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Night procession photographed in a dense crowd of devotees dressed in white. Behind him, a deity murti sits on a decorated palanquin under a multicoloured rainbow-striped arch with gold finials and garlands, carried under a white fringed umbrella and a red-and-blue canopy. A flame torch is held aloft, a drummer in a brown shirt plays a drum at lower centre, and a woman in a red blouse with a bindi stands in the foreground.

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Night procession photographed from the front with a crowd of men and women in white clothes. A large ornate ratha or palanquin behind them carries a deity murti decorated with garlands in red, green and yellow, under a striped multicoloured arched canopy topped with gold finials. Two umbrellas, one red-green-orange with peacock and dove motifs and one white fringed, shelter the procession. At the front right, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands facing the crowd, his long hair swept back. Beside him a man in white holds a small device, and a drummer kneels with a drum. A flame of a torch or lamp rises near the centre.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.2006-12-23Night procession with a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts surrounding a decorated palanquin carrying a deity murti framed by a rainbow-coloured arch with a red and green backdrop. Above them rises a white-and-red canopy. In the foreground a large umbrella (chhatra) in red, blue, yellow and green with white motifs and fringed tassels is held aloft by a man in a black shirt. Near the centre a shirtless man in an orange lower cloth stands with his hands pressed together in prayer, and a bearded man in white folds his hands; a torch flame burns at the right. Many onlookers fill the dark ground.2006-12-23 +2 copiesNight procession at a temple event. Under a multicoloured umbrella with tassels and the word DhyanPeetam printed on its panel, a crowd of men and women in white dhotis and white kurtas moves around an ornate processional palanquin decorated with a rainbow arch of garlands and bright floral trim. Two deity murtis, adorned with garlands, sit within the palanquin. In the foreground, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with long, swept-back curly hair walks with hands raised, and a man beside him wears a saffron wrap. Drummers and devotees surround them, and a silver staff rises at right. The scene is lit by flames at the edge of the crowd.2006-12-23Night procession photographed in a dense crowd. A large umbrella-style canopy in blue, red and green panels with tassels and the word "Peetam" stands at upper left, carried on a long pole. Behind it, a decorated palanquin or chariot framed by a colourful garland arch of red, green, yellow and white holds a deity murti with a crown and gold ornaments. Men in white dhotis and shirts crowd around, some wearing rudraksha malas. In the lower right, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a long mala stands among the crowd, his face partly turned away. Lanterns glow in the dark background.2006-12-23Night procession in a dense crowd of mostly white-clad devotees. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange-saffron garment and a red-and-gold tilak-marked forehead, walks at the centre. Behind him, a decorated palanquin-style ratha carries two deity murtis framed by a large multicoloured arched halo with rows of gold and green ornaments. Attendants in white hold oil lamps and a lit torch, and colourful striped umbrellas with tassels rise overhead against the dark background.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession photographed outdoors with a large colourful ceremonial umbrella held aloft on a pole, its canopy in red, blue and orange panels with bold trim and hanging tassels in red, green, white and orange, with a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam emblem on the top panel. Behind it a circular halo-like frame of red, green, yellow and white rosettes. Around them, men in white dhotis and shirts walk with lanyards, one carrying a white-and-brown ornamental object and another holding a large round brass plate on the right, while a man in a red-and-white checked shirt and orange shawl has a white tilak mark on his forehead.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23A night procession moves along a dark path with a crowd of devotees. Several men and women in white clothes with orange shawls carry tall brass torches with flames. Above them an ornate multicoloured parasol with tassels and a printed Nithyananda Peetam emblem shelters a decorated deity palanquin with a rainbow-striped arch. A man in an orange cloth with a rudraksha mala walks at the centre, and an elderly bald man in white with a vibhuti mark is in the foreground. Many other participants surround them.2006-12-23Night procession on a sandy open ground with many devotees in white clothes and orange shawls. A decorated ratha or palanquin with a rainbow-coloured floral arch, garlanded deity murti and a fringed canopy sits at center-right, surrounded by people carrying the vehicle and a drummer in a white shirt at left. A large umbrella with a dove emblem and a Nithyanandapeetam name appears at right. Several men in white dhotis and a woman in a green sari stand close to the ratha. Photo is dark with the figures lit by flash. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2006-12-23Night procession photographed from the crowd. A large ornate palanquin with a red, white and green striped canopy and carved decorations carries a deity murti, with flaming torches held aloft on tall brass poles. Two colourful umbrellas with tasselled edges, one bearing a dove emblem and the word Dhyanapeetam, flank the palanquin. Men in white shirts and women in orange and white saris with orange shawls walk closely around it, and a shirtless man in the centre wears an orange cloth. Several white-clothed devotees hold up hands and cameras, while dark-clothed onlookers fill the foreground.2006-12-23