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January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor procession under an orange and red umbrella bearing the printed word Dhyanapeetam, with a golden trident finial and tasseled fringe. A man with long dark hair wears an orange robe, a white and saffron floral garland, and a rudraksha mala, and looks toward a man in white beside him who gestures with his hand. Behind them, a bespectacled man in an orange shawl, a smiling man in white with an orange shawl, and other devotees in orange and white walk among flags and a large peacock-feather fan. Palm trees line the path. The orange-robed man has distinctive long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, matching a Swamiji (probable) in the procession, and is physically present.2007-12-25Outdoor procession under a large ornate umbrella (chhatra) with red, green and yellow fringe and the word Dhyanapeetam printed on its canopy. A man in a saffron/orange shawl and a white-and-red flower garland with a rudraksha mala stands centre, smiling and extending his right hand toward a crowd. He has long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him a bearded man in white with an orange shawl and mala walks alongside. Several more umbrellas and silver staffs with trident-like tops are visible behind. Around them devotees in white dhotis and saris with badges press forward, and low tiled buildings and trees sit in the background under a pale sky.2006-12-26Outdoor procession at dusk in front of pale yellow apartment blocks. A central figure with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron shawl with a gold border, a large garland of white jasmine and red flowers with tassels, a gold pendant and rudraksha-style beads, raises one hand in blessing. A multicolored ceremonial umbrella with fringe and a Dhyanapeetam-style emblem is held above him, with orange flags behind. Around him, devotees in white and orange clothes clap and smile, a man in a cream sherwani and dhoti walks nearby, and a woman in a white sari with an orange border and a pink bag claps. Many people crowd the street.2008-01-01A procession outdoors under a bright sky. At the centre a man in saffron robes and a white flower garland walks with palms pressed together in greeting. Behind him several men in white kurtas wear saffron shawls, and a man in white with a green-bordered shawl stands at right. Above the group a large multicoloured umbrella with fringed tassels and the words Dhyanapeetam is carried, with smaller decorated parasols beside it. Spectators and devotees fill the background, along with low buildings and trees.2006-12-26January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01Photograph of a dense outdoor crowd at a riverside procession near T. Narasipura, Karnataka. Two large colourful ceremonial umbrellas with fringed edges and blue, orange and green panels are held aloft on poles. In the foreground a bald man in an orange robe with a draped orange shawl is surrounded by men in saffron and orange clothing. Behind him a man with long dark hair, orange robe and a long beaded necklace stands near a man with a shaved head in orange wearing red tilak marks. Many spectators in white shirts and dhotis press around them, and bright yellow marigold garlands are visible at the right edge. Trees and water are visible in the background under a clear sky.2007-02-02January 01 20082008-01-01A procession outdoors on a dirt road with a low wall and palm trees behind. At centre, a figure with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange robe and a long garland of yellow and red flowers, with a gold pendant on the chest; the figure has distinctive long hair and ornate orange clothing, matching the appearance cues of Swamiji (probable). Beside him, a man in a red shirt, orange shawl and rudraksha mala walks with him. A person in white carries a tall gold staff, and a red-and-white umbrella with tassels and a bright canopy overhead shades the group. Devotees in white and orange shawls surround them, and a woman in white at right holds a basket of pink flowers. A flag and a metal ritual object are visible in the background.2007-12-22Outdoor photograph under a bright sky of a bare-chested man with long, dark, wavy hair draped over his shoulders, wearing an orange cloth across his shoulders, walking beside a red umbrella fringed with multicoloured tassels. A second man in an orange shawl over white clothes walks beside him. Behind them a crowd of onlookers in white and orange garments, including an older man in a light pink shirt at left and a young man in an orange top at right, watches. a person: the bare-chested long-haired man in orange cloth with long swept-back hair matches distinctive presentation cues, shown in a procession setting beneath a ceremonial umbrella.2007-02-02December 23 20082008-12-23