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A dense procession crowd moves outdoors under bright sunlight. Many men and youths wear white clothing with orange or saffron headbands and scarves, some with red sashes. Tall orange flags on poles frame the view, and ornate multicoloured canopy umbrellas with blue, orange and red panels and tassels shade a central carried deity murti adorned with garlands and a dark stone figure. A golden trident-topped staff rises among the umbrellas. Devotees raise hands and gesture as they walk the ratha-style procession, with a tall figure in black and orange at the centre of the crowd.

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A dense procession crowd of young men in white kurta-style clothes and orange headbands and sashes moves forward, many raising hands and arms. Tall orange flags on poles and ornate multicolored umbrellas with gold finials and fringed tassels rise above them, one umbrella bearing red and gold emblems. A few men wear white shirts with orange or saffron scarves. Behind the crowd a white structure and palm trees are visible. A small figure in the upper middle, with dark hair and a white garment, may be a person being carried, but no identifiable central figure is clearly visible.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A dense outdoor procession crowd moves forward. Many young men wear white shirts and orange headbands, and several raise hands and orange banners. Orange flags stand on the left, and a few people wear orange scarves. Behind them, a black deity murti with a gold-trimmed face is carried under multicoloured umbrellas with dove motifs, and a trident-topped staff rises above the crowd. Yellow and white balloons float at the right. Many people are visible, well over twenty, though exact counts are uncertain.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A dense procession crowd of young men in white shirts and orange headbands raises their hands and orange flags. Two large ornate umbrellas in orange, red, blue and green with gold fringe and the printed words "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam" shelter the scene. A trident-topped staff rises at right. A bare-chested figure with long dark hair and an orange headband is near the centre, with a saffron-robed figure behind him and other saffron-clad people in the background. A green wooden or floral structure stands behind the umbrellas. Many people are visible, with most partially cropped.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A dense procession of devotees in white shirts and dhotis with orange headbands moves forward, many raising hands and holding long orange flags on poles. Under ornate red, blue and gold umbrellas with fringed borders, a central man with long dark hair and a red headband smiles broadly, wearing a dark shawl and beaded necklaces, with a figure in orange robes beside him. A large peacock-feather fan with a decorated handle is visible behind. A woman in white with glasses and a necklace stands among them. Bright daylight and a temple structure appear behind.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A dense outdoor procession crowd at a festival. Many people in white shirts and white clothing press forward with raised hands, some holding orange and red flags on tall poles. Several ornate umbrella-like canopies with red, gold and blue embroidered panels and tassels rise above the crowd. Palm fronds and a decorated banner with triangular pennants frame the scene. A few people in saffron-orange garments stand toward the centre. Dense crowds of many people fill the frame, with more faces visible behind.2009-01-01December 25 20072007-12-25A dense crowd of young men and women in white clothing and orange headbands moves through a procession, many raising hands and holding long orange flags on poles. Ornate canopy umbrellas with multicoloured embroidered panels and tassels, one reading DHYANAPEETAM, rise above the crowd. Some participants wear orange sashes and red shoulder cloths. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this view; the scene conveys a festival procession with devotees and flag bearers.2007-12-25