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A festive street procession in a village setting with a white building and red door behind. A man in an orange saffron cloth draped over one shoulder, with a long gold necklace and a red bindi, smiles while walking forward; he has long swept-back dark hair and a gold arm band. Swamiji (probable) based on the long hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklace with the procession role. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and shirt with red border balances a brass kalasha topped with red flowers on his raised arms. Children and women in colourful clothes, some with faces smeared with pink and red colour powder, walk along the dusty road.

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October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor procession on a dirt road during a Dasara celebration at Sripuram, Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Hyderabad. A smiling man with shoulder-length dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange saffron shawl over his chest and bare shoulder, with a long gold bead necklace and a gold armlet. He walks forward in the center. Behind him a man in white dhoti and white shirt with a red-bordered cloth balances a red-and-gold ceremonial figure with a red garland on his head. Other people in orange and white clothes walk alongside, and a crowd of children in colourful clothes, some with faces and hair smeared with coloured powder, follows. A white decorated structure and red doors stand in the background.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A street procession in a village-like dirt lane during a festival, with participants smeared in pink, green and orange colour powder. In the centre, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange robe, a long orange garland of beads and a rudraksha mala, and holds a long wooden staff; he is a person candidate with long hair, saffron clothing and ornate beads. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala walks with a red-and-orange shawl, and a bare-chested man with red-stained body and orange wrap walks on the left. Behind them stands a painted deity image on a decorated float or shrine in pale blue and white, and onlookers in saris and children in colourful clothes line the route, one woman in a grey sari with red bindi and gold bangles. Brick wall and palm trees form the background.2010-10-17Outdoor procession on a dirt path beside an orange-walled building and green foliage. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, rudraksha-style bead necklace and a gold armband, walks at the centre while another man in orange walks beside him and an umbrella-like canopy with a multicolored striped top is held above. A crowd surrounds them, many with faces and clothing smeared with pink, red, blue and yellow powder, including girls in white with rudraksha malas and a boy in glasses. Some people wear white and yellow clothes.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17