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A street procession in a suburban neighbourhood on a sunny day, with palm trees and utility poles behind. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and khaki trousers raises one hand while holding a large sign reading Dhyanapeetam Hindu Temple Los Angeles, which shows a portrait of a woman in red. Around him, devotees in white and cream robes, a woman in a cream sari, another in orange, and a young man in an orange top and white trousers walk with white flags bearing a blue dove emblem. A decorated ceremonial canopy and a flag-draped float are visible in the background.

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A 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.2007-09-09A street procession on a sunny day in front of a cream-coloured building with arched windows and palm trees. Many people walk in the crowd, carrying white flags with blue emblems and an orange flag. A sign on a pole reads Dhyanapeetam Hindu Temple, Los Angeles, beside a portrait photo of a woman in a red sari. A man in a white kurta with a shawl and a bead necklace holds a small object near his chest, surrounded by people in white and blue clothing. A decorated parasol-style canopy and a banner reading Guru appear behind the crowd. A woman in a cream sari with a red border stands near a man in white shirt and khaki trousers, while a woman in a blue sari walks at left.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 moves down a sunny roadside. In the foreground a man in white clothes and white trousers, barefoot, carries a long pole with a red and purple banner reading Dhyanapeetam. Behind him a man in white robes walks ahead of a large group of devotees dressed in white and in colourful saris and salwar, some carrying flower garlands and flags. A placard held up reads Dhyanapeetam Hindu Temple, International, Vedic Hindu University, Orlando. Red and white canopy umbrellas, flags and a pale-blue flag appear further back. A few spectators stand on the sidewalk beside a white church building and parked cars.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.2007-09-09Outdoor street procession on a sunny day. A woman in a white sari with blue border holds a small framed brass deity murti in both hands while walking. Behind her a placard reads Dhyanapeetam Hindu Temple San Diego with a small portrait photo of a woman in red. Other marchers include a man in a brown shirt and white cap holding a white pole, a woman in a red patterned blouse, and a man in a striped shirt. Blue and white flags and a red flag are visible, along with a decorated palanquin or ratha canopy in the background and a second placard reading Los Angeles.2007-09-09Outdoor street procession on a sunny day with palm trees and a Spanish-style building behind. A man in white kurta and white dhoti holds a cream placard reading Dhyanapeetam Hindu Temple with Ohio beneath a framed portrait of a woman in red. Beside him a man in a light shirt and dark trousers walks, and a woman in a pink-bordered white sari holds a white flag with a blue emblem. Two women in cream saris with beaded necklaces carry white flags. 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.2007-09-09A 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.2007-09-09Outdoor 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.2007-09-09A street procession moves along a paved road lined with trees and palms under a clear sky. A long red and gold fabric banner with elephant motifs and the partly visible word a person spans the street above marchers. Many people in white clothing walk, some in white dhotis, saris and shirts, with white and orange flags and red-and-gold umbrellas. In the foreground, a man in white holds a pole, and a woman in a white sari with a red bindi and beaded mala holds a placard reading Dhyanapeetam Hindu Temple, International Vedic Hindu University, Orlando, with a portrait of a woman in red. Several marchers wear saffron robes, and a decorated deity murti is visible in a palanquin behind.2007-09-09A street procession on a sunny day with a decorated float on the left draped in marigold garlands, a deity murti in a canopied shrine, and yellow flowers. Devotees in white and cream clothing carry white and blue flags and raised banners, with a red flag above the crowd. A woman in a cream sari with gold border walks in the foreground, and a woman in an orange-green sari stands beside the float. Spectators line the roadside in casual clothes, and ornate red-and-white umbrellas and a chariot-like tower appear in the background. A printed banner on a sign reads Dhyanapeetam Hindu Temple, and another banner shows a portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda beside a photo of a woman in pink.2007-09-09A street procession in bright sunlight. In the foreground, a man in a white bush hat and white dhoti with gold-bordered shawl holds a brass Nataraja dancing Shiva statue wrapped in white cloth. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and sunglasses holds up a placard showing a portrait of a woman in saffron with rudraksha beads, above the printed words Dhyanapeetam Hindu Temple and Los Angeles. A woman in a cream sari with a red visor carries a PRI-MED tote bag. Behind them, red and white ceremonial umbrellas with fringe, orange flags and another placard reading Guru with a portrait of a man in white turban appear among devotees. A man in a blue polo shirt stands at left.2007-09-09