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Outdoor photo of a procession near the seashore with a pink temple-style building behind. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes with a swept-back head covering and long hair holds a saffron flag on a wooden pole and wears a dark rudraksha mala; this is Swamiji (probable), appearance-based on the saffron robes, long hair and rudraksha mala, and he is in the procession with a saffron flag. Beside him, a younger man in orange robes and a gold chain holds a rolled white cloth and another saffron flag. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk around them, and a thatched canopy with orange flags reading Dhyanapeetam is overhead. Bells decorate the temple facade and the sea is visible behind.

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January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12Outdoor procession at a seaside temple complex with a white temple tower behind. A man in orange saffron robes, an orange turban and a rudraksha mala walks at the centre holding an orange flag on a pole, followed by men in white dhotis and shirts. On the left, a figure with long dark hair wears orange robes and a gold necklace. A man in white clothes at right extends an arm toward the crowd. Orange triangular bunting hangs overhead beside a thatched canopy and a fish exhibition sign.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A street procession in daylight with tents and colourful flags overhead. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange turban and an orange shawl over saffron robes, with a long black rudraksha mala around his neck and a red-and-white badge pinned to his chest. Beside and behind him, saffron-robed sannyasis walk in step; the older man on the far left, with a shaved head and glasses, wears an orange shawl and keeps his hands folded. Men in white dhotis and shirts, one with a garland, walk along in the procession. Green matting covers part of the ground, and stalls line the roadside.2009-01-12Outdoor procession with a central figure in an orange robe and orange turban, wearing a long dark rudraksha mala, walking with eyes lowered. Around him, devotees in orange and white clothing hold orange flags with the word DHYANAPEETAM printed on them, raising them and smiling. A man in orange on the right wears a gold necklace and a long beard, and another man on the left wears orange with gold garlands. A crowd of people in white and orange surrounds the walkers.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12Outdoor satsang on a sandy beach by the sea, with rocks and a few people in the water behind. A standing figure in an orange robe and orange headwrap speaks into a microphone at a wooden lectern decorated with orange flowers. Beside the lectern, a person in orange robes and a long ornate gold-and-beaded necklace stands near the speaker. Orange flags with a blue logo and orange and red bunting line the area. Many people in white dhotis and shirts, some with lanyards, sit or stand watching, and several photographers with cameras are visible at the left. A seated devotee in orange head covering sits in the foreground.2009-01-12A procession of smiling men in orange and saffron clothing walks along a dusty road beside a concrete block wall, with palm trees behind. Several carry orange flags bearing a dark emblem. In the centre, a man with long swept-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead and a saffron shawl over his shoulder walks forward with a hand near his waist, a wooden staff rising beside him. A man in white dhoti and shirt holds the staff nearby. On the right, a man in an orange turban and saffron robe carries a red tray holding a small saffron-clad figure wearing a garland of white flowers and a rudraksha mala. Other men in white and orange follow in the crowd.2008-08-07Outdoor photograph of a procession at a temple-style gateway with pillars, finial-topped spires and red-and-white bunting. A long-haired young man in saffron robes and a saffron head cloth, wearing a long gold-beaded necklace, walks with bare feet beside an older man draped in orange with a shaved head and a white tilak on his forehead. A man in white clothes with a green-and-red bordered shawl steadies the older man's arm. Around them are white-clad devotees, one holding a blue-and-red rosette, with a crowd of onlookers in shirts and dhotis behind, and a woman in black in the lower left.2007-01-30Outdoor procession of devotees walking along a tree-lined street. In the centre, a figure in a full orange-saffron robe with a red bindi walks forward, arms at the sides. Around him, many people in white kurtas and white dhotis wear orange shawls and rudraksha malas, some holding long wooden poles with orange flags bearing a dark emblem. At the right, a man in an orange robe and orange turban carries a small saffron-clad statue of a sage decorated with a white flower garland on a red-cushioned tray. Ornate tasselled canopy poles appear at the top right.2008-08-07December 30 20092009-12-30