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A group selfie outdoors beside a procession float decorated with garlands of orange marigolds, pink and white flowers and red blossoms, with a deity murti carried on the float. In the foreground a smiling man with a beard and short hair wears a yellow kurta and a red tilak on his forehead. Around him stand two boys in yellow clothes with tilak marks, a man in a light blue shirt, a bare-chested man with face painted in bright multicoloured pigment and wearing a rudraksha mala and flower garland, and a woman in a blue top with a gold chain. Behind them a bare-chested man with a garland and rudraksha beads stands near the float, and a man in a grey shirt and blue turban is further right. The scene suggests a Bonalu festival procession with devotees.

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A procession on a dirt road during the Bonalu festival, with a decorated palanquin carrying a deity murti garlanded with orange, pink and white flowers and green leaves, topped by a golden ornamental finial. Men and women walk barefoot in front and beside it. A smiling man in a yellow kurta and white dhoti with a red tilak walks at the front, and a woman in a pink and green saree with a yellow border and a garland of beads walks beside him. Other women wear purple, green and white sarees, and boys in orange and white shirts follow. Low green shrubs and pinkish apartment blocks stand in the background under an overcast sky.2022-07-10July 10 2022 Sripuram2022-07-10Outdoor photo of a Bonalu procession at a temple courtyard with a decorated deity murti garlanded with white, orange and pink flowers on a red cart. Several women in colourful saris (pink, teal, purple, red and green) wear gold necklaces, bangles and jewellery. Two men stand at the front with bare bodies painted in yellow and orange, wearing garlands and yellow-and-pink waist cloths, one holding a red-and-brown ritual object. A boy in a yellow kurta stands at right beside a man in a yellow shirt. A striped staircase, green fence and trees are behind. Several people crowd in the foreground and at the edges, with a drum visible at lower left.2022-07-10Outdoor procession on a dirt road beside a red brick wall and palm trees. A long-haired figure in an orange saffron garment with a gold bead necklace and gold armband holds up a multicoloured canopy umbrella with tassels. Behind him, a white-and-blue decorated palanquin carries a deity murti, a goddess with many arms holding weapons, garlanded with red flowers. Nearby, a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl walks beside a bald man in an orange robe, and priests in white dhotis with red-bordered cloths carry the palanquin. Many children and adults crowd around, several smeared with colored powder, one boy in front wearing a pink shirt.2010-10-17March 27 20132013-03-27Outdoor temple procession scene with a decorated palanquin behind the group, its canopy in blue and red with a seated deity murti covered in yellow and white marigold garlands. In front, a man with long dark hair, white tilak and an orange saffron robe wears a large white and purple flower garland with yellow marigolds and holds his hands together. Beside him a man in white shirt and white dhoti with glasses holds a garland and a fruit. Around them devotees in white shirts and white dhotis, some with white forehead marks, and a bald man in orange cloth with a gold necklace stand near a shaded arch. A kneeling priest in white dhoti holds a flower garland, and a white-clad man at right carries a tray of offerings. Trees and a clear sky form the background.2011-01-16October 17 20102010-10-17March 27 20132013-03-27July 10 2022 Sripuram2022-07-10 +1 copiesA photo of a street procession in an Indian neighbourhood. Six women in saris stand in a row holding a long red wooden pole, which carries a decorated deity palanquin behind them. The palanquin is covered with garlands of white, yellow and pink flowers and a deity murti is visible at its centre. The woman in front wears a maroon sari with gold jewellery, the next wears a grey-blue sari with a red border, then a purple sari, a red sari, a purple sari with floral embroidery, and a blue sari with a cream blouse and pearl necklace. Bangles are worn on their wrists. Onlookers stand behind and a water tank and building walls are visible at the left, consistent with a Bonalu procession.2022-07-10Outdoor photograph of a street procession beside a decorated palanquin carrying a deity murti heavily adorned with yellow and white marigold garlands and a golden crown-like ornament, under a painted blue and red canopy on red pillars. In the foreground a man in an orange saffron robe with a long garland of white jasmine and yellow marigolds stands with hands folded, wearing a rudraksha-style necklace and white tilak marks, while a smiling man in white dhoti and shirt beside him also holds a flower garland. Around them are men in white dhotis and shirts, some holding garlands and a brass plate, a bald priest in orange with a gold necklace, and a kneeling attendant in white. A camera is visible at the bottom edge and a tall curved metal arch frames the scene.2011-01-16Outdoor procession on a dirt road during a Dasara celebration. A man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha-style garland wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl and walks at the front. A man in white dhoti holds a multicoloured umbrella with tasselled edge over the procession. Behind them a devotee in orange carries a deity murti on a decorated palanquin. Crowd of devotees and children, many with faces and clothes smeared with coloured powder, walk along the road under an overcast sky.2010-10-17