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Outdoor 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.

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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.2007-09-09A 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. 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Behind them a decorated palanquin with gold and marigold garlands carries a deity murti, and a colourful striped umbrella canopy rises above. A banner shows a woman portrait labelled Anandeshwari with a blue circular emblem. Several onlookers stand along the roadside.2007-09-09Outdoor street procession on a sunny day. A man in white kurta holds a cream sign reading Dhyanapeetam Hindu Temple with a small portrait and Ohio. Beside him a man in white shirt and dark trousers walks, and a young girl in teal dress holds a flag. A woman in white sari with pink border and rudraksha mala holds a white flag with a blue dove emblem, and a woman in white hat and white sari smiles and carries another dove flag. Behind them a gilded palanquin decorated with flowers and a deity murti is carried under a colourful fringed canopy, with a banner reading Anandeshwari. Multiple white dove flags are visible, with parked cars and palm trees along the street.2007-09-09A street procession in Los Angeles on a sunny day. A man in a white shirt and khaki trousers holds a placard reading Dhyanapeetam Hindu Temple Los Angeles with a small portrait of a long-haired figure in orange. Around him marchers in white and cream clothing, including a woman in a cream sari and a woman in an orange sari, carry white flags with a blue bird emblem. A young man in an orange shirt and white trousers walks on the right, and a decorated umbrella-style canopy rises at the top right. A second placard beside them repeats the Dhyanapeetam Hindu Temple wording. Palm trees and houses line the road.2007-09-09Outdoor street procession on a sunny day with palm trees and low buildings behind. At centre, a float carries deity murti decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and a white draped canopy base. A man in white kurta stands beside the float, and a woman in white sari with red border walks at its side. On the left, a man in white shirt, khaki trousers, sunglasses and a bucket hat wears a rudraksha mala. A woman in a lavender top and wide-brimmed straw hat stands nearby. On the right, people carry white flags with blue circle emblems, and a red-and-gold ceremonial umbrella is raised. A banner shows a portrait labelled "Ananda Surya" with a gold emblem.2007-09-09A street procession on a sunny day with palm trees and a sign reading Sanatan Dharma Temple and Cultural Center. A decorated palanquin draped with red and white flower garlands and a golden canopy is carried forward. A man in white kurta stands near its front, a woman in white sari with red border walks beside it, and a bald man in white shirt and khaki hat is nearby. A banner labelled Ananda Surya is held aloft under a red and gold parasol. Several white flags and onlookers line the roadside.2007-09-09Outdoor street procession on a sunny day with palm trees and a tiled-roof building behind. A man in white clothes on the left holds a cream sign with a portrait and the printed words Dhyanapeetam Hindu Temple, Ohio. A woman in a pink-and-white sari in the centre walks beside a golden palanquin decorated with garlands and a deity murti. Two women in white saris hold white flags with a blue dove emblem, one wearing a white hat with a rudraksha mala. A multicoloured fringed canopy and a banner reading Anandeshwari rise behind them. Several other people in white and light shirts walk along the street.2007-09-09Outdoor street procession on a sunny day. Several women and men in white ritual clothing walk along a road, some carrying white and blue flags on poles. In the centre, a deity murti with gold ornaments sits on a floral-decorated palanquin topped by a large white fringed canopy with red trim. A woman in a white head covering and red-and-orange shawl carries a brass-coloured small statue, while a woman in a white head wrap and dark glasses holds a book. A man in white holds a golden deity figure. Behind them, a cream stucco building with terracotta roof tiles and a temple spire stands beside palm trees. A banner reads Anandeshwara, and a sign reads Dhyanapeetam Hindu Temple, Los Angeles.2007-09-09Outdoor street procession on a sunny day. In the foreground a smiling man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala holds a cream placard reading "Dhyanapeetam Hindu Temple" and "Seattle", with a portrait of a smiling woman in red. Beside him a smiling woman in white with a white Nordstrom cap, sunglasses and white shawl stands near a white-clad companion. Behind them a red-and-white fringed canopy, a gold-and-floral ratha with garlands, and a second placard reading "Anandeshwara" with a chakra emblem. Other people in white and a white flag with a blue emblem appear in the background.2007-09-09Street procession on a sunny day with palm trees and utility poles behind. In the centre, a decorated float carries a seated figure in orange robes with a turban-like headpiece, flanked by long garlands of red and white flowers and a gilded lion-like ornament. Above it hangs a colourful fringed canopy. A banner reading Guru with a small portrait stands behind the float. Several people in white clothing and white dhotis walk beside it; one woman wears white with a beaded necklace and another in white holds a small brass vessel. A young girl in an orange outfit and red cap stands near the float. White flags bearing a blue emblem wave along the route, and to the right a tall stilt performer in a red and pink costume with a headdress walks above the crowd.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.2007-09-09