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A large crowd walks down a dirt road lined with coconut palms during a procession. Most participants wear white T-shirts printed with colourful yoga-figure designs, and some wear white dhotis or kurtas. A large umbrella with blue, red and yellow panels and a golden finial is held over the procession. A decorated white vehicle with a green canopy and loudspeakers, strung with red and yellow bunting, travels alongside. Orange and yellow flags flutter over the road, and a balloon floats near the vehicle.

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Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees under a clear blue sky. Many devotees in white t-shirts with colourful printed graphics and white dhoti-style garments walk along, some raising hands. A large multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with tassels and emblems is carried over the procession, and a white bus with a blue logo and decorations stands at left. Orange and red flags and bunting hang overhead.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29A large crowd of devotees walks along a dirt path during a festival procession under bright daylight, with palm trees lining the background. Many men wear white shirts printed with a colourful yoga-figure graphic on the back, and some wear orange caps. On the left, a red and multicoloured canopy with fringed tassels shelters a stage area, while further ahead a second decorated canopy with yellow, green and blue panels and orange flags marks the procession route. Orange and red banners and small flags line the path, and a woman in a striped top and patterned skirt walks on the right. No clearly identifiable a person is visible.2008-12-29A dirt road procession passes palm trees and a small white building with a parked white bus behind it. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts walk in the foreground, several men in white with yellow shawls, and a few women in white saris with yellow borders. Several people in saffron-orange robes walk among them. Ornate ceremonial umbrellas with red, yellow and orange fabric and embroidered panels are carried on long poles above the group. Some attendees carry flower garlands. The scene reads as a ceremonial walk on a village road.2009-12-27A dense outdoor procession moves down a dirt road lined with coconut palms and banana trees. Crowds of devotees in predominantly white clothing, including men in white shirts and dhotis and women in white saris, fill the road. Orange and red flags flank the route, and ornate multicoloured umbrellas and a red-and-gold canopy are carried above the procession. Orange festoon bunting decorates the roadside walls and trees. The people are very numerous and densely packed, with many faces visible in the foreground and the procession stretching into the distance.2009-01-01December 31 20082008-12-31Outdoor evening procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees. A large ornate canopy umbrella with red, blue and multicoloured panels and tassels shades a decorated palanquin carrying a deity murti garlanded with flowers. Men and women in white clothing, many wearing yellow sashes and rudraksha malas, walk along the road. A figure in saffron-orange robes walks near the front, holding a long golden staff with a decorative top. Large golden ceremonial staffs and fans frame the left side. Crowds of devotees follow behind, with a truck visible in the distance. Palm trees and a white wall border the scene.2010-02-12December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A large outdoor procession moves along a dusty red-earth road lined with palm trees and a concrete block wall. Many men in white shirts with colourful printed logos and white dhotis walk closely together. Two ornate multicoloured canopy umbrellas with fringed tassels, bearing emblems and the word Dhyanapeetam, are carried above the crowd. Saffron-orange flags on poles wave among the marchers, and a man in an orange turban and white kurta walks on the right.2008-12-29