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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.

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Outdoor 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.2010-10-17Outdoor 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.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A 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.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.2010-10-17A 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.2010-10-17Outdoor 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.2010-10-17A festival procession on a dirt path at a Dasara celebration. Many devotees, mostly women and children in white, saffron, pink and yellow saris and kurtas, are smeared with pink, yellow and green colour powder. A decorated deity murti of Devi with a white floral backdrop is carried on a float at right, with a multicoloured canopy umbrella held over the procession at left. Men in white kurtas and dark t-shirts walk among them. Green trees and a red building stand behind. Many people are visible, including those partly cut off at the frame edges, with several in the foreground.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor village procession on a dirt road during a festival. A man in white dhoti with a bare upper body carries a small deity murti with a white halo on his head. Beside him a man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style orange garland walks, with a wide ornate red, yellow and green umbrella held over the group by another man in white. Around them devotees and children are smeared with bright pink, green and yellow colour powder, and a crowd watches from the roadside beside a white building.2010-10-17