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Outdoor procession under an orange and dark-green umbrella with fringed tassels and the printed word "Dhyanapeetam" on its panel, a dove emblem and gold ornaments on the canopy. Under it, a woman in a long orange garland of white flowers and multicoloured petals walks beside an older person in orange shawl and glasses. Around them, devotees in white clothes and orange shawls, some with red marks on their foreheads, crowd the path. A white feathered fan and a peacock-feather fan appear at the left and right edges. Palm trees and dry shrubs line the dirt road behind the procession.

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Outdoor procession under an orange and red umbrella bearing the printed word Dhyanapeetam, with a golden trident finial and tasseled fringe. A man with long dark hair wears an orange robe, a white and saffron floral garland, and a rudraksha mala, and looks toward a man in white beside him who gestures with his hand. Behind them, a bespectacled man in an orange shawl, a smiling man in white with an orange shawl, and other devotees in orange and white walk among flags and a large peacock-feather fan. Palm trees line the path. The orange-robed man has distinctive long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, matching a Swamiji (probable) in the procession, and is physically present.2007-12-25August 01 20082008-08-01December 25 20062006-12-25Outdoor procession on a dirt road at dusk under a multicoloured canopy with tassels and blue dove emblems, bearing the printed word DhyanaPeetam. A central man wears an orange robe, a long white flower garland with red beads, a gold necklace, and a gold headband, and walks between a golden staff and a trident-like ceremonial staff. Around him, followers in white dhotis and orange shawls, some with rudraksha-style beads, carry peacock-feather fans and staves. Tents and a speaker box stand at the roadside.2007-12-25A procession on a dirt path in bright daylight. A central figure in orange robes wears an orange headband, a multi-strand rudraksha-style necklace with a gold pendant, and a large white and red flower garland; he is walking under a decorated umbrella with fringed red, yellow and green trim. Around him, people in white clothes with orange shawls and headbands walk with hands pressed in anjali, and women in white saris carry a peacock-feather fan with a round orange emblem. A green gate with balloons and a tall ceremonial staff appear behind. Ratha-style procession with devotees.2007-12-25A procession outdoors on a dirt road with a low wall and palm trees behind. At centre, a figure with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange robe and a long garland of yellow and red flowers, with a gold pendant on the chest; the figure has distinctive long hair and ornate orange clothing, matching the appearance cues of Swamiji (probable). Beside him, a man in a red shirt, orange shawl and rudraksha mala walks with him. A person in white carries a tall gold staff, and a red-and-white umbrella with tassels and a bright canopy overhead shades the group. Devotees in white and orange shawls surround them, and a woman in white at right holds a basket of pink flowers. A flag and a metal ritual object are visible in the background.2007-12-22December 25 20072007-12-25August 01 20082008-08-01A procession of devotees walks outdoors past trees and a chain-link fence. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a plain saffron-orange cloth draped over his body and walks with his gaze turned to the side. To the left, a man holds a long pole supporting a red and gold embroidered umbrella-style canopy, and he wears white with an orange shawl. Beside them, a man in white with an orange scarf carries a flower-decked bouquet of red and white blossoms. On the right, a man in orange holds a small figure wrapped in orange and garlanded with white flowers. Behind them, an orange flag with a black emblem flies on a pole, and many devotees in white and orange follow.2008-08-07December 25 20072007-12-25A procession on a dirt path under a row of decorated umbrellas in blue, orange and red with tassels and the printed word Dhyanapeetam. At the centre a man in an orange robe and a long white flower garland with red flowers walks smiling, with long dark hair. Around him men in white dhotis and shirts, one in an orange shawl, and a bearded man in white and orange walk alongside, and a child in white and a woman in a maroon sari carrying a brass pot with leaves and flowers in the foreground. A woman in white with an orange shawl walks among them. Trees and a white building stand behind.2006-12-26December 25 20072007-12-25