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A procession moves along a dirt path beside a white building with a red-pillared veranda. In the foreground a young man in a pale peach silk kurta and white dhoti stands with a folded cloth. Beside him a woman in a white sari with gold border carries a silver vessel and a tray of flowers and offerings. Behind them a woman in an orange sari with maroon border walks, and devotees in white and orange robes follow. On the right a man in orange robes and a gold-beaded necklace holds a tall golden staff, and a multicoloured canopy umbrella with fringed edges rises above the group, with an ornate palanquin visible behind. Several people walk in the background, some in white and some in saffron.

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A procession outdoors on a dirt path beside a white building with a red-pillared veranda. Two large colourful parasols with yellow, red, green and blue panels and tasselled edges are carried overhead. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in saffron robes and a saffron shawl, wearing a beaded garland, holds a tall golden staff topped with a finial and walks in step. Beside him, a man in white ritual clothes holds a flower-decorated staff. A woman in an orange sari carries a metal vessel with flowers and fruit, and another woman in white carries a brass tray of offerings. A man at the right edge in saffron, with a beaded necklace, holds a trident-topped staff. Several people in white and orange follow behind, appearing to be part of a ceremonial procession.2008-12-27Outdoor procession on a dirt path beside a white building with a red-trimmed awning under a clear blue sky. A woman in a white sari with an orange border carries a silver kalasha with yellow flowers and a white garland on a tray. Behind her a man in white holds the garland, while monks in saffron robes with rudraksha malas walk with colourful ceremonial umbrellas. A monk in front carries a trident, and a bald monk at right wears a gold-toned necklace and holds a staff. Devotees in white line the left side of the path.2008-12-23Outdoor procession at an ashram under a multicoloured canopy with the word Dhyanapeetam printed on its valance and fringed tassels. A woman in an orange sari carries a brass pot with a garland of yellow flowers and marigolds on her head. Behind her, men in white dhoti and shawls with gold borders hold the canopy poles, and several people in white saris with orange shawls walk alongside. Some hold hands together in folded-palm greeting. Bunting hangs overhead and a building with orange walls stands in the background. People are visible in the crowd at the edges.2010-12-28A procession on a dirt road at an ashram, with people in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis walking beneath two large colourful umbrellas with fringed edges and blue, red and yellow panels. In the centre, a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a tall golden staff topped with a trident-like finial, and beside him another robed devotee holds a similar golden staff. White-clad devotees and women in saffron saris follow, and a woman on the left carries an offering. White single-storey ashram buildings with green roofs stand in the background under a hazy sky.2008-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27December 26 20082008-12-26December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23January 01 20122012-01-01A dirt-road procession moves under colourful fringed parasols with a trident-topped staff. In the centre, a man in orange robes and a long red-and-white garland stands with hands folded, flanked by saffron-robed sadhus carrying ritual items. Men and boys in white kurtas and dhotis, some with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, walk alongside, with a boy in white holding a brass vessel with leaves. Women in white saris with gold borders and yellow shawls walk at the right edge. Palm trees and low buildings appear in the hazy background.2008-12-25A festival procession on a dirt path under a clear blue sky. Two large umbrellas with multicoloured canopies and tassels shade the scene; the nearer one is held by a man in saffron and an ornate golden trident-topped staff rises beside them. Devotees in saffron and orange robes walk alongside, some with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and gold pendants. A woman in a white sari with a red border waves a yellow-orange fan or cloth. Behind them an ornately decorated palanquin or deity float with a garlanded deity murti and a rainbow-coloured arch is carried forward. Spectators in white and yellow saris line the path near a green-roofed building and a metal gate.2008-12-23