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Night procession with a dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis pressing around a decorated palanquin. On the palanquin, a large circular canopy with fringed edge and a striped, multicoloured halo behind two deity murti figures adorned with garlands. Large flames rise from brass oil lamps held aloft in front of the murti, with smoke above. Brass oil lamps and a lit torch are held by people at the edges, and a multicoloured umbrella with a printed Dhyanapeetham emblem and tassels stands at left. Hands reach upward, some with palms pressed together.

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December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession photographed in a crowd of men in white and red clothing pressing around a decorated palanquin. The palanquin is a deity murti wrapped in bright garlands, set beneath a large ornate canopy with a fringed white top and concentric rings of pink, red, yellow, green and purple. A large oil lamp flares with flame in front, and smoke rises above. Nearby, a striped umbrella with the word Dhyanapeetam is held aloft, and red and white lanterns or lamps are carried by devotees. Palm fronds appear at the left edge in the dark background.2006-12-23A night procession scene. In the foreground, a man in an orange-saffron robe with long dark swept-back hair raises a lit oil lamp high in his right arm, with smoke rising above. Behind him, people in white clothes crowd around a palanquin decorated with a large multicoloured arch of garlands and a silver-fringed canopy; two deity murtis dressed in white and green garlands sit on it. Umbrellas in orange and blue with Dhyanapeetam emblems are at left. Several white-clad men in the crowd hold trays of offerings, including bananas.2006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23Night procession photographed in a crowd. At centre, a deity murti is carried on a palanquin beneath a large multicoloured arch of red, green, yellow and white fringed rings. Two ornate umbrellas with coloured tassels shelter it; the left umbrella has blue and orange panels with a bird emblem. A bare-backed man in orange cloth walks in front, and men in white shirts and orange shawls surround the palanquin. Burning torches stand at right, and the crowd presses in from both sides against a dark background.2006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23A night-time temple procession with a large crowd moving around a decorated deity murti carried on a palanquin under a colourful arched canopy of multicoloured rounded tassels. Ornate embroidered parasols in gold, red and green with blue motifs are held aloft, and men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, several wearing orange shawls. Musicians play drums and horns at the front, and devotees with lit oil lamps on long poles line the procession. A camera operator on the right films the scene, and a small bird emblem appears in the top corner.2006-12-23Night procession photographed from the front-left. A figure with long dark hair and bare upper body, wearing an orange cloth over the shoulder, raises a brass oil lamp with a visible flame toward a decorated deity palanquin at right. The palanquin is framed by an arched, multicoloured fringe of red, green, yellow and white with rows of small bells, and holds a deity murti. Men in white dhotis and white shirts carry it on poles with red cloths, and a devotee in white with a red shawl stands at centre-right with his hands raised to the palanquin. Ornate umbrellas with tassels stand at left. Other devotees in white and orange sashes fill the dark background.2006-12-23 +1 copies