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Outdoor procession on a sunny day with trees and a building behind. In the foreground a bearded man in cream kurta stands at left beside a woman in a blue t-shirt. Center, a young man in a blue t-shirt with a small printed portrait holds a wooden platform bearing a small figure draped in orange and marigold garlands, while a man in white kurta holds a small multicoloured ceremonial parasol above it. At right, a man in blue t-shirt with a printed portrait holds the parasol pole. A banner reads Hindu Temple and Cultural Center, Bothell WA. Several other people stand in the background.

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September 10 20062006-09-10September 10 20062006-09-10A street procession moves past a palm-lined roadside. Ahead, a white ceremonial umbrella with red and gold fringe shades the scene, and several people carry white flags with a blue bird emblem. A man in a white kurta holds a placard reading Dhyanapeetam Hindu Temple Seattle, and another signboard lists Dhyanapeetam Hindu Temple San Diego and Los Angeles. Beside them a golden palanquin-style float carries a deity murti decorated with a large garland of yellow, red and white flowers. A man in a blue polo shirt and khaki trousers walks at the centre, while a figure in an orange-red robe with a shaved head walks at right, with a woman in a white sari and a young boy in a gold-fringed costume nearby. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2007-09-09September 10 20062006-09-10Outdoor street procession on a sunny day with people in white ritual clothing walking along a road lined with houses and palm trees. A large ornate ratha or palanquin draped with red and white garlands and fringed white umbrella canopy is carried forward, with a golden deity murti decorated with flower garlands in the centre. Participants hold blue-and-white flags and placards reading Dhyanapeetam Hindu Temple with cities printed below. A man in white kurta holds a golden Nataraja-style figure in a circular frame. A woman in white wears a rudraksha mala, and a woman in orange and red sari walks on the right. Several people wear white caps and shawls.2007-09-09September 10 20062006-09-10Outdoor street procession on a sunny day with palm-lined buildings behind. Devotees in saffron and orange robes walk barefoot with garlands, one carrying a small golden brass object and another a tray. A large white and red fringed parasol-style canopy is held aloft over the group, and a red and gold ceremonial banner with a bird motif is at left. Placards and a large banner read Nithyananda Hindu Temple Bay Area. In the centre, a person in an orange robe with long dark hair and a rudraksha-style necklace walks beneath the canopy; a man in a saffron robe holds a blue and gold framed image of a deity. Several men in white and in business clothes walk alongside in the procession.2009-10-17September 10 20062006-09-10September 10 20062006-09-10A street procession on a sunny day, with participants in white and colourful saris and shirts walking along a road. Many carry white flags bearing a blue emblem, and a red flag is visible on the left. A decorated palanquin-style float with a white fringed canopy carries a deity murti adorned with garlands of orange and white flowers. A man in a maroon checked kurta and white dhoti holds a large brass deity image of Nataraja-style dancing form near the float. Signs on poles read Dhyanapeetam Hindu Temple, Los Angeles, and Dhyanapeetam Hindu Temple, Seattle. A man in a white shirt holds a microphone while walking beside the procession.2007-09-09A street procession in bright sunlight. In the foreground, a man in a white bush hat and white dhoti with gold-bordered shawl holds a brass Nataraja dancing Shiva statue wrapped in white cloth. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and sunglasses holds up a placard showing a portrait of a woman in saffron with rudraksha beads, above the printed words Dhyanapeetam Hindu Temple and Los Angeles. A woman in a cream sari with a red visor carries a PRI-MED tote bag. Behind them, red and white ceremonial umbrellas with fringe, orange flags and another placard reading Guru with a portrait of a man in white turban appear among devotees. A man in a blue polo shirt stands at left.2007-09-09September 10 20062006-09-10