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Outdoor procession on a dusty road with devotees in white kurta and dhoti clothing and saffron-orange flags. Two drummers in the foreground play drums, one wearing a red shirt, and a saxophone player in white stands at left. Decorated gold-and-red ceremonial parasols and a multicoloured umbrella canopy are carried through the crowd. Women in green, purple and red saris line the roadside. A large green banner at right shows a portrait and rows of printed photos of other people. A mix of white-clad men and women watch and walk along a dry roadside landscape with trees under a pale sky.

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A large procession of devotees walks along a rural road in daylight. Front centre, a man in a red shirt and white dhoti beats a large double-headed drum, and beside him a woman in a yellow saree plays a long wind instrument. Behind them a man in white plays a saxophone-like horn. Several multicoloured ceremonial parasols with blue and gold emblems are carried aloft, and a man in an orange robe walks near the middle. Many men and women in white clothes and rudraksha-style necklaces follow, some in white and pink sarees. A white bus with a painted sign and a handheld sign reading 'Be Blissful Is My Message' appear in the background, along with roadside logs and a small building.2009-02-16A festival procession moves along a dirt road lined with palm trees under a bright sky. Several people in white dhotis and shirts carry umbrellas with orange, yellow and multicoloured canopies and tasselled poles, while drummers play large hand drums and a man in a red-brown shirt walks among them. A central figure in orange-saffron robes wears a red-and-orange garland and carries a long staff. Behind them, a truck displays an orange banner. Strings of flags stretch overhead. Dozens of devotees crowd the scene.2008-12-31Outdoor procession in dusty open ground with a crowd of devotees in white shirts and dhotis. Two large multicoloured umbrellas with fringed edges and printed Dhyanapeetam emblems shade the scene, and a fan-like palm-leaf fan on a pole stands at left. A man in orange robes with a white flower garland and rudraksha mala walks at the centre, flanked by people in orange and white. In the foreground a woman in a green and maroon silk sari with a long braid and jasmine flowers stands beside musicians holding wind instruments. A man in a white shirt with a purple sash and a man in a maroon shirt stand nearby. Several dozen people are visible.2007-12-27February 16 20092009-02-16Outdoor festival procession on a dusty dirt road lined with crowds. Men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with orange or peach shoulder cloths, play dhol-style drums and small drums while walking. Orange ceremonial flags on tall poles rise at left, and decorated umbrellas in green, yellow and red with colourful pennant bunting overhead. At upper right a float or canopy carries a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange-saffron robes, with a white banner bearing a blue emblem. Many spectators stand behind. Brahmotsavam-style procession with drumming and a decorated ratha canopy.2008-12-29December 25 20072007-12-25A photograph of a dirt-road procession through green roadside trees. In the foreground, a drummer in a red shirt and white dhoti plays a drum on a strap, and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a long silver horn. Behind them, drummers in white dhotis and yellow sashes carry drums, while several figures in orange and saffron robes walk beneath colourful decorated parasols and banners. A large crowd dressed in white stands along the road on the right, with red-roofed buildings and parked vehicles in the background. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2006-07-12December 23 20082008-12-23December 30 20082008-12-30August 01 20082008-08-01Outdoor procession on a dirt path under a canopy of strings of small pennants. Several large decorated parasols with orange, blue and red panels and gold finials are carried above a crowd of men and boys in white dhotis and shirts with rudraksha malas. In the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long white-and-orange flower garland and has long dark hair, standing among the parasol bearers. Drummers play barrel drums, and a woman in a rust-coloured sari with gold jewellery walks in front carrying a ceremonial staff. A white van is parked at the right edge.2006-12-29August 01 20082008-08-01