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January 01 20042004-01-01January 01 20042004-01-01January 01 20042004-01-01January 01 20042004-01-01January 01 20042004-01-01A stage at an outdoor celebration with a silver canopy and red draped fabric overhead. Two large framed portraits flank the stage: the left shows a smiling man in a white turban, the right a smiling man in an orange turban. Between them hangs a white banner reading Dhyanapeetam. Roughly fifteen people stand in a line on a stage decorated with banana-leaf backdrop, marigold garlands and strings of tinsel. Several wear saris and salwar in pink, orange, peach and white; men in gold-trimmed costume, a figure with green face paint and a crown, and others in pale kurtas and checked shirts stand among them. On the far right a man in white with a red shawl and rudraksha beads holds a microphone. Two performers in purple sit in front, and a microphone stand stands at the left edge.2005-01-01A stage at an evening event with a row of about twenty performers and attendees posed under a red-and-white draped canopy. Two large oval portraits flank a central banner reading Dhyanapeetam. The left portrait shows a smiling figure in a white turban; the right shows a smiling figure in an orange turban. A man at far left in a white dhoti and red-and-gold shawl stands at a microphone stand. Several people wear costumes: a woman in a pink sari, a woman in an orange sari, performers in gold jewellery and a figure with dark face makeup and a horned or crowned headdress. Bright tinsel strands hang behind, and the stage front is decorated with green leaves and marigold garlands. Two figures on the portraits are printed images, not physical people.2005-01-01Indoor event photo in a bright hall with ceiling lights and a pink-and-white banner behind. On the right, a smiling man in a gold turban and a red and gold garment, wearing layered gold necklaces, a red bead mala and a gold waist sash, raises his right hand in blessing toward a line of men. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand at left with palms pressed together in namaste; one has white tripundra marks on his forehead and a rudraksha-style mala. Other people stand in the background. a person in the turban and red garment, with gold ornaments and mala, giving blessings to devotees.2011-09-01February 12 20132013-02-12 +1 copiesA stage at an outdoor event with a silver tent canopy and red ring decorations overhead. Two oval framed portraits flank a white banner reading "Dhyanapeetam" on a dark blue backdrop with sparkling streamers. The left portrait shows a man in a white turban; the right shows a man in an orange turban, both labelled as portraits in the scene. About a dozen people stand across the stage in front of the backdrop: a performer at left in pink and gold dress with a microphone, several women in orange, pink and purple saris, men in white kurtas and checked shirts, a figure in a gold crown and red-and-gold costume, and a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl speaking into a microphone at right. Green leaf-patterned cloth lines the stage front with marigold garlands.2005-01-01December 09 20052005-12-09Night-time outdoor photo at an event with metal barriers, stage lights and a scaffold behind. In the foreground a seated figure wearing a bright orange turban, orange robe and a long curly-haired wig-like hairstyle, with dark mala beads, smiles and gestures toward a group. Around them stand men in white kurtas and beaded rudraksha necklaces, one with a moustache, and a man in an orange top seated on white cushions. A woman in the lower left corner faces away. Visible people: about ten.2008-05-09