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February 10 20092009-02-10 +1 copiesFebruary 10 20092009-02-10 +1 copiesNight procession with a golden palanquin-style float decorated with pink and white flower garlands at the lower right and left. Above the crowd, several large ceremonial umbrellas in colourful panels of red, yellow, green and blue with fringed edges and swan-like emblems are held aloft. At the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and raises one hand in greeting while walking forward. Around him, many men and women in white dhotis and saris, some in saffron shawls, and a uniformed police officer in khaki and a cap walk alongside. A cameraman with a large camera is visible at the right edge. The crowd fills the street, with a densely packed group of several dozen devotees visible.2009-02-10 +1 copiesNight street procession with many devotees in white and saffron-orange clothing, several carrying tall wooden poles topped by decorated canopies with blue, red and gold panels and pink, green and white tassels. A man in a red-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair stands near the front-right, beside a large framed portrait photograph held on a pole at right, and a man in an orange robe wears a heavy gold necklace. Behind them a billboard shows a bare-chested bearded figure in orange, and shuttered shop fronts line the street. Men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas walk with the crowd.2009-02-10A procession on a dirt road under ornate parasols. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe with a long white and multicoloured flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Around him, men in white dhotis wear orange shawls, and a woman in white with an orange shawl walks nearby. Two colourful umbrellas with tasselled fringes and the printed word DHYANAPEETAM flank the scene; a tall golden staff stands on the right. A woman on the left holds a round hand drum, and a woman at lower right holds a golden fan. Trees and a low building are in the background.2007-07-29June 04 20062006-06-04A street procession on a busy Indian town road. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, walking barefoot and gesturing with one hand. Around him, devotees in orange shawls and saffron robes walk alongside men in white shirts and dhotis. Above them, large red, orange and blue umbrellas with tasselled fringes shelter the group. A banner stretched across the street bears Tamil text, and shopfront signs line the road.2008-08-01July 16 20062006-07-16A procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees. At centre, a man in saffron-orange robes wears a white and red flower garland and a gold necklace, with an orange turban and long dark hair. Two red and gold parasols with fringed tassels are held above, and men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk alongside, some with rudraksha malas.2007-12-30 +1 copiesDecember 23 20072007-12-23Outdoor procession under a canopy of red and multicoloured tasselled umbrellas, with a trident-topped pole visible above the crowd. At centre, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with gold border, a white and red flower garland and a gold pendant stands with hands clasped, wearing a red tilak. a person by appearance: long swept hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklace. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts, some with saffron shawls, walk alongside. On the right, a woman in white sari with orange shawl carries a silver kalasha pot with green leaves. Purple and white bunting hangs overhead against palm trees.2007-01-01February 10 20092009-02-10 +1 copies