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Outdoor procession on a dusty open field under a hazy sky with palm trees behind. Two large umbrella-style canopies with yellow, red, blue and green striped fringed panels are carried over the central figure. A man in orange robes with a tall orange head covering, a garland of flowers around his neck and a saffron shawl walks in the middle, appearing to be a person in a procession, with long dark hair and an orange shawl and garland as cues. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing rudraksha-style neck malas, walk alongside. A child in a pale dress stands at the left of the group. A photographer in a striped shirt with a camera is at the right edge, and a green flag is visible at the left.

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November 24 20062006-11-24December 27 20082008-12-27Outdoor procession on a dirt path at a temple ground, with a red carpet laid down the middle. Large colourful ceremonial umbrellas with multicoloured fringed canopies are held aloft by men in white dhotis and white shirts. At centre, a shaved-headed man in a saffron-orange robe with a saffron head wrap and mala beads walks beside a bearded older man in orange robes. Behind them a man in white holds a drum, and a cameraman in a blue shirt films the procession. Market stalls and palm trees are visible in the background.2006-12-31November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24Outdoor procession on a dusty road under a clear blue sky. Several people in white dhotis and kurtas carry tall ornate umbrellas with red, orange and blue canopies, gold motifs and tasselled fringes, and gold-topped staffs. In the centre, a figure in orange robes, an orange turban and a rudraksha mala walks forward, flanked by devotees in white with orange shawls and a trident-topped staff. Yellow bunting strings and a leafy tree stand in the background, with a small smoke plume rising behind the umbrellas.2007-02-02December 30th 20072007-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30A festival procession moves along a dirt path past thatched and blue-tarp roofed houses. Three large multicolored parasols with Dhyanapeetam lettering and dove motifs are carried over a central figure in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland, walking beside men in white dhotis with orange shawls. Around them are young men in white with lanyards, an older man in white shirt and trousers, and women in saris and salwar kameez, some holding small children, with onlookers at the edges. The central figure has long dark hair and a saffron garment; the person's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2006-12-26Outdoor procession on dusty ground under a clear sky with palms and scrub behind. A figure in an orange-red sanyasi robe and bright orange-red headwrap wears a long white flower garland and walks beside a long-handled umbrella. Around them, men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing lanyard badges, walk alongside. A man at left has a bare torso and orange cloth, another in a white kurta holds a bead mala, and a man in grey striped shirt walks at right. Striped and multicoloured umbrellas with blue and orange panels and a bird emblem are raised overhead, with tasselled fringes visible at top right.2007-08-17August 06 20092009-08-06A procession on a dirt path with palm trees and a wire fence behind. Two colourful ceremonial umbrellas with fringed edges and blue, red and yellow motifs are carried by men in white dhotis with yellow shawls. A central figure in an orange robe wears a long red-and-white flower garland and walks barefoot beside another orange-robed sannyasi with a long beard and a gold necklace. Women in white saris with gold borders and men in white kurtas follow behind. A man at left wears a white shirt and a rudraksha-style mala.2009-12-24