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March 02 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesNight procession on a dirt ground with a large crowd of devotees behind. In the centre, a man in a saffron/orange robe and orange turban walks barefoot, with the a person candidate's appearance uncertain at this distance. Around him, men in white dhotis and saffron shawls carry decorated parasols with red, yellow and multicoloured fringes, a silver trident (trishul) on a pole, and a silver bowl held in front. Ornate red and gold fan-shaped standards with a blue emblem are also carried. The scene suggests a temple procession, possibly ratha-related, under dusk lighting.2006-12-20December 20 20062006-12-20A procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees. Several attendants in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shoulder cloths hold large ornate umbrellas with red, yellow and blue fabric and gold tassels. In the centre, saffron-robed sannyasis walk barefoot, one carrying an offering tray with flowers. Men in white and saffron move alongside, and a white tent and a concrete wall are visible in the background.2009-12-30A night procession on bare ground. A young man in white dhoti with an orange shawl carries a gilded box-shaped casket. Beside him, a boy in white with orange sash and white tilak holds up a large orange-and-multicolour canopy umbrella printed with a green temple motif, white birds, and the word Nithyanandapuram. A shirtless-looking older man in an orange dhoti and gold necklace walks at right, holding a framed deity picture. Several more umbrellas with colourful fringes and figures in white clothes, including a man holding a framed painting, appear in the background against the dark sky.2006-12-22January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesAn evening procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees, with a decorated palanquin-style vehicle at its centre. The vehicle has a golden canopy, fringed hangings with tassels, and a carved horse-head ornament at the front, and a figure sits in its seat. Ahead of it, a woman in a black sari with a pale pink border holds her hands together in prayer, and several people in white dhotis and white saris walk with ceremonial yellow sashes. Behind the vehicle, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti wears a rudraksha-style mala, and multicoloured umbrellas with a crescent emblem are carried in the procession. A cream-coloured sign-free roadside wall and a few people in casual clothes stand at the edges.2010-02-12A photograph of a procession on a dirt path lined with palm and coconut trees. Several men in white dhotis and white kurta-style tops walk in a line, many with orange shawls over their shoulders. Behind them, attendants carry ornate, multicoloured parasols with gold-tipped poles and embroidered panels in red, blue and yellow. Small triangular orange pennants hang from a line overhead. The men at the front carry the umbrella poles, and a bearded man in an orange shawl walks near the centre. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so the figures are described by their roles as procession bearers and devotees.2007-02-15January 02 20092009-01-02A night procession on a wet dirt road in front of a red-walled temple building with a small dome and lit doorway. Several men hold long poles supporting large ornate umbrellas (chhatras) in red, blue, orange and multicoloured fringed tassels, one bearing the Dhyanapeetam logo. Most men wear white dhotis and shirts; one wears an orange-red lower cloth, another a striped sweater with a brown cap, and one has rudraksha beads. Potted plants line the path on the right.2015-11-15