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Night photograph of a small group on a dirt path beside trees and a parked silver car. A decorated ceremonial umbrella with multicoloured tassels and the word DHYANAPEETAM is held aloft on poles at left, beside a second embroidered yellow and gold canopy. A man in an orange dhoti and shawl walks at centre, while men in white shirts and white dhotis surround him; one holds an orange flag bearing a Dhyanapeetam emblem, and another drinks from a bottle. Several men wear white and one has an orange shawl. The scene suggests a padayatra procession. Some people are only partly visible at the edges.

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January 31 20072007-01-31Night procession on a tree-lined path. A colourful decorated umbrella with a red, green and blue canopy printed with a dove logo and the word Dhyanapeetam is carried on a pole. Beside it a red and gold fan-shaped banner is held aloft. Men in white shirts and dhotis, many with orange or yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, walk with an orange flag bearing a logo. A man in white holds a basket of white flowers, another holds a water bottle, and a man in saffron dhoti stands among them. The scene is lit by night.2008-08-07Night photograph of a roadside procession of men in white dhotis and kurtas with orange shawls. Several carry bright orange flags bearing a dark bird emblem and the word NITHYANANDAPEETAM. Two figures hold ornate embroidered parasols, one multicoloured with a bird emblem. A man in orange robes stands among them holding a small deity figure garlanded with flowers. A silver SUV on the left has passengers, one waving from the window, lit by its headlights. Dark sky above.2008-08-07January 31 20072007-01-31Night procession at an outdoor ground with several large colourful parasols, orange, red, green and blue with fringed tassels, held aloft over a group of people. Men and women wear white and cream clothing, with orange shawls over some shoulders and orange-and-white dhotis. A man in white at centre holds a folded white cloth and gestures; a man at left points toward the group. On the right a bald young man in white dhoti and shirt stands beside a parasol shaft, and a golden ceremonial umbrella edge appears at top right. Dusty ground and a dark night sky frame the scene.2007-01-01January 31 20072007-01-31January 03 20162016-01-03Night procession on a dirt road between palm trees under a dusk sky. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a garland and an orange-and-white bundle walks at centre, flanked by devotees in white dhotis and shirts with orange or yellow shawls. Two men at left and right raise large ornate pennant-shaped standards with gold borders and floral embroidery, and a multicoloured umbrella is raised above the group. Some devotees carry flower garlands and trays. Bystanders stand at the roadside in the background, and a streetlight is visible.2008-08-07November 21 20102010-11-21January 03 20162016-01-03October 15 20092009-10-15December 23 20072007-12-23