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Outdoor procession on a dirt road beneath a WELCOME arch decorated with banana trees bearing green bunches, colourful striped pillars and strings of white-and-blue pennant flags. A man with long hair and a white turban, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and a gold-beaded necklace, walks in the centre with a broad smile; he has distinctive long swept hair, ornate ceremonial gold necklace and white turban, a person candidate. A bearded man in an orange saffron shawl and white clothes walks at left. Men in white dhotis and shirts, some with red-and-gold shawls, accompany them, and a woman in a light sari with a handbag is visible behind. A white-capped crowd of devotees follows.

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Outdoor procession on a dirt path between tall bamboo poles wrapped with green bananas and colourful painted cloth, with a string of white paper flags overhead. A man with long swept-back hair in a white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl, with a multi-strand gold necklace and mala, walks at centre, flanked by a barefoot man in saffron-orange robes and several men in white dhotis and shirts, one wearing a red-and-gold shawl and another a rosette badge. Behind them, a row of white-clad attendants and a blue tarpaulin shelter with a small table of offerings.2005-12-09December 09 20052005-12-09December 09 20052005-12-09December 29 20102010-12-29July 26 20102010-07-26Outdoor procession under palm fronds on a dirt path. A long-haired person in saffron-orange robes wears a large white and multicoloured flower garland and a rudraksha mala, smiling as they hold a small umbrella-like pole. A pale umbrella with red fringe and a second multicoloured umbrella with the word Dhyanpeetham stand overhead. Around them, men and women in white clothing walk and watch, some wearing mala necklaces. Trees and a building appear in the background.2006-12-28A procession photograph at an outdoor event under a red and yellow canopy hung with banana leaves and a decorated umbrella. In the centre, a man with long hair wears a white dhoti with a gold border, a heavy gold necklace and a red and white flower garland, raising his hands in greeting. Around him, several men wear saffron robes and rudraksha malas, and one wears a white kurta with an orange shawl. Men in white shirts with rudraksha malas stand at the left and right edges, and a crowd of onlookers fills the background.2009-01-01December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees under a bright sky. A central man wears an orange-saffron robe, a long white and red flower garland, and rudraksha beads, with long swept-back dark hair and a red forehead mark; he holds a mala and walks forward. Around him, men in white kurta-style clothes walk, some with rudraksha malas. Two red and cream ceremonial umbrellas with tasselled fringes are held overhead. A man at right in white with a red-gold stole carries a decorated basket containing a green plant and yellow and red flowers. Several white-clad and yellow-saried devotees follow in the crowd behind.2006-12-29Outdoor procession on a dirt path with a striped festival canopy and bunting overhead. A central man with long dark hair and a painted forehead wears a saffron-orange dhoti and a thick garland of white jasmine, yellow and red flowers, smiling and raising both palms in greeting. Around him, men in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas and white-clad devotees in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls walk alongside, some with hands folded. Banana plants, a parked white vehicle and a hoarding with portrait photographs stand behind the crowd.2010-12-29Outdoor procession on a dirt path with red-and-orange decorated umbrellas held aloft by attendants. At centre, a smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a long white and red flower garland, and a rudraksha mala, and appears to be leading the walk. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and kurtas and women in white saris and salwar suits carry ceremonial orange-and-red fan-shaped umbrellas. A white multi-storey building and a thatched hut stand behind.2006-12-30Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees. At centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, a long white and red flower garland, gold necklace and a red forehead mark, raising his hands in blessing. Above him an orange and yellow canopy embroidered with Dhyanapeetam lettering and a dove emblem is carried on a pole. Around him walk men in white dhotis with orange shawls, one holding a golden trident and another a tall gold staff, plus a bearded man in white with a rudraksha mala. A woman in white and several other participants follow along the road.2007-12-23