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Outdoor procession under palm trees on a clear blue sky day. Several decorated umbrellas with multicolored fringed canopies, orange and green panels, and a visible Dhyanapeetham name panel stand above a crowd of devotees. Men in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing saffron shawls, walk alongside a woman in a navy sari and a child in white. A man in a maroon shirt and a figure holding a ceremonial metal object and a camera are visible. Saffron flags flutter in the background among palms and flagpoles.

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Outdoor procession at Bidadi Adheenam during a temple-style festival. A large multicolored canopy umbrella with the word Dhyanapeetam printed on its fringe is carried on poles above the crowd, with a second canopy behind it. Orange flags with a blue dove-like emblem are held aloft by men in white shirts and white dhotis. Women in sarees, some with orange shawls, walk among them, and a boy in white stands in the foreground. A man in white on the right faces away, and a videographer is visible on the right side. Dry grass, palm trees and unfinished ground form the background.2007-12-24December 27 20072007-12-27Outdoor festival procession under bright sky with palm trees and strings of festoon lights overhead. Crowd of men and women in white ritual clothes moves forward. In the foreground, a bearer holds a gold-fringed ceremonial standard with red and blue emblem and gold finials. Several orange flags with dark blue-and-white circular emblems are raised, and a woman in white with an orange sash holds an orange flag. Ornate parasols with fringed canopies stand among the crowd, and a man in the right foreground wears an orange shawl and holds a small object. Brahmotsav procession scene.2007-12-27Outdoor procession on a dirt path under a clear blue sky with palm trees. Many devotees in white clothing crowd around a group of ornate processional umbrellas and banners on poles, colourful with red, yellow, blue and green panels and gold tassels. Orange flags flutter above. A small decorated shrine-like float with a deity murti stands at the left behind a low wall. Several people raise hands in greeting or devotion, and a man in an orange dhoti stands among them. Behind the crowd are a stone hill and a rooftop.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 30 20082008-12-30December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A dense outdoor procession crowd moves past palm trees and a thatched roof, with many people in white clothes and some in orange. Several decorated parasols with multicoloured canopies, gold fringes and embroidered panels are raised above the crowd, and tall saffron and orange flags stand at the right edge. Devotees raise hands and phones toward the procession, and orange bunting hangs overhead. Most people in the foreground wear white shirts and dhotis or saris, while a few in orange robes walk under the parasols. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is named.2009-01-01A procession outdoors at dusk beneath palm trees, with a crowd of people dressed mostly in white kurtas and dhotis moving forward. Several large ornate umbrellas with multicoloured fringed canopies, in red, orange, blue and gold, are carried on poles above the group. Tall saffron-orange flags are held in the foreground, and a small child in a yellow top walks among the marchers. Strings of pennants stretch overhead across the open ground.2007-12-23December 30 20072007-12-30A procession on a dirt road moves between palm trees and a low white building. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis carry tall poles supporting large umbrellas with orange and red canopies, tasselled edges and embroidered floral panels bearing a dove emblem. A man in a white kurta with an orange shawl walks at the centre, holding a bouquet of flowers, and a woman in a yellow sari walks behind. Other devotees in white follow, some wearing rudraksha malas.2006-12-29