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July 21 2005

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A large outdoor pandal with a red and gold patterned fabric canopy hangs overhead, edged with striped bunting. Beneath it, a dense crowd of men in white clothes sits on a white floor facing a raised stage. The stage is framed by gold-foil panels and an ornate golden arch, with a decorated seated deity murti at the centre and framed portraits on an easel to the left. Several people in white stand near the stage, and a woman in orange clothing stands at the left edge. A microphone stand appears at the right.2005-07-21July 21 20052005-07-21 +1 copiesA large outdoor pandal with a red patterned canopy edged in multicolored stripes covers a gathering of a very large crowd, mostly people dressed in white, seated on the ground facing a raised stage. The stage has golden side panels and a golden arched shrine with a seated figure in the centre, surrounded by garlands and flags. Several people in white stand near the stage edges, and a child with braids and flowers sits in the foreground. A deity murti is enthroned on the stage. Bright white sheeting and a steel frame structure surround the scene.2005-07-21July 21 20052005-07-21 +1 copiesJuly 21 20052005-07-21 +2 copiesJuly 21 20052005-07-21 +1 copiesA large outdoor gathering under a red and maroon canopy with patterned fabric and colourful streamers. Many devotees dressed in white sit in rows on the ground, while several people in white stand near a golden shrine structure with an arched niche and a golden backdrop. A man in a grey shirt and jeans stands among them, and a woman in a white sari stands beside a young girl in white. A bamboo scaffold and palm trees appear at left, and a white-clad figure tends the altar area at right.2005-07-21July 21 20052005-07-21 +1 copiesJuly 21 20052005-07-21 +1 copiesOutdoor event under a tent canopy at an open-air shrine. A seated figure in orange-red robes sits on a raised platform before a deity murti set in an ornate stone shrine decorated with garlands and brass lamps. Many devotees in white clothing sit on the ground in rows facing the platform, some with heads shaved. Camera tripods and microphones stand near the stage.2017-05-22April 21 20132013-04-21A tented outdoor ceremony at Dhyanapeetam with a large audience seated in white plastic chairs facing a raised dais. A figure in ornate red and gold clothing sits on a red and gold throne decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands, while white-clad attendants wearing white turbans and white dhotis stand around it, some tending brass vessels and lamps. Behind the dais, a banner shows a line of portraits above the word Dhyanapeetam and a yellow umbrella stands above the throne. Many seated devotees wear white, with women in saris in green, red, and yellow. Oil lamps and brass items are arranged on a table draped in orange cloth. The scene suggests a peetha ceremony with audience and attendants present.2004-01-01