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A procession winds down a narrow, sloping town street toward a large gopuram temple tower in the background, under a hazy sky. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts or saris walk in the procession, with several carrying colourful striped umbrellas and a large red, blue and gold embroidered banner on poles. A drummer in a brown kurta with a red sash plays a drum at the front-left, while a man in an orange robe walks among the group. Whitewashed buildings, laundry on lines and a stone plinth line the street.

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January 12 20072007-01-12A street procession winds uphill through a Tiruvannamalai lane toward a tall gopuram temple tower in the background. Several people carry colourful orange, red and blue ceremonial umbrellas and a large red, blue and yellow temple banner with painted motifs. Men in white dhotis and white shirts walk in the crowd, and some wear saffron or orange cloth. An elderly man in white stands near the front, and a woman in a white sari watches from a balcony on the left. Concrete houses, a bicycle and strings of bunting line the street, and a kolam pattern is drawn on the step at right.2007-01-12A procession winds down a narrow town lane toward a tall gopuram temple tower in the distance. Several large umbrellas with orange, green, red and blue panels, white dove motifs and gold lotus embroidery, lettered DHYANAPEETAM, shade the group. A figure in an orange robe, orange turban and a gold ceremonial necklace walks at the center, a probable Swamiji by these cues, while men in white dhotis and shirts with rudraksha malas and women in white saris follow. A drummer in white with an orange cloth plays a drum on the right. Houses, a balcony with onlookers and a hanging banner line the street.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of a procession winding down a narrow, sloping street in a South Indian town, with the tall gopuram of a temple rising in the background. Several large umbrellas with orange, red, green and blue panels, decorated with white dove motifs, gold lotus designs and the word Dhyanapeetam, are carried on long poles over the crowd. Beneath them, men in white dhotis and shirts, some with rudraksha-style necklaces, walk alongside women in white saris, one carrying a tray with a flower or fruit offering. At the lower left, a figure in orange robes with an orange turban and a long gold-coloured necklace walks at the front of the group. Onlookers stand along the street and on rooftops, and small flags and bunting hang across the lane.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A street procession in a small Indian town moves past old multi-storey buildings under a clear blue sky. At the centre, a canopied palanquin or ratha with a white cloth top and a blue panel bearing an Om symbol is carried forward, flanked by large orange, blue and yellow ornamental umbrellas on tall poles. Devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas wear orange or saffron shawls and rudraksha malas, some carrying poles and banners. Yellow and green festoon bunting is strung across the street. A dense crowd of white-clad participants and onlookers fills the road, with a few women in saris, and a man in the foreground wears a white shirt and a rudraksha mala.2007-02-02A procession winds down a narrow street in Tiruvannamalai toward a tall gopuram temple tower in the background. Several large umbrellas in red, orange, green and blue, decorated with white dove emblems and gold lotus motifs, and inscribed with the text Dhyanapeetam, are carried over the crowd. A figure in orange robes, a matching orange turban and a gold necklace walks at the front; the figure's appearance is consistent with the page's candidate, but it is uncertain and given only as a role. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and shirts and women in white and orange saris walk, some wearing rudraksha-style beaded malas. A man in white plays a drum on the right, and a red and gold shield-shaped emblem with a dove is carried in the foreground. Bunting and flags are strung across the street, and onlookers watch from a balcony at left.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A procession winds down a narrow town street toward a tall gopuram temple tower rising in the background. Drummers in white dhotis and shirts beat large drums, and devotees in white clothing walk behind a line of decorated ceremonial umbrellas in orange, red and yellow. A woman in a white sari stands near the front. A colourful banner is carried at the front. Whitewashed houses, laundry, a bicycle and a stone pillar line the street.2007-01-12A large crowd in white and orange moves through a temple street toward a gopuram tower, with a tall decorated temple gateway and mandapa on the right. Men in white dhotis carry long horns and drums, one playing a dhol-type drum. A woman in a white sari with a flower braid and red blouse stands in the lower right foreground. A tall orange-robed figure with a long garland and orange shawl leads near the center, while a yellow-and-red canopy umbrella is held aloft over the procession. Many participants wear orange shawls and white clothing. Metal barricades and shop shutters line the left side of the street.2008-08-02