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Outdoor festival procession on a dirt path beside an orange-walled building under trees. A large multicoloured umbrella with red, green, blue and yellow panels shades a figure in red and white at centre. Behind, a decorated deity murti on a platform with a lion-like vehicle and a figure in a red-and-gold garment is carried by devotees. Many people in white, saffron-orange and yellow saris and dhotis surround the procession; several are smeared with pink, green and blue colour powder. Some in front raise their hands, and a man in a purple T-shirt with a backpack stands at right. Tree shade and a green lawn frame the scene.

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October 17 20102010-10-17Photograph of a crowd of devotees in a dusty courtyard beside orange-washed buildings and green-roofed halls, with a red-and-white ceremonial umbrella or canopy and a white van at right. Many women wear white saris with yellow or green borders, some with yellow shawls, and several have faces, hair and clothes smeared with pink, green and purple colour powder. A woman at left holds a brass plate of offerings, and a saffron-robed figure stands in the middle distance. Men wear white kurtas and yellow shirts. Trees frame the upper 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.2010-10-17A 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.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor 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 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor procession during Dasara celebrations at Sripuram, Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Hyderabad. A large Devi murti with multiple arms, white and gold drapery and marigold garlands rides on a blue-decorated float with a lion figure beside her. Devotees in white dhotis and orange-yellow shawls pull and walk alongside the float, several with faces and clothes smeared with pink, green and yellow colour powder. A man in a yellow-gold garment and a bare chest stands on the float near the lion, and a man in white holds a rope at the right edge. A multicoloured parasol with tassels shades the procession under trees.2010-10-17Outdoor 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.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor 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.2010-10-17