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A photograph of a street procession on a tree-lined road. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a garland walks at the centre, carrying a small deity murti. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange or yellow shawls walk and carry tall ornate umbrellas (kalasha-style canopies) with colourful fringed tops, along with orange flags. Women in white saris with orange borders and children watch from the roadside. The scene reads as a pada yatra (walking procession) of devotees.

Outdoor photo of a crowd on a paved road during a procession. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a saffron stole stands centre-right, gesturing with one hand toward a woman in a blue-and-white patterned sari who kneels on the road in front of him. A devotee in a dark navy shirt bends forward beside her. Many participants wear white kurtas or white clothes with orange stoles, and a few wear orange or yellow saris. A man in white holds a yellow placard and a long wooden pole. Some onlookers stand at the edges, and a woman in a yellow-orange sari is in the foreground. The scene shows a ratha yatra-style walk with devotees gathered around the saffron-robed figure, who has short hair and an unadorned robe.

December 28 2006

A large procession moves along a dusty rural road lined with dry grass and scrub trees. Several colourful ceremonial umbrellas with embroidered dove and floral motifs are carried on long poles over the crowd; the central one bears the word Dhyanapeetam. Many participants wear white clothes and rudraksha malas, while several men in saffron/orange robes walk near the front, including a man in a deep orange cloth with long dark hair. A woman in a blue sari and a foreign-looking woman in white and orange appear among the marchers. Orange flags and a small sign are visible further back. Dozens of people are visible in the procession, and no clearly identifiable a person is confirmed by appearance.

A large procession of devotees walks along a dirt path, most dressed in white shirts and white dhotis or saris, with some in saffron and orange clothing. Decorated ceremonial umbrellas with gold and red designs and orange flags rise above the crowd. Several men wear blue and white lanyards around their necks. A bare-chested drummer with a small hand drum walks near the front, and confetti is scattered on the ground. Children and women in white and pink saris walk among the marchers, and one man in a plaid shirt watches from the side.

Outdoor procession on a dirt path across dry open land with trees behind. Two large yellow and multicolored fringed umbrellas are held overhead over a central saffron-robed figure wearing an orange turban, a long white and yellow flower garland, and an orange shawl; a bearded elder in saffron with a white beard and marigold garland walks beside him. Around them are men and women in white ritual clothes and orange shawls, a girl in a floral dress, and boys in white with lanyards. a person with a turban and saffron robe walks at the centre of the procession.

December 27 2008

A street procession on a rural road lined with green trees. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe with bare shoulders walks barefoot, and beside him another man in orange holds a small orange-clad figure, a murti garlanded with white flowers. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and white shirts with orange or yellow shawls walk, several carrying ornate multicoloured parasols with tassels and red flags. A woman in a white sari with an orange border and children in casual clothes walk along the edge. Two people hold up tall umbrella-like parasols at the right. Whether the saffron-robed central man is a person cannot be established from appearance alone.

January 20 2009

A street procession on a village road in front of an orange and green multi-storey building with palm trees behind. Several decorated parasols with red, yellow and multicoloured fringed canopies are held up over the group. Red and orange flags wave in the background. A woman in an orange sari with a red-and-gold border holds a garlanded figure in her arms, while nearby a person in a saffron-orange sari and a headwrap stands among devotees. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, several with orange or yellow shawls, and women in red, blue and cream saris walk and stand around them. Some participants carry flower garlands and one man wears a rudraksha-style necklace. The scene reads as a pada yatra walking pilgrimage with devotees gathered in the road.

Outdoor photograph of a roadside procession on a paved road at dusk, with trees, palms and utility poles behind. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, and a few in saffron-orange robes, stand close together. Saffron-orange flags on poles are raised at left. Two ornate multicoloured canopy umbrellas with fringed tassels and a white-and-gold topped umbrella shade the group. A man in an orange-saffron shirt stands near the centre, with a man in a checked lungi and a woman in a brown-gold sari nearby. Women in saffron, pink and colourful saris, and a woman carrying a child, are visible at right. Devotees are gathered around the procession in a pada yatra.

August 06 2009