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A street procession moves along a road lined with white buses. At the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala walks barefoot, flanked by marchers in white clothes with orange shawls. Above them, ornate umbrellas in orange, green and blue with peacock-blue emblems and tassels are held aloft, and a long banner with a red, yellow and blue embroidered floral border and a blue bird emblem is raised on a pole. Many white-clad men carry orange flags and poles. A drummer in a cream shirt plays a drum in the foreground.

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Outdoor street procession with many devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls, carrying orange flags on poles and a drum. Four large umbrellas with colourful patterned canopies and gold trim, decorated with a white bird emblem, shade the marchers. A saffron-robed figure with a long rudraksha mala walks barefoot near the centre, while others dance and sing. Trees and a parked bus line the road behind them.2008-08-01A street procession in daylight with a central figure in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala walking barefoot between two rows of followers. Above them are several ornate umbrellas with blue, green and gold panels, white-dot motifs and fringed edges, carried on tall poles. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts with orange shawls, and some carry orange flags. A pennant with a red border and floral emblem is held up at left. Vehicles and onlookers line the road behind. The central figure's face is not described and the presence of a specific person cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the figure is described by role as a sannyasi-garbed procession leader.2008-08-01Outdoor street procession of devotees walking along a road past a white bus. Central figure in an orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala walks at the front. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts wear orange shawls or sashes. Several carry long poles bearing colourful canopy umbrellas in green, red, and blue with fringed tassels, and an orange flag and a rectangular embroidered banner with floral borders and a white-and-blue emblem. Traffic and onlookers are visible in the background.2008-08-01A street procession moves along a coastal road under a clear blue sky. In the centre, a figure in orange robes with a long rudraksha mala and an orange head wrap walks among several saffron-robed sannyasis. Two ornate multicoloured parasols with gold finials and fringe rise above the crowd, and orange flags are carried at the front and sides. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, some holding yellow bundles, and a drummer in a beige shirt plays at the lower right. Vehicles, a roadside shrine and a tree line the street behind the marchers.2009-01-12A street procession moves past shops, with a central figure in orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace walking at the front, raising one hand in blessing. Several devotees in orange shawls and white dhotis carry small brass pots and hold long poles of multicoloured canopy umbrellas printed with a dove emblem and the word Dhyanapeetam. A drummer in a brown shirt plays a barrel drum at lower right, and a woman in a turquoise blouse walks at lower left. Yellow taxis and parked vehicles line the roadside behind the crowd.2008-08-01A street procession of many devotees in saffron and orange shawls and dhotis, many in white kurtas and dhotis, walking on tarmac beneath large colourful umbrellas with the word Dhyanapeetham printed on them. Near the centre, a figure in saffron robes and a long rudraksha mala walks barefoot with long dark hair, while a devotee in a striped shirt and white dhoti carries a red flag on a pole. Drummers in white and orange play a drum at the right, and smiling men line the road around them. The crowd is large and dense across the frame.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession of devotees in white and saffron-orange clothing with orange shawls walks past colourful umbrellas and orange banners carried on poles. Two figures stand prominently in front: a young man with long dark hair in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala, walking barefoot, and beside him another robed devotee in orange. Behind them, many people in white dhotis and orange shawls follow. In the foreground a man in a white shirt plays a long wind instrument, and a bald man in a turquoise shirt stands nearby. Bystanders in blue and khaki line the foreground, and an umbrella with an embroidered emblem is visible at left. a person is the young man in the orange robe with long hair and rudraksha mala, walking in the procession.2008-08-01January 12 20092009-01-12A street procession moves along a paved road lined with trucks and buses. Men in white dhotis and shirts wear saffron-orange shawls over their shoulders and carry orange flags on tall poles. Several drummers beat large drums, and musicians play long pipes. Colourful decorated umbrellas are held aloft in the middle of the procession. Behind them, a crowd of marchers in white and orange follows, while a uniformed police officer stands at the lower left edge. Tall utility poles and a multi-storey building appear along the roadside.2008-08-01A large outdoor procession moves down a dusty village road in Tamil Nadu, led by devotees in white dhotis and saffron shawls carrying colourful striped umbrellas with gold-trimmed yellow and red borders. A tall man in an orange turban and long orange robe with a rudraksha mala walks near the centre, flanked by younger men in saffron clothes with marigold garlands. Men in bare chests and white vests carry drums and flags, and an orange flag streams in the foreground. Dozens of participants fill the frame, many waving and smiling as they walk in this pilgrimage procession.2009-01-12August 01 20082008-08-01