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A street procession in a mountain town moves along a paved road, led by a large red and orange banner reading "Dhyanapeetam" with elephant and bird motifs. Several people carry tall poles topped with decorative finials and fringed parasols in red and orange. Most walkers wear orange shawls and orange or saffron clothing, including a woman in orange with a red skirt on the right and a woman in a dark jacket on the left. A white bus marked "TOURIST" and a hillside with houses stand behind them.

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June 01 20062006-06-01June 01 20062006-06-01 +1 copiesA procession on a dirt road in a mountain town, with a steep green slope and a tree behind. A red banner with embroidered elephants and a large sign reading "Dhyanapeetam" is carried overhead on poles. A woman in a white tunic and black trousers holds a pole beneath the banner and smiles. Beside her, a figure in orange robes and an orange shawl with long dark hair and a large beaded necklace walks, and another man in orange holds a golden kalasha-shaped vessel. A boy in a grey sweater and blue trousers carries a silver pole, and many devotees in orange caps and shawls follow behind, with a second banner of red and yellow fabric nearby.2006-06-01June 01 20062006-06-01A street procession in a mountain town, with a red and gold canopy banner reading "Dhyanapeetam" carried on poles above a crowd. Marchers wear orange and saffron shawls and robes; a tall man in the centre wears orange robes, a long gold-beaded necklace and a rudraksha mala, and a woman in white with an orange shawl walks beside a parasol. Other devotees carry gold-topped staffs and ornate umbrellas, and a boy in grey holds a staff. Steep green hills and white buildings frame the scene.2006-06-01 +1 copiesJune 01 20062006-06-01A street procession on a mountain road with steep hillsides and cloudy sky behind. Devotees in orange and saffron shawls and dhotis walk in a line. At front, a woman in an orange cap and grey jacket holds a tall silver staff topped with a ceremonial emblem, while a woman in a cream kurta and orange shawl with rudraksha beads carries a red umbrella on a pole. Another boy in a grey top holds a silver staff with a blue and gold emblem. Behind them a man in white and orange carries a small silver vessel, and a woman wearing a black jacket and rudraksha mala walks with a crowd of followers. Orange, red and gold banners and umbrellas mark a yatra or ratha-style procession.2006-06-01A photograph of a street procession in a mountainous town, with steep green hillsides and rocky peaks behind. Devotees wearing orange saffron shawls walk along a dirt road. Two large red ceremonial parasol-canopies with gold fringe and embroidered motifs are carried upright, and silver staffs topped with ornate finials are held by participants. A woman in a white top and a man in a orange cap and grey jacket hold the poles at the front, while a young boy in a grey sweatshirt and blue tracksuit carries a silver staff. Men in orange shawls and white kurtas follow, and a man in a black jacket with an orange shawl on the right holds a small object. Vehicles and low buildings line the roadside.2006-06-01June 01 20062006-06-01A procession on a paved mountain road during the Himalaya Yatra, with devotees in orange saffron shawls walking behind tall red and orange ceremonial umbrellas and a banner with a dove emblem. In the centre, a long-haired figure in a flowing orange robe wears a gold necklace and walks barefoot beside a woman in white with a red umbrella. Around them, men and women in orange scarves carry poles and umbrellas, and a steep green hillside rises behind the crowd.2006-06-01A procession of devotees in orange and saffron clothing walks along a mountain road. Two large decorated umbrellas, one red and one pink with fringed borders, shelter the group, and a yellow ceremonial banner-staff rises at the right. A man in the centre wears an orange shawl and cap with a beige jacket, and a long-haired man in orange robes and a garland of yellow flowers walks prominently in the middle, carrying a small ornate golden object. A woman in white on the left carries a red umbrella pole, and a white tour bus stands behind the crowd beside steep brown hillside. Several women wear orange wraps and a boy in a grey sweatshirt holds a pole at right.2006-06-01A street procession in a mountain town on the Himalaya Yatra. A long-haired man in an orange robe and a large beaded necklace walks at the centre, holding a white fringed ceremonial parasol on a pole with red and gold decoration. Around him, devotees in orange shawls and robes walk along a paved road; one bearded man in a beige jacket wears an orange shawl, a woman in a white kurta wears a rudraksha-style necklace, and a man beside them holds a small bell or offering tray. Shops, a tin-roofed building, power lines and steep green mountains frame the scene. a person is a probable candidate for the central figure, based on long swept-back hair, saffron robe, ornate necklace and the parasol-bearer's place in the procession.2006-06-01