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Night procession of a deity murti on a palanquin, framed by a large arched garland of red, yellow, green and white flowers with gold tips. Two decorated deity figures wear green and white garlands. A man in a red-and-white checked shirt in the foreground holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame. Behind him, a man in an orange robe with a long rudraksha mala walks among a crowd of devotees in white shirts and dhotis. Two large orange, green and blue umbrellas with tassels, one bearing the word Dhyanapeetam and a white bird emblem, shade the procession. Dark sky and crowded street setting.

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December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesNight procession with a crowd of devotees in white shirts and orange-saffron cloths. Overhead, a large canopy umbrella with a multicolour panel reading DhyanaPeetam and white dove emblems shades the scene. At centre, a figure in an orange-saffron robe with a short-haired head and bare forearms stands among the crowd, with a deity murti in a colourful arched halo framed by rows of bells. Several men carry oil lamps with flames and brass lamps, and a red lamp is held aloft at right. Women in pale clothes stand at the edge of the crowd.2006-12-23Night procession with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and shirts pushing around a decorated palanquin carrying two deity murtis dressed in white and green garlands, framed by a rainbow-coloured arch of yellow, red, green and white with gold bead tassels. A woman with long dark hair in an orange-brown top stands at the left edge, one arm extended toward the palanquin, beside a large red umbrella with multicoloured tassels and an oil lamp held aloft by a man at right. Several red and white oil lamps glow in the darkness, and the crowd presses densely around the procession.2006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesNight procession with a crowd of people dressed in white moving around a decorated palanquin. A large multicolored umbrella with fringed tassels, blue, orange and green panels and a bird emblem, shades the palanquin on the left, and a second yellow and red canopy with floral embroidery is at the right edge. Within the palanquin, two deity murti are adorned with garlands, and a rainbow-striped arched frame with circular ornaments rises above them. Several people hold lit oil lamps. The background is dark.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession photographed at close range. A richly decorated palanquin or ratha, draped in colourful striped and garlanded fabric, carries deity murtis with gold ornaments. A large multicoloured parasol with tassels and embroidered peacock-like motifs is held aloft on a long pole. A man in white dhoti with a white forehead mark holds a brass torch with a flame. A young man in an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands beside a man in orange shawl and grey shirt; a man in white with sandalwood forehead mark stands at left. Crowd of devotees surrounds them.2006-12-23Night procession photographed outdoors. A young man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, walks beneath a large multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with blue, orange, green and red panels, white lotus motifs and fringed tassels in pink, teal and white. Behind him a decorated deity murti is carried on a palanquin with striped and red garlands. A man in white clothing holds a brass lamp with a bright flame, and other men in white and orange cloth walk in the crowd. Printed text on the umbrella reads Dhyana Peetham. a person: the long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha cues appear, but the figure is only one of several devotees here and the identification is uncertain.2006-12-23Night procession of a crowd in white clothing and orange shawls moving past a thatched-roof building. A multicoloured umbrella with fringed tassels is held aloft on the left, and its panel reads Dhyanapeetam beside a dove emblem. Behind it, a large decorated deity murti sits under a rounded arch of green, yellow and pink ornamentation with a ring of lamps, carried in procession. Men lead the crowd, one in white with an orange shawl raising a fist, and a bare-backed man in an orange cloth is held by others. Several lit torches or oil lamps stand among the crowd. A silver staff is visible on the right. Many devotees surround the procession, with women in white and a few onlookers in casual clothes at the edges.2006-12-23A nighttime temple procession at Dhyanapeetam. Under a colourful umbrella with a dove emblem and the printed word Dhyanapeetam, a large ornate deity palanquin decorated with green, pink and yellow garlands and a peacock-feather style halo is carried through a crowd. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts walk around it, while a man in an orange/saffron wrap with long curly hair, a person by visible cues, walks at front-centre with his hands raised. Other people carry a ceremonial fan and a staff, and drummers hold instruments at the lower edge. Thatched roofs and a bamboo-walled structure frame the scene.2006-12-23