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A festive outdoor procession at an ashram under bright daylight. Several large colourful ceremonial umbrellas with orange, red, blue and green panels, bird emblems and the words Dhyanapeetam are held overhead. Beneath them a crowd moves forward, many men in white kurtas and orange robes. In the centre, a bald man wrapped in a flowing orange shawl and orange garment walks smiling with hands held together, flanked by attendants. Other figures include a bearded older man in white, men wearing blue and red rosette badges, and a woman with long light hair at the back. Behind them stand scaffolded stone temple structures and carved pillars.

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Outdoor photograph of a crowd around a procession at a temple site under construction, with scaffolding and a partly built stone shrine behind. Several colourful umbrellas with a dove emblem and the word Dhyanapeetam hang overhead, with tassels fringing them. In the centre, a bald man in a long orange-saffron shawl draped over orange robes smiles, while a man with long swept-back dark hair in an orange kurta and orange dhoti gestures toward him. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing orange turbans and saffron garments, press close. Two men on the right wear light blue shirts with red-and-blue rosette badges. A woman with light hair stands in the background. The appearance of the central figure in saffron with a shawl and the long-haired companion in orange could be a candidate for a person, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2007-01-30Outdoor procession at a temple under construction, with scaffolding and carved stone towers behind. 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Nearby, men in white dhotis and kurtas, some wearing blue rosettes, and a bearded older man with bare chest and white cloth follow. A man in a white shirt with a blue rosette stands at right. Hazy hills appear in the background. a person identity cannot be established from appearance, so the figure is described by role and not named.2007-01-30Outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered near a scaffolded temple tower under a tree. In the centre, a bald man in saffron robes gestures with his hands while standing among other saffron-robed sannyasis. Beside him, a man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with a red border stands at the front. To the right, a sannyasi in orange robes with a crown-like headpiece and a gold necklace stands near a decorated multicoloured parasol. Men in white shirts and dark trousers, some wearing rosette badges, stand around them. A man in a maroon shirt stands in the lower left.2007-01-30Outdoor procession scene beside a tree and a tall temple under bamboo scaffolding. A bald man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha-style necklace stands at left with his hands pressed together at his chest. Behind him, several saffron-robed sannyasis and men in white dhotis and shirts stand in a crowd. Above the crowd, multicoloured umbrellas with tasselled fringes shade the procession. In the centre, a man in white with a grey-brown shawl and a bald head stands near a plant, with a man in a light green shirt reaching toward him. Many onlookers in white shirts and dhotis fill the frame, including a woman and a child in the right background.2007-01-30Outdoor procession on a dirt path beside a bamboo-scaffolded temple tower. A bald man in saffron robes stands at left with palms pressed together in greeting. 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A bald man in saffron-orange robes with a gold chain stands at the left, palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him a shaved-headed man in white with a dark-striped shawl walks, and several men in white dhotis and orange shawls follow. Multiple red, gold and multicoloured ornate umbrellas are held overhead. A few people wear rosette badges and some hold their hands folded in greeting. A man in a checked shirt walks among them, and a dry grassy path with a shrub lies in the foreground. Several men in white shirts stand along the path.2007-01-30Outdoor photograph of a procession under colourful canopy umbrellas with long tasselled fringes, held on poles by men in white clothes and orange shawls. In the centre, a bald man in orange robes and an orange shawl raises a hand in greeting while speaking with a man with long swept-back dark hair in an orange kurta and orange shawl. Around them stand bearded men in white dhotis and white shawls, and a bald elderly man in white on the right wears a white garment and a green-bordered sash. Trees and a domed structure appear in the background.2007-01-30A crowd outdoors under bright sunlight gathers beneath colourful decorated parasols with red, green and yellow fabric and tassels. In the centre, a bald man in an orange saffron robe and a beaded necklace smiles and holds hands with a man in white clothes and a white head cloth. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes and a white-clothed man with long dark hair stand close, while devotees in white dhotis and orange garments surround them. A white stone pillared structure and trees stand in the background.2007-01-30A procession walks along a paved courtyard under a clear sky. At centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a saffron head covering wears a white and multicoloured garland and a rudraksha-style mala, walking between two ornate parasols. 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