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Outdoor procession on a dirt road during a festival, with many participants whose faces, arms and clothes are smeared with bright pink, green and yellow colour powder. A man in the centre wears an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a long orange-beaded garland, carrying a long staff. Behind him, a colourful multi-panelled umbrella shades a deity murti. Beside him, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a red-tasselled cloth walks with a rudraksha-style necklace. Children in white, red and green clothes and a boy in a striped shirt walk nearby. Orange-robed figures and women in white saris join the line. Water tanks and an orange-brick building stand behind.

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Outdoor procession on a dirt road during a festival, with many people walking behind a palanquin carrying a deity murti under a multicoloured canopy umbrella. A central man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron dhoti and a long orange shawl, a garland of orange and yellow flowers and a mala, smiles and walks forward; the figure has long swept-back hair, a saffron garment and ornate ceremonial necklaces, a person. Around him are men and women in white and pink dhotis and saris, some with faces and clothes stained with coloured powder, and children in bright shirts and dresses. Behind them stands a water tank on a pale orange building and green trees in the background.2010-10-17Outdoor procession on a dirt road during Dasara celebrations at Sripuram, Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Hyderabad. A tall man with long swept-back hair, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and a garland of orange flowers, walks at the front, appearing to be a Swamiji (probable) by his long hair, saffron clothing and garland. Behind him a devotee in a white dhoti carries a staff and a decorated palanquin with a multicoloured canopy carries a deity murti. Around them devotees in white, saffron and orange sashes, and children with faces and clothes smeared in pink and colourful powder walk among water tanks and a terracotta building.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor procession on a dirt road beside an orange-painted building. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a long orange flower garland walks at the centre, smiling, under a multicoloured umbrella held by an attendant. Nearby, a man in saffron robes with a red-and-white cloth follows, and a group of women and children in white, yellow and pink clothes walk with faces and clothing smeared with pink, green and yellow colour powder. Two girls in white and lilac wear rudraksha malas. Behind them a deity murti is carried in the procession. The atmosphere suggests a colour-powder festival procession.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor 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 in a rural setting with trees and a low orange-roofed building behind. A tall man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing orange-saffron robes and a long ceremonial gold-and-orange bead necklace, walks at the centre under a decorated multicoloured parasol held by an attendant. Beside and behind him walk saffron-robed sannyasis, one with a shaved head, and a figure in white. Around them crowd children and young people with faces and clothes smeared with bright pink, red, yellow and green powder, celebrating in colour. a person: the central man in saffron robes under the parasol, with long hair, an orange garment and gold bead mala fits a candidate, but the appearance is not conclusive enough for certainty.2010-10-17Outdoor procession on a dirt road as a crowd of children and adults with coloured powder smeared on their faces walks alongside. At centre, a man with long dark hair wears a bright saffron-orange dhoti, a matching shawl and a multi-strand orange-beaded garland, walking barefoot in sandals and smiling. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in an orange dhoti and shawl walks with a rudraksha mala, and a man in white ritual clothes with a red shawl and red-beaded garland follows. Behind them a colourful umbrella with fringe is held aloft over a painted deity image. Children in white, green, yellow and pink clothes and red rudraksha beads crowd the path, with a water tank and brick building behind. a person is the central figure in saffron, with appearance-based cues of long swept hair, saffron clothing and a garland.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor festival procession on a dirt road lined with trees and small brick houses. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha-style necklace wears an orange saffron robe and walks beneath a multicoloured ornate parasol. Beside him, a shaven-headed sannyasi in orange robes walks alongside, and behind them a palanquin or deity murti is carried. Many devotees in white and orange clothing and children with faces smeared in red, pink and green powder follow, with a boy in a red shirt and a boy in a striped shirt in the foreground. A bare-chested young man with a white cloth and rudraksha mala stands at the right edge. The scene suggests a colour-powder celebration procession.2010-10-17Outdoor procession on a dirt path during a colourful festival. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a long beaded necklace and an orange robe walks at the centre, with a multicoloured umbrella held over him by another person. Beside him a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a mala walks, and a man in a red-orange shawl walks ahead. Around them children and adults are smeared with pink, green and yellow powder, and a boy in a red shirt and a girl in a light top stand nearby. Green trees and a brick building are in the background. a person is the man with long hair and beaded necklace, walking in procession.2010-10-17