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A crowded street market in a hill town with blue tarpaulin awnings and rocky cliffs behind. A red and purple banner with the word Dhyanapeetam hangs across the crowd, with the name also visible in Hindi on a sign. Several devotees wear orange and saffron clothes and knitted caps, and a woman in the foreground smiles. Shops sell brass items, religious trinkets and clothing. The people are walking and pressing together along the lane, and no clear individual is identifiable as a person.

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May 26 20062006-05-26A dense outdoor procession in a mountain town, with a large red and multicolour cloth banner carrying the printed name Dhyanapeetam beside elephant motifs. Many devotees in orange and saffron clothing crowd around, some with hands raised, and several wear wide-brimmed hats and backpacks. A tall ceremonial staff with a decorative finial stands at right, and string garlands and bunting hang overhead. Stone walls, pine trees and steep mountains form the backdrop, with onlookers on a hillside above.2006-05-26June 01 20062006-06-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a crowded market lane in a mountain town with blue tarpaulin awnings overhead and shops selling steel pots, plastic jerrycans, bags and colourful goods on both sides. Several people walk along the paved street; in the centre, two men in saffron-orange robes walk side by side, one with a folded orange shawl over his shoulder and a long dark braid visible, the other wearing an orange robe and carrying a small bag. A woman in a dark top sits at left beside a basket, and a man in a pink shirt carries a white bag. Terraced buildings climb the hillside behind.2008-07-02June 01 20062006-06-01 +1 copiesMay 26 20062006-05-26A photograph of a steep hill town street in Badrinath, the Himalayan shrine town, with a cobbled lane lined by shops under blue tarpaulin awnings and a white banner strung overhead with printed text. A woman in an orange sari and a green top walks at centre, a man in a grey jacket carries a child, and several children walk nearby. Shopfronts display rudraksha and shop signboards, and green mountain slopes rise behind the buildings.2008-07-08A procession on a dirt road in a mountain town, with a steep green slope and a tree behind. A red banner with embroidered elephants and a large sign reading "Dhyanapeetam" is carried overhead on poles. A woman in a white tunic and black trousers holds a pole beneath the banner and smiles. Beside her, a figure in orange robes and an orange shawl with long dark hair and a large beaded necklace walks, and another man in orange holds a golden kalasha-shaped vessel. A boy in a grey sweater and blue trousers carries a silver pole, and many devotees in orange caps and shawls follow behind, with a second banner of red and yellow fabric nearby.2006-06-01June 01 20062006-06-01July 02 20082008-07-02June 01 20062006-06-01A procession of devotees in orange shawls walks along a mountain road with snow-capped peaks and green slopes behind them. A red and blue banner reading "Nithyanandapeetham" is carried on poles, with a decorated umbrella canopy above. A man in the center wears an orange robe and a long garland of beads, and an older man in white behind him holds his hands together in greeting. Several women in orange shawls and red salwar kameez carry flags and a small golden object. Buildings, parked vehicles and a shop line the roadside.2006-06-01