. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold border and gold chain stands in the foreground, his forehead marked with white tilak. A man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala looks upward, while a white feathered fan or whisk is visible at the lower right. A woman in a yellow shawl and red bindi stands at right. Roughly 40 or more people are visible, with a red building wall at the upper right.2010-12-26