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A night-time procession on a dirt road with a crowd of men and some women walking past. In the foreground a man in a dark shirt and a man in a white dhoti carry tall poles topped with gold-fringed umbrellas and red, teal and gold embroidered panels. Several men play drums and a bell-like instrument. Behind them, a man in an orange shawl and white garment with a bead necklace walks among the marchers. Colourful striped umbrellas bearing dove emblems and the text Dhyanapeetam fill the upper left.

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December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23A night procession at Dhyanapeetam moves past large colourful umbrellas (chatras) with multicoloured fringes and dome panels showing white dove emblems and lotus motifs, with the word Dhyanapeetam printed on them. Behind them devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls walk with flaming torches. Drummers in the foreground play drums, one in a checked shirt and another with a forehead mark. A tall gold banner with red and blue floral embroidery stands on the right. Several people in white and orange line the procession, and the ground is dark.2006-12-23Night procession moving along a dirt path with a crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing. Several large ornate umbrellas with red, blue and gold panels and embroidered bird emblems are carried on poles by men in black shirts and trousers. A decorated central palanquin or ratha with a multicoloured striped canopy, with a kalasha-like finial, is carried forward. Drummers and cymbal players in white dhotis lead the group, and a man with a shaved head and a red tilak walks among them. Lamps and torches light the scene under palm fronds.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23A night procession of devotees walks past dark trees, carrying many decorated parasols in orange, green and blue with tasselled fringes and a bird emblem. Men in white kurtas wear orange shawls. Two framed painted panels show a deity with a tall crown, held aloft by bearers. A bearer carries a gilded ornate casket and another a small blue-and-gold deity figure. In the foreground, a figure in orange robes, long dark hair and a heavy gold-and-beaded necklace walks at the front of the line; the page does not confirm who this is, and the appearance cues alone are not distinctive enough to name him, so the identity is unsure.2006-12-22December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesNight procession on a dirt path through trees. Several men in dark uniform shirts and trousers carry tall poles topped with ornate gold-fringed canopies in red, blue and teal with embroidered motifs. Above them, multicoloured umbrellas with tasselled edges and a blue bird emblem are held aloft. Men in white shirts and trousers and women in white saris walk behind in a line. A man in white at right raises an arm toward a small lamp fixed to a wall. A broad, bright-lit crowd of.2006-12-23