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A festival procession moves along a dirt road lined with palm trees and a low boundary wall. Several large, ornate umbrellas in pink, red, green and yellow fabric with tasselled borders shade a central group. Many men in orange and saffron clothing walk ahead, and a palanquin-style canopy is carried at the centre. Dense crowds of men and women in white, yellow and checked clothes press around the procession, while a uniformed police officer and several photographers with video cameras and microphones film the scene from the foreground. A small white shrine with a golden dome stands beyond the road.

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Aerial 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.2007-01-12June 09 20092009-06-09A dense outdoor street procession in a village setting with tiled roofs, palm trees and a parked white van. Women in bright blue, teal and white saris carry brass pots and tall decorated trays heaped with flowers, fruit and green leaves under colourful fringed parasol-like canopies in red, yellow and blue. Many crowded men and boys in checked shirts, white kurtas and caps press around them, some raising hands, and a cameraman with a video camera films the crowd. Marigold garlands and yellow flowers adorn the women's hair. Scene shows a festival-style procession with offering trays, with no clearly visible a person figure.2008-11-24A street procession moves along a dusty road lined with onlookers and parked vehicles. At the centre, a golden palanquin decorated with flower garlands and colourful fringe is carried by men in white dhotis and shirts, with saffron-robed figures seated on it under a multicoloured umbrella. Several umbrellas in red, green and blue shade the procession, and saffron flags are carried by devotees. A yellow truck and a tractor with a trailer appear behind, and a black-and-yellow auto-rickshaw is in the foreground. A building with signboards stands in the background.2010-07-24A dense outdoor procession moves through a crowd of devotees in white shirts and dhotis. Several large ornate parasols with embroidered gold and red panels and fringed edges are carried above the group. A man in the centre wears saffron-orange robes, rudraksha beads and a long necklace, with a rod topped by a trident-like finial raised beside him. Other saffron-clad sannyasis and women in orange saris walk nearby. On the right a tall banner shows a bearded man in orange seated with raised hand and bead mala, with Tamil text printed on it. Palm trees and a thatched roof appear in the background.2009-01-01June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesOutdoor procession with a decorated palanquin or ratha carrying a deity murti, adorned with marigold garlands, orange and yellow fabric, and colourful fringed canopies on poles. Saffron flags are carried by people in the crowd. A crowd of devotees in white and bright saree or kurta clothing walks alongside. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts are visible, and a few women wear pink, teal and blue sarees. A bald-headed man in white robes walks near the center. Palm trees and a rocky hill sit behind the procession, and a parked dark SUV is visible at left.2012-01-01A crowded outdoor procession on a tree-lined road. Several large umbrellas with red, blue and orange panels and tasselled fringes are held aloft over the crowd, carried on poles. Men in white shirts and white dhotis dominate the throng; one man in the foreground wears an orange shawl and another in the centre wears an orange turban. A man at left holds a video camera raised overhead, and a banner with a portrait is visible in the background among bunting of small flags. Palm trees and a sugarcane field line the road.2007-01-12A procession on a dirt road under two large canopy umbrellas with orange, blue and green panels bearing a lotus emblem and the word Dhyanapeetam, hung with multicoloured tassels. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt walks forward with a black shoulder bag, while men in saffron-orange dhotis and white clothes follow. Behind them stands a crowd of mostly men and women in white and saffron, a woman in a white sari with gold border and a girl in yellow. A kolam floral design is drawn on the ground, and parked vehicles and a yellow auto-rickshaw line the roadside.2008-04-19A dense street procession at a Kumbha Mela event in a Karnataka town. Several large umbrella-shaped canopies with orange, red, blue and gold panels and tasselled edges are carried above a white-draped palanquin-style platform. Saffron-robed sadhus and men in white dhotis and kurtas walk around it, and a crowd of devotees in shirts and kurtas lines the street. Yellow banners with a green kalasha motif and Kumbha Mela lettering hang along the barrier. Behind them, a green-and-white ratha or palanquin carries a seated figure in orange robes under a white cloth, with garlands on its frame. Overhead are printed posters of portrait groups and a large central portrait of a figure with a kalasha, with a row of yellow pennants above.2007-02-02January 12 20072007-01-12A large outdoor street procession crowded with men in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing white caps. Two tall umbrella-style parasols with red, green and blue panels lettered "Dhyanapeetam" stand over the scene, one held by a man in a saffron-orange garment near the centre. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands among the crowd, and a black van is parked behind. Banners with portraits and printed text hang from trees and poles, and a white decorated float stands at the left edge. Dozens of people fill the street, with the procession moving through a festival setting.2007-02-02