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July 19 20162016-07-19A procession moves along a paved path lined with trees and a red wall. In front, a line of men and youths in white dhotis and shirts carry tall red flags printed with a portrait of a man with a bald head and a white beard. A central young man in a white shirt and a grey-green sleeveless top beats a drum, and one man in white holds a bell-shaped instrument. Behind them, a few figures in saffron and orange robes walk alongside brass kalasha pots and an ornate palanquin with a canopy. Men in white and women in saris follow along the path under green foliage.2016-07-19July 19 20162016-07-19July 19 20162016-07-19February 05 20092009-02-05A procession moves through an open dirt area with men in white dhotis and shirts leading the way. Several men carry tall orange flags with blue emblems on poles, and a man in a white shirt printed with a portrait and the word Dhyanapeetam walks in front. Men with bare upper bodies play a drum and carry a curved horn-like instrument. Ornate multicoloured umbrellas and a palanquin-like structure appear behind them, and a crowd of devotees with raised hands lines a building on the right. Women in white and yellow saris hold trays of mangoes and sweets.2008-07-17A procession of many men dressed in white dhotis and white shirts walks along a dirt road between red brick walls. Red flags on tall poles and a yellow ceremonial umbrella with a fringe lead the group. Several women in orange saris and red shawls walk near the centre, one holding a brass vessel. Men wear rudraksha malas and vertical tilak marks. Trees line the background under an overcast sky.2016-07-19Outdoor street procession moving along a tree-lined road with many men in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing orange saffron shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Several large multicoloured ornate umbrellas and decorated square banners with emblems are carried aloft. Red-orange flags wave above the crowd, and a white banner with Tamil script is held at left. A white van and a bus are visible behind the marchers, and a uniformed police officer walks among them. The crowd appears to number in the dozens.2008-08-01A photograph of an outdoor procession on a dirt road with orange flags. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas, walk among saffron and orange banners. A decorated palanquin or ratha with ornate golden canopy is visible in the background, and a man in a yellow cap and traditional dress plays a drum. Several people hold red placards with portraits, and a child in white carries a small orange flag. Trees, utility poles and an orange gateway frame the open field.2010-07-24A crowded street procession with saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees. In the foreground, a man in orange robes with a large gold-toned ornamented pendant and gold beaded necklace stands at left. Centre, an elderly bespectacled man in orange robes presses his palms together. Behind him, a figure in orange with a turban and a long rudraksha mala stands beside a man in white with a green-and-gold shawl and sacred thread. A man in a white shirt walks at front right, and a woman in white with a yellow-and-white rosette and a garland of white flowers stands at right. Several saffron flags on poles and a hanging orange-robed portrait appear in the background.2009-01-16A dusty dirt-road procession with many men and boys in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing lanyards and round orange-and-white rosette badges. Many people carry orange-red flags bearing a dark emblem. In the background a decorated palanquin with gold and colourful canopy and an ornate ornamented chariot-style structure appears, with a small banner. A man in a light blue shirt stands at left, and a boy in a white kurta holds an orange flag. Trees, poles and a crowd fill the background under an overcast sky.2010-07-24A dirt road procession moves between trees and low buildings under an overcast sky. Men in white shirts and white dhotis walk in front, some wearing beaded necklaces; one on the left wears a white shirt and holds his hands together. A man in a striped shirt and checked lungi carries a drum, and a shirtless young man in white holds a long pole with a red banner. Behind them, red-orange flags with a dark emblem flutter above a green auto-rickshaw and an ornate palanquin with a decorated canopy. Devotees in white and orange follow along the road.2008-12-24