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Outdoor street procession with red-and-white fringed parasols (chhatris) overhead. Foreground: a bearded man with grey hair and glasses wears a saffron/orange robe, with a woman in white beside him and a woman in a red sunglasses and teal scarf. Behind them, sign boards read Dhyanapeetam Hindu Temple with labels for Seattle, Los Angeles and San Diego, and white-and-blue flags wave among participants in white clothing. A large gold ritual object (kalasha/ornate vessel) appears at right, and an American flag is visible. Crowd of roughly two dozen people visible.

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A street procession moves past a palm-lined roadside. Ahead, a white ceremonial umbrella with red and gold fringe shades the scene, and several people carry white flags with a blue bird emblem. A man in a white kurta holds a placard reading Dhyanapeetam Hindu Temple Seattle, and another signboard lists Dhyanapeetam Hindu Temple San Diego and Los Angeles. Beside them a golden palanquin-style float carries a deity murti decorated with a large garland of yellow, red and white flowers. A man in a blue polo shirt and khaki trousers walks at the centre, while a figure in an orange-red robe with a shaved head walks at right, with a woman in a white sari and a young boy in a gold-fringed costume nearby. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2007-09-09Outdoor street procession on a sunny day with people in white ritual clothing walking along a road lined with houses and palm trees. A large ornate ratha or palanquin draped with red and white garlands and fringed white umbrella canopy is carried forward, with a golden deity murti decorated with flower garlands in the centre. Participants hold blue-and-white flags and placards reading Dhyanapeetam Hindu Temple with cities printed below. A man in white kurta holds a golden Nataraja-style figure in a circular frame. A woman in white wears a rudraksha mala, and a woman in orange and red sari walks on the right. Several people wear white caps and shawls.2007-09-09A street procession on a sunny day, with participants in white and colourful saris and shirts walking along a road. Many carry white flags bearing a blue emblem, and a red flag is visible on the left. A decorated palanquin-style float with a white fringed canopy carries a deity murti adorned with garlands of orange and white flowers. A man in a maroon checked kurta and white dhoti holds a large brass deity image of Nataraja-style dancing form near the float. Signs on poles read Dhyanapeetam Hindu Temple, Los Angeles, and Dhyanapeetam Hindu Temple, Seattle. A man in a white shirt holds a microphone while walking beside the procession.2007-09-09A street procession moves along a sunny tree-lined road. In the foreground a man in a white polo shirt, sunglasses, a rudraksha mala and a backpack walks centre-frame. To the left, a person in white holds up a bronze Nataraja figurine. Behind them, people in white and saffron-red clothing carry white-and-blue flags bearing a dove emblem. A placard reads Dhyanapeetam Hindu Temple, Seattle. A golden palanquin-style canopy, flower garlands and a decorated float appear in the background. Several more marchers in white and orange-red walk along the pavement.2007-09-09A street procession in daylight with several ornate red-and-white fringed parasols mounted on poles above the crowd. Two rectangular signs read Dhyanapeetam Hindu Temple, one with San Jose and one with International Vedic Hindu University Orlando, each with a framed photograph of a long-haired figure in orange and red robes. Other signs show a figure in a white turban and a golden lotus emblem. Below, a decorated deity murti or chariot figure is adorned with marigold garlands and gold ornaments, and many devotees in orange, white and saffron clothing walk beside it. Some participants wear white shirts and carry bags. A domed structure with colourful panels stands in the background.2007-09-09A street procession photographed in daylight along a tree-lined roadside. A man in white with sunglasses and a red-beaded mala walks in the left foreground. A young man in white holds a cream sign reading Dhyanapeetam Hindu Temple and Seattle beside a red-and-white portrait. Behind him a golden ratha-style float with a gilded deity murti, garlanded with colourful flower strands, moves past. Several people in white kurta-style clothing carry blue-and-white flags, and a figure in a rust-orange robe walks at right. Ornate umbrella-like canopies with fringes rise above the crowd, and palm trees line the street.2007-09-09Outdoor procession on a dusty road in bright daylight. A decorated cart carries a golden deity murti garlanded with white and orange flowers, shaded by a red-and-white fringed canopy. Men and women in white and cream clothing walk alongside, several holding white flags with a blue crescent-and-circle emblem. A man in a brown checked kurta and white dhoti walks at the center holding a metal ornament. A woman in a red top and black skirt walks near the cart. A banner reads Dhyanapeetam Hindu Temple Los Angeles. Trees and houses line the background.2007-09-09A street procession on a sunny day. In the foreground, a woman in a white top and white skirt with a red and orange scarf and a beaded necklace raises one arm beside a decorated deity murti wrapped in garlands of red, white and yellow flowers, its figures in blue and gold. Beside her, a woman in white with grey hair, sunglasses and a rudraksha-style mala holds a framed photograph. Behind them a man in a blue shirt holds a white flag bearing a blue crescent-and-circle emblem, and a sign reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Temple, San Jose. A large red and white umbrella canopy with fringe is overhead, and more devotees in white and saffron follow along the roadside.2007-09-09Outdoor street procession under a bright sunny sky with palm trees. Several people walk closely together, many in white clothing; several hold white flags with a blue dove emblem and a few hold blank white placards on poles. Two large white and red fringed parasols/umbrellas are carried above a decorated float or palanquin with garlands of yellow and orange flowers. Behind the float a banner shows a bald figure in white and a label naming Ananda Subramanya and another with Ananda Ganapati. A banner on the right reads Dhyanapeetam Hindu Temple Seattle. A woman in the foreground holds a flag and wears a white sari with a beaded necklace, while a man in a white checked shirt holds a flag. Several women wear white saris and sunglasses, and some devotees wear white garments and pink caps.2007-09-09A sunny outdoor street procession in a residential area with a few tall trees and power lines overhead. Several participants in white clothing carry white and red flags and wooden signs reading Dhyanapeetam Hindu Temple and San Jose, and red-and-white decorated umbrellas shade the marchers. In the foreground, an older man in a cream striped kurta walks beside a man in a white shirt, and a woman in a white churidar with a rudraksha mala and a pendant stands nearby. Another woman wears a light blue cap, and a white car is parked at right.2007-09-09A street procession in front of a white building with terracotta roof and temple spires, under a clear blue sky with palm trees. A man in a white shirt and beige trousers holds a sign reading Dhyanapeetam Hindu Temple, Los Angeles, with a small portrait on it. Many devotees in white clothes and saffron-coloured shawls carry white flags with blue emblems and a red flag. A woman in a blue sari and a woman in a white cap and white shirt walk among them. Ornate decorated umbrellas and a red and gold canopy appear at the left. A man in white holds a rattle-like instrument. Several people, mostly devotees and onlookers, are visible on the sidewalk and in the road.2007-09-09Outdoor procession on a sunny day. A large white banner with blue dove logos and red-and-white star-striped borders reads "GOD BLESS AMERICA", carried on poles by people in white and saffron clothing. Beneath it a decorated palanquin-style canopy with red fringe and flower garlands shelters a deity murti, with a dark-skinned ornamented figure visible. Nearby, a saffron-robed sannyasi with long hair and an orange cloth around the head walks alongside others in orange and white, one holding a brass kalasha. A woman in white with rudraksha mala and a gold-trimmed sari smiles at right, holding a pole. Gold and orange umbrella-like standards with floral embroidery and white flags with blue dove emblems fill the street behind the crowd.2007-09-09