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Outdoor photo of a procession canopy under pine trees beside a wooden cabin. A large red canopy with a gold fringed valance and a painted elephant standing on a lotus is held up over the crowd, with a green, purple and red decorated pole beside it. Below, several smiling people stand close together, including a woman with a red bindi and dark hair, a man in a maroon cap, and a man in an orange shawl wearing glasses. A red car sits in the foreground. The canopy bears embroidered yellow lettering partly visible at the left.

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Photograph of a procession on a wooded camp road. A large red banner with yellow fringe and embroidered elephants, a bird and the word Dhyanapeetam is carried on a pole by people in white. Beside it another decorated banner in red, green, purple and orange is held aloft. A man in the centre wears an orange-saffron shawl over white clothes and smiles. Other participants wear white head coverings, a purple knit cap and a blue jacket, and a cameraman films at right. Parked silver vehicles and pine trees are behind the crowd.2006-04-01January 01 20092009-01-01Outdoor procession on a dirt path among pine trees and a wooden cabin. Under a large red banner with gold fringe, an elephant emblem and a lotus, marked with yellow lettering, a man in an orange robe with a white flower garland walks forward, smiling, with long dark hair and bare feet. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair and saffron clothing with a flower garland. Beside him, a man in white kurta with a gold-bordered stole claps. Behind them, a man in a red and white shirt carries a gold pole, and several participants in casual clothes, including a woman in pink top and jeans, follow. Other ceremonial banners with colourful patterns are visible behind, with a child-sized pole banner.2006-05-03Outdoor procession at a wooden-lodge camp with orange log cabins and a white SUV behind. Under a long decorated canopy with colourful fringed tassels and gold poles, a man in a saffron-orange shawl over white clothes stands centre, smiling, with a woman in a pink-and-orange garland beside him. Several people walk alongside holding the gold poles; one in a dark purple jacket raises a hand. Others wear woollen caps, white jackets and a bearded man in orange at right. Wood chips cover the ground. Some people in the crowd appear to be clapping. A man in orange clothing in the centre front is visible with a shawl draped over his shoulder.2006-04-01Outdoor procession under a red and orange canopy decorated with a painted elephant, lotus and bird emblem, with a gold-tasselled pole at the left edge. A man in a cream sherwani with a flower garland of pink and red blossoms and a white cloth in his hand smiles beside a man in white kurta holding a silver tray with a coconut and offerings. A person in a blue hooded jacket raises a hand in greeting in the foreground. Several smiling devotees in winter jackets and orange robes follow along a paved road among pine trees. The man in cream has long dark hair and a swept-back style with distinctive floral garlands, which is a compatible presentation for the a person candidate, though appearance alone is not conclusive.2006-04-01Outdoor procession on a wooded forest path with tall pine trees. A large red and gold banner with yellow fringe and partially legible lettering runs across the top. A man in an orange robe with a white flower garland and a red tilak walks at the centre; a person in white dhoti-style clothing with an orange shawl walks beside him. A man in a red shirt on the right raises a gold-tipped pole, and a red and gold decorated parasol-style umbrella and other ceremonial banners are carried by people in white, grey and pink shirts behind. a person candidate in the orange robe carries distinctive garland and robe cues while walking in a ceremonial procession.2006-05-03A procession walks along a pine-forest path strewn with pine cones. At the front, men in white kurta-style clothes and jeans carry a long red banner with yellow fringe and embroidered elephants and lotuses, lettered DHYANAPEETAM, on gold poles. Behind them, a central figure in an orange robe with a white flower garland walks with hands near the chest; with long dark hair, this is a person by appearance, though the cues are limited. Other participants in white, pink and blue clothes carry further banners and a round gold-rimmed shield with a blue emblem. Nearby marchers in white and pink follow along the path.2006-05-03A photograph of a procession on a wooded forest path. Several young men in white shirts carry tall gold poles supporting a red and orange canopy embroidered with the word DHYANAPEETAM, elephants, lotus motifs and a diya-like emblem. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a white and yellow flower garland walks at the centre of the group, flanked by people in white kurta-style clothes and white dhotis. Other people in casual clothes follow behind, and a few hold smaller round decorated fans with lamp motifs. Tall trees and a wooden building stand in the background.2006-05-03Outdoor procession at a wooden lodge with pine trees behind. Under a red canopy with an elephant and a sun-and-bird emblem, with gold fringe, a man in a cream and gold kurta and white dhoti walks at right, wearing layered pink and red flower garlands and holding a white cup. Beside him a woman in a white and cream kurta with a dark red beaded necklace moves in motion at centre. At left, a woman in a blue hooded jacket and plaid scarf claps, and another woman in red stands behind her. Other devotees and a red-and-gold ceremonial umbrella appear in the background.2006-04-01A street procession in a busy town with a red canopy carried on two long poles, its banner reading "Dhyanapeetam" with yellow and green diamond fringe and tassels. Around him, many devotees in orange robes and orange caps follow, some carrying the poles. Foreground women wear a cream sari and a pale green sari with gold jewellery, and shops, awnings and signs line the street.2006-06-01January 01 20092009-01-01Outdoor procession on a wooded camp road under tall pines, with a large ornate umbrella-like canopy of red, orange, green and multicolored fringe carried on a pole at upper centre. Several flags with orange and colourful patterned panels are held aloft on both sides. In the centre, a man in a long saffron-orange robe with a white and yellow flower garland walks forward with his arms slightly away from his body, smiling. Around him, participants in casual and light clothing carry decorated flags, a round ornamental fan-like object and a plate-like lamp holder; a man in white kurta with a gold-embroidered sash waves on the left, and an older man in orange with a gold stole walks on the right. Several people wear sandals and jeans.2006-05-03