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Outdoor welcome on a dirt road at Aadhi Kailaasa Bidadi. Two large red and multicoloured parasols with embroidered gold and green motifs and fringed tassels stand over the group. A bearded man in cream kurta and light shawl stands centre-left, hands folded, while a man in white holds a brass tray with leaves and offerings. Several men in white kurtas and dhotis, some with shaved heads, stand nearby. A grey car, a small brick building and hills appear behind under a cloudy sky.

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October 16 20052005-10-16October 16 20052005-10-16October 16 20052005-10-16Outdoor procession on a paved walkway at an ashram, with parked cars and a painted sign behind. A young man in white dhoti and cloth with a gold necklace carries a brass kalasha with a green leaf and orange flower forward. Behind him, a man in a dark cap and rust-and-gold shawl walks with hands together, and a shaven-headed monk in saffron robes and rudraksha mala follows. A coloured canopy with peacock-style motifs and a woman in cream sari with yellow scarf stand in the background, along with a cameraman in white. Several other men in white and yellow stoles are nearby.2010-09-27Outdoor photo on a grassy clearing beside parked cars and trees. Under a multicoloured canopy umbrella with a Dhyanapeetam label and a dove emblem, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala and extends his hand toward a woman in a yellow sari. Beside her, a woman in orange robes with a rudraksha necklace presses her palms together. Other people in white dhotis and orange shawls, some holding umbrella poles, stand in a line on the right, with a man in white clothing and an orange shawl behind them. Men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand on the left. Several other canopies stand in the background.2007-08-09January 09 20072007-01-09Outdoors on a dirt ground in the evening, a procession gathers under colourful umbrellas with a Dhyanapeetam emblem of white doves on red, orange and green panels. A man in orange robes with long dark hair and bare shoulders clasps hands with a man in white robes and white head wrap, the two facing each other. Attendants in white dhotis and kurtas with orange shawls stand around, one holds a silver kalasha-type vessel, another holds a ceremonial fan, and a white car and small white structure sit behind.2007-01-31A procession on a dirt road in daylight, with palm trees and bushes behind. Two large ornate umbrellas with multicoloured fringed tassels and embroidered red, gold and maroon canopies are carried aloft over the group. Many men in white dhotis, kurtas and white head wraps walk closely together, some wearing red and orange sacred threads. A bearded man in white with a head wrap and a garland of yellow flowers around his neck walks at the centre. Orange saffron flags and robes appear among the crowd, and a bald older man in a white shirt stands by a parked blue vehicle at right. The scene is a devotional walking procession.2004-01-01Outdoor procession on a sandy path beside a white-walled building with palm trees behind. Two men in white dhotis hold large multicoloured parasols with tasselled fringes, one red-and-green, one red-and-blue. A man in white kurta holds a tray or vessel with flowers at the centre. A man with a shaved head and bare chest, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti, stands with hands folded in front of him beside another orange-clad man with a shawl. On the left, a line of men in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded, and a young girl in a light blue dress stands among them. The scene looks like a ceremonial welcome or procession.2009-12-20Outdoor procession on a dirt road under a leafy tree canopy. Several men in white dhotis and orange-saffron shawls walk in a line, with a bald man in white robes and an orange shawl at centre carrying a small offering of white flowers in a tray. Attendants on either side hold tall decorated umbrellas (chatras) with red, yellow and blue panels and fringed tassels, and one holds a yellow-and-red ceremonial standard. Parked vehicles, a white SUV and a silver car, are behind them. Several monks in saffron robes walk nearby. The scene appears to be a ceremonial walk accompanied by umbrella bearers.2007-08-09August 13 20062006-08-13July 29 20082008-07-29