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A festival procession on a road, with a figure seated on a golden palanquin decorated with white and orange flower garlands, hanging gold bells and tassels. The seated person wears orange robes and an orange head covering. A bald man in orange robes stands at the front holding a long ceremonial whisk-like fan. Around the palanquin, many men in white shirts and orange sashes walk, some holding orange flags on poles, and a few uniformed attendants in khaki with caps walk nearby. Women in saris and a few Western-looking people in white clothes are visible in the crowd. Below, a multicoloured umbrella canopy with white bird emblems and the word Dhyanapeetam sits on the palanquin base. A tractor with an orange flag is visible at upper left. Roughly two dozen people are visible.

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A festival procession on a dirt road. A seated figure in orange robes and an orange head wrap rides a golden palanquin decorated with white flower garlands, purple and yellow blossoms, gold bells and green tassels. Beside it, a bald man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala holds a round blue-and-gold fan and a white feather whisk. The palanquin has a colourful canopy beneath it. Around them, crowds in white shirts carry orange flags and wear orange-and-white badges. Uniformed attendants and a tractor appear at the edges.2010-07-24July 23 20092009-07-23Outdoor procession on a decorated palanquin (palaki) with gold bells, white flower garlands and multicoloured tassels. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a saffron headwrap and beaded rudraksha mala sits under a colourful canopy with a lotus-patterned top, and a gold-framed seat. A bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala walks at the left holding a decorated fan-like object, and a crowd of white-clad devotees, some wearing orange sashes and round badges, surrounds the palanquin. The palanquin appears to be a ceremonial procession element, and the seated figure's appearance is consistent with the page's reference but not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity.2010-07-24A photograph of a decorated procession chariot, ratha, carrying a seated figure on a gilded throne-like seat. The man wears orange robes and a red-and-white flower garland, with long dark hair, and holds a white fly-whisk or chamara. The chariot's side panels are painted in bright red, yellow, blue and green with white dove motifs, and it is hung with marigold and white flower garlands, orange-yellow umbrella canopies and orange ceremonial flags. Around the chariot, people in white clothes walk in the crowd, including women in saris and men in white shirts, with a red tractor visible in the background. Attributed to the figure on the throne by appearance: the seated man has long hair and saffron-orange clothing with a garland, so the description's probable identity cue is saffron robes and long hair.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29July 24 20102010-07-24 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a dirt road lined with banana trees. At the centre, a palanquin decorated with flower garlands and a colourful umbrella-canopied top is carried forward. Seated on it is a figure in orange robes, and a saffron-robed figure with a shaved head walks beside it, holding a fan or whisk. Many devotees in white clothes with orange and red flags follow, some wearing orange and red badges, and tractors with decorated colourful canopies move along the route. Several ceremonial umbrellas with embroidered panels and tassels, and a golden ritual fan, are visible at the front. Spectators stand at the roadside. a person appearance uncertain; the orange-robed walker and seated figure are not clearly identifiable.2010-07-24A festival procession moves along a dirt road lined with trees. At the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban walks with a long orange shawl and a garland, flanked by devotees in saffron and white. Above, a richly decorated palanquin with a colourful embroidered canopy, fringed purple and red valances, and a golden finial carries a deity murti. Devotees in white shirts hold white flags with a blue bird emblem, orange banners, a trident and a silver ceremonial staff. A man in white holds a small ornate metal kalasha in the foreground, while women in saffron and yellow saris and children watch and clap. The crowd is dense and includes many visible people.2005-12-31Outdoor procession with a richly decorated palanquin (palaki) topped by a golden kalasha-style canopy, hung with white jasmine garlands, marigold and magenta flower strings, and small golden bells. Beneath a multicoloured umbrella inscribed DHYANAPEETAM, a figure in saffron robes sits on the palanquin, while a bald man in orange robes walks alongside holding a long golden staff. Around them crowds of marchers in white dhotis and shirts wear orange-and-white badges and carry red-orange flags on poles. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at left, and a tractor with riders is visible at the top left. Placards read STOP ABUSING MY FAITH! and STOP ABUSING MY GURU!, and banana plants line the dusty road.2010-07-24A gilded palanquin procession moves along a dirt road past a hillside. Seated on the palanquin is a figure in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange turban and a garland of white flowers, holding a ceremonial object. A bald man in orange robes stands at the front, facing the seated figure with hands raised in greeting. The palanquin has an ornate golden canopy with brass bells, hanging tassels in green, red and yellow, and an overhead striped umbrella in red, yellow, green and blue. Flower garlands in orange and white drape the palanquin. Around it, crowds in white and orange clothes carry red flags and placards, and many devotees watch from the roadside, including a woman holding a child on the right.2010-07-24A street procession in daylight with a golden palanquin, or palaki, decorated with white and purple flower garlands and hanging tassels. A man in a saffron-orange robe stands at the front of the palanquin, holding a circular ceremonial fan. Another saffron-robed man beside the palanquin holds a fan with a blue and white emblem. Crowds of men in white kurtas and dhotis, many wearing orange-marked badges, walk alongside holding orange flags and handheld placards. A white bus is parked at the left edge, and a police officer in khaki is visible among the crowd.2010-07-24A decorated palanquin procession on a dirt road. An ornate canopy-topped palanquin, draped in white flower garlands, colourful tassels and orange cloth, carries a man in an orange-saffron robe standing at the front; a figure in orange also stands behind him, with a multicoloured umbrella held above. Two attendants in white stand at the sides with white fan-like chamaras. Uniformed police or security personnel in khaki walk alongside, and men in white kurtas wear orange sashes and carry red-and-orange flags. A banner with a portrait is held up in the crowd, and buses are parked behind.2010-07-24