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A night procession on a dirt path lined with trees. In the foreground, a bare-footed drummer in white dhoti and shawl holds a large frame drum, and beside him a musician in white dhoti plays a horn-like wind instrument while another white-clad drummer strikes a barrel drum. A man in white on the right plays a long wooden pipe (nadaswaram-style). Behind them, a decorated blue-canopied palanquin or ratha glows with lights, flanked by red and yellow umbrellas and trident-topped staffs. Crowds of devotees, children and women in red, orange, yellow and blue clothing walk alongside, some in saffron robes. A cloth banner and lit lamp hang above the procession.November 20 20102010-11-20Night procession with a woman on the left in a maroon sari with gold border, red bindi and a rudraksha mala, playing a nadaswaram-style wind instrument. Behind her a man in a yellow-gold dhoti plays a drum. At centre, a figure in a full orange-saffron robe wears a large gold necklace and walks in front of an ornate multicoloured parasol with tasselled fringe. Men in white and saffron shawls carry gold-topped staffs, and a lit decorated float or palanquin glows in the background. A man on the right in white shirt and yellow dhoti, with white forehead markings, red bindi and rudraksha beads, plays a wooden wind instrument. The crowd is dim and the lights are warm.2007-12-23Photo 11731352 +1 copiesDecember 30 20182018-12-30 +1 copiesA night procession on a dirt path lit by strings of small green and yellow lights. In the centre, a figure in an ornate cream and gold outfit with a white head covering walks between two attendants in saffron/orange robes, one holding a long staff-like rod. A man in white dhoti and shirt plays a long horn-like wind instrument at left, and a young drummer in a pink shirt and white dhoti carries a green-and-gold drum at right. Behind them, a dark canopy or umbrella with yellow emblem and more lights, and a crowd of people in white and orange clothing follows, several with hands folded in greeting.2009-06-10Night procession at a temple-style event. Saffron-robed devotees walk on a dirt road, several carrying flaming torches on poles. At center, a decorated ratha or palanquin with a gold arched canopy and orange drapery is pulled forward. A young drummer in an orange cloth beats a large brass drum, and a man in white dhoti and shirt plays a drum on the right. A young woman on the left wears orange with a white forehead mark, and a boy on the right wears red with a white headcloth and a red garland. An ornate pennant with floral patterns is held up at right. Several other participants and attendants stand behind the chariot.2013-11-21March 02 20162016-03-02A night procession of devotees walks along a dirt road carrying saffron flags and colourful umbrellas. Umbrellas are multicolored with Dhyanapeetam printed on them. Men in white shirts and dhotis carry umbrellas and a flag; women wear orange and white saris; a red-shirted drummer plays a drum; musicians play long wind instruments. Two boys in white in the foreground, one wearing a rudraksha mala. Dark night background.2007-12-23Night procession at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam ashram: a man in white dhoti and shirt plays a long wooden nadaswaram-style horn at the centre, flanked by a woman in a red sari playing a similar horn and a drummer in white with a yellow sash beating a barrel drum. Behind them, two large umbrellas with multicoloured canopies printed with Dhyanapeetam emblems are carried above the group. A man in a pink shirt and white dhoti walks at the front right, with sacred ash markings, holding a small hand instrument. Orange flags and saffron-clad devotees follow along a sandy path beside a wire-mesh fence.2007-12-23Night procession on a dirt path lined with bamboo and a low orange wall. At the centre, a palanquin-style ratha with a blue canopy and a lit deity murti sits beneath a striped red and yellow umbrella, carried forward by men in white dhoti and shirts. Two drummers in white beat drums, and a man in white plays a long wind instrument. Children in yellow, maroon and red kurtas and white dhotis walk in front, one boy with a tilak, and a woman in white and a man in green kurta follow. A trident and ceremonial umbrellas accompany the group. a person's presence is not clearly identifiable here.2013-01-01A night-time procession on a dirt path lined with trees and a low orange wall. A long-haired figure in an orange robe and leopard-print shawl stands at centre, while a bald man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl stands nearby. Behind them, white-clad devotees carry a drum and ceremonial staffs, and a decorated palanquin with a striped canopy is visible further back. On the right, many people line the path holding ornate silver staffs topped with trident-like finials. Some devotees wear white and others wear pink and yellow. Electric lights glow in the background.2010-11-20