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A photograph of a procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts or kurtas carry large colourful ornate parasols on long poles; the parasols have red, yellow, blue and green patterned fabric with a white dove emblem. Some men wear orange shawls or orange sashes over their shoulders. A white vehicle with a lettering visible on its front is in the background, and a building stands at right. Roughly a dozen people are visible.

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January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01A 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.2006-12-29December 23 20082008-12-23Photograph of a festival procession on a dirt road, with a red banner reading Nithyanandadhyanapeetam overhead and rows of decorated parasols with coloured tassels and scalloped edges. Men in white dhotis and cream kurtas, some with orange shawls, carry the parasols on long poles, while others in saffron-orange robes walk among them. Several people in the middle distance wear orange and red garments near a central figure carrying a ceremonial object. Buildings and trees are visible behind the procession under an overcast sky.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor photograph of a small procession on a dirt path near a white building and trees. Four ceremonial umbrellas are carried on long poles, colourful with orange, red, blue and gold canopies and tasselled edges. Several attendants in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls walk beside them. A central figure in white robes with a white head covering walks at the front, and beside him a bare-chested man in orange wrap clothing with long dark hair walks with hands folded. Parked cars and a white building with a small sign appear in the background.2007-01-31January 01 20082008-01-01A procession of devotees walks across a dusty open ground beneath many ornate parasols with orange, red and gold fabric, blue and white emblems and tasseled edges. Several men in white kurta-style tunics with orange or saffron shawls carry silver staffs topped with ornamental finials and brass or silver vessels holding flowers. A woman in a pale blue sari walks at the left edge. Trees and a hazy sky stand in the background.2007-02-15A procession on a dirt road with palm trees behind, led by a smiling man with long dark hair wearing a white and red flower garland, an orange robe with a gold-bordered shawl, and a gold necklace, flanked by devotees in orange and saffron robes. Several colourful fringed umbrellas with wooden poles are held aloft, and a trident-topped staff is carried. Behind them a vehicle bears the printed word VELMURUGA. A woman in white with an orange shawl smiles, a bearded man in orange wears rudraksha beads, and a woman in a deep orange sari with a tilak walks in the foreground.2008-01-01