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May 17 20072007-05-17An outdoor procession moves beneath a large banyan tree with dense green foliage and hanging aerial roots. A colourful orange, blue and red ceremonial parasol with decorative panels and fringed tassels is carried over the crowd. Many devotees in white dhotis, white shirts and saffron or orange garments walk closely together, some with folded hands in prayer. Women wear orange, yellow, cream and purple saris. A man in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style necklace stands at the right, while a woman in an orange sari and a woman in a cream sari with purple border are visible. Dirt ground and tree trunks frame the scene.2007-05-17December 27 20092009-12-27A procession moves along a dirt road lined with trees and palms. Men and women in white dhotis and shirts wear orange shawls and lanyards. Several people carry ornate, colourful ceremonial umbrellas with fringed tassels and embroidered panels, some stamped with a bird emblem and Dhyanapeetam lettering. A woman in a maroon sari at left carries a silver tray of flowers and offerings. A man in the centre wears a garland and orange shawl. Onlookers and more marchers follow behind in the distance.2006-12-26January 03 20162016-01-03A procession walks along a dirt path between palm and tall trees in a rural green setting. Several devotees in saffron-orange robes and white clothing carry ceremonial items, including a tray and a few tall poles with orange streamers. Two colourful umbrellas (one red-and-patterned, one maroon) and a yellow-and-red banner are carried above the group. Many people are visible, mostly in orange or white, with a few children in the front-left area wearing red and light blue. A sign at the lower right is too small to read clearly.2006-10-21Outdoor procession along a dirt path lined with palm trees and greenery. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with a white flower garland, hands pressed together in namaste, walks at the centre under a large yellow and multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with fringed tassels, one of several decorated parasols carried on poles. Around them, men and women in white ritual clothes with orange shawls walk barefoot. In the foreground a man in white with an orange shawl walks at left, and a woman in white with an orange scarf carries a silver pot decorated with flowers at right. a person in the saffron robe, with a flower garland and shaved head in procession.2007-07-29December 23 20082008-12-23January 01 20092009-01-01Aerial view of a dense outdoor procession moving along a dirt road lined with trees and a low wall. Several large, colourful umbrellas with red, orange, green and blue panels and a blue emblem are carried above the crowd. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, some with saffron-orange shawls over their shoulders, and women wear saris in pink, purple, red and blue. Strings of white and blue pennant flags hang across the road. A small attended sign stands at the left edge. Hundreds of people fill the frame, and the faces are too small to identify anyone reliably.2007-01-12January 03 20162016-01-03December 28 20062006-12-28