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October 10 2006

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Outdoor street procession in a residential compound. Ornate gold-tipped ceremonial parasols with yellow ruffled edges and green and gold panels are carried upright, and a red-and-multicolour umbrella stands behind them. A shirtless man in the foreground holds a parasol pole and raises one hand toward it. Behind him a large crowd of devotees, mostly women in saris and salwar kameez with some men in white shirts, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. An orange flag hangs at the left edge. Beige apartment buildings with balconies, trees and a metal gate form the background.2006-10-10October 10 20062006-10-10April 19 20082008-04-19December 31 20052005-12-31February 02 20072007-02-02January 12 20092009-01-12Outdoor procession at an ashram under a multicoloured canopy with the word Dhyanapeetam printed on its valance and fringed tassels. A woman in an orange sari carries a brass pot with a garland of yellow flowers and marigolds on her head. Behind her, men in white dhoti and shawls with gold borders hold the canopy poles, and several people in white saris with orange shawls walk alongside. Some hold hands together in folded-palm greeting. Bunting hangs overhead and a building with orange walls stands in the background. People are visible in the crowd at the edges.2010-12-28January 01 20122012-01-01October 10 20062006-10-10February 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor street procession in a village lane lined with palm trees and a pink two-storey building on the left. Several colourful parasols with fringed edges (red, blue, green and yellow) are held aloft over a group. Many men and women in white dhotis, saris and shawls with orange or saffron scarves walk among children and women in saris of red, blue and floral prints. At the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland is carried or escorted by devotees, with a second white-clad devotee holding a bundle of white flowers. Orange flags are raised along the procession, and a decorated orange-and-gold ceremonial banner stands at the left edge.2008-08-07Outdoor procession with a decorated palanquin or ratha carrying a deity murti, adorned with marigold garlands, orange and yellow fabric, and colourful fringed canopies on poles. Saffron flags are carried by people in the crowd. A crowd of devotees in white and bright saree or kurta clothing walks alongside. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts are visible, and a few women wear pink, teal and blue sarees. A bald-headed man in white robes walks near the center. Palm trees and a rocky hill sit behind the procession, and a parked dark SUV is visible at left.2012-01-01