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A festive street procession at Sri Puram Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam during Dasara celebrations. A large deity murti of Durga, with multiple raised arms and a red-and-white decorated base, rides on a white-and-silver chariot beneath a red and multicoloured umbrella. Around it, devotees in saffron and orange robes, including a bare-chested man with a red-and-white cloth and a rudraksha mala, walk alongside men in white dhotis. A bald man in orange robes stands at the centre. Women in saffron, pink and green saris and children are present, many with coloured powder on their faces and clothes. Orange marigold garlands decorate the nearby pavilion.

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A festival procession moves along a dirt road lined with palm trees and a thatched shed. A large red and yellow canopy umbrella with tassels is held aloft by a man in white dhoti and shawl. Behind it, a white ornate murti shrine carrying a goddess with multiple arms and weapons is carried on poles. Devotees wear white and pastel clothing smeared with coloured powder, including a woman in a green sari and a bare-chested man in orange. A small boy in a pink shirt stands with palms pressed together. Many people in the crowd are dusted with pink and yellow colour. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor procession on a dusty dirt road during a Dasara celebration. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and matching shawl, with orange and white flower garlands and rudraksha beads, walks under a red, green and yellow umbrella with a tasselled fringe. Behind them a man in white ritual clothes lifts a red-and-gold ornament overhead. Around them, devotees in white and cream saris and dhotis, and children in colourful clothes, are smeared with pink, green and yellow colour powder. A large decorated deity murti with a painted face on a white ratha or palanquin is visible at the left, and a utility pole and small buildings stand in the background.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A festival procession on an unpaved dirt path lined with trees and a brick wall. At centre, a barefoot man in an orange saffron robe with a long orange-beaded mala walks with raised arms, a figure who fits the page's a person description with some cues (orange robe, mala) but whose face and long hair are not clearly distinctive, so identity is uncertain. Behind him, a man in white dhoti with a yellow shawl and others in white walk among devotees; a man in white holds a red-and-gold umbrella over a large decorated deity murti carried on a platform. Women in white and cream saris with green, pink and magenta colour powder on their faces and clothes walk beside children in striped and orange clothes. A shelter with orange and garland decorations stands on the left.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.2010-10-17Outdoor procession on a dirt road during a festival, with a crowd of devotees and children smeared in coloured powder. At the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a bare chest wears an orange cloth and a multi-strand orange beaded necklace, with orange-and-white garlands; he is one of the few distinctive-cue figures and appears as a person leading the procession. Beside him, a man in an orange wrap and a man in white dhoti with a red sash walk. A colourful umbrella with fringe is held over the centre, and a large decorated deity murti with multiple arms stands on a ratha/palanquin-like float behind. Children in yellow, green and white dresses and striped shirts crowd the road, with a red-brick building and water tank at the back.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor 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 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.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17