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Night procession at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam with a large multicoloured canopy umbrella fringed with tassels, its fabric reading Dhyanapeetam. Beneath it a figure in an orange robe stands on a decorated ratha-like float garlanded with flowers and bright cloth, beside a golden trishul carried aloft. Around them a dense crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing, some holding poles, walks through the evening. A second canopy and a deity murti on the float are visible at right.

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Night procession with a deity murti decorated with garlands and a colourful ornate palanquin canopy with tassels and lotus and dove emblems. A man in an orange robe stands on the palanquin, raising one arm, while many people in white clothes and orange shawls walk around it. A large crowd of men and women in white and orange surrounds the canopy poles, and a trident is visible at left.2007-12-23Night procession at a temple-style outdoor setting with a thatched roof behind. Two ornate parasols with multicoloured fringed canopies, one lettered Nithyanandapeetam, are held aloft over the crowd. A golden trident standard stands at the centre. Many men in white shirts and dhotis and several in orange or saffron clothes press together, some with hands raised or folded. A saffron-robed figure stands at the far right edge with palms joined. Orange flags hang from the poles.2007-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23Night procession photographed from the crowd. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange saffron cloth and gold beaded necklaces, raises a tall brass ceremonial lamp or ritual vessel overhead. Behind him are colourful fringed parasols in red, green, blue and white, and a decorated palanquin or ratha. Surrounding devotees wear white clothes and orange shawls, and several people hold up mobile phones. A large flame-shaped lantern glows at the top left. The photo is taken at night and the scene is dense with people.2007-12-23A night procession crowds a street. Several large colourful ceremonial umbrellas with tassels dominate, one with blue, orange and red panels bearing a bird emblem. Behind them, a palanquin-style frame with a rainbow-striped arch holds decorated deity murti figures draped in garlands. A man in the foreground wears an orange robe and a rudraksha mala and has long dark hair; a torch flame glows at left. Many devotees in white and orange surround the procession, some carrying oil lamps. A small bird emblem appears at top left.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +2 copiesNight procession with a decorated deity murti on a palanquin-style ratha, framed by a semicircular arch of red, yellow, green and white garlands and mirrored ornaments. A man in a white shirt and dhoti in the centre holds his hands together in namaskar; men in white and saffron-orange shawls walk around him. Tall brass lamp stands with oil lamps flank the frame, and a red and multicoloured fringed umbrella hangs at upper left. Several people in white or orange garments are visible, including a long-haired figure with a saffron shawl at right. Night setting, with lamps and devotees surrounding the procession.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night photograph of a temple procession. A bare-backed man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron cloth draped over his lower body and walks at the centre, facing away from the camera, beside a decorated palanquin carrying deity murti under a multicoloured arched canopy with tasselled edges. Men and women in white dhotis and white clothes, several with orange shawls, crowd around, some holding silver trishul-topped staffs and fans. A large umbrella with colourful tassels and a silver staff stand above. Devotees have hands raised in prayer and a bystander holds a printed card. Thatched roofs and a glass-walled building form the background.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copies