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Outdoor procession at a Dhyanapeetam event. A red banner with the printed word "Dhyanapeetam" in white letters, edged with coloured triangular pennants, is carried overhead above a white fringed canopy with red tassels. A man with long dark hair, a garland of white and orange flowers, and a beaded necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling. Beside him a man in white holds a silver kalasha with flowers, and a drummer in a red top with a yellow and blue sash plays a dhol drum. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with saffron and red shawls, walk through a crowd of devotees in white and cream clothing.

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A dense outdoor procession moves along a tree-lined path under ornate fabric parasols. A long-haired figure in white with a white and orange garland and a gold necklace stands at the centre, smiling, and a cloth banner reading Sathyapreetam hangs between the parasols. Around them, many people in white clothes and orange or saffron shawls walk closely together. In the foreground a bald man in white wears a red-and-orange shawl, a black rudraksha-style mala and a pendant. Two parasols with red, green, gold and purple embroidery, fringes and gold finials shade the crowd, with trees overhead. Several onlookers and devotees in white fill the frame, including a woman in the left foreground wearing a name badge.2006-01-01December 25 20062006-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor procession under red and multicolour fringed parasols with a row of orange and yellow balloons overhead. In the centre a figure in saffron robes and a rainbow-striped flower garland stands beside a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and orange shawl holding a long trident-topped staff. A woman in a white sari with an orange shawl carries a brass tray and a pot of white flowers. At lower left a drummer in a white shirt and orange-pink cloth plays a drum, and a bystander in white with an ID badge stands at right. Crowd members, some in white and some in school-style clothes, fill the background among trees.2007-12-25A photograph of a village procession on a dirt road lined with green shrubs and palm trees. A colourful canopy with a red banner reading "NITHYANANDA DHYANAPEETAM" is carried on poles above the group. A drummer in white dhoti and shirt beats a drum in the foreground, and a man at right plays a long brass horn. At the centre, a bearded man in an orange-saffron shawl and yellow cloth, wearing a large flower garland, walks among devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some with white forehead markings and rudraksha malas. Another man holds a bunch of yellow flowers. The procession appears to be a ritual parade.2011-02-18 +1 copiesA street procession moves along a dirt road. A central figure with long dark hair and a flower garland of orange and white blooms wears an orange saffron robe, orange beaded necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, walking barefoot-looking in sandals between attendants. Men in white and saffron robes walk alongside, and drummers in white dhotis and shirts play large hand drums. Ceremonial umbrellas in red, yellow and blue with tasselled edges are held overhead, and golden trident staffs are carried. A white van with partial lettering stands in the background. The scene reads as a ritual procession with percussion and parasols.2009-12-23Outdoor festival procession on dusty ground with many people in white ritual clothing. In the foreground, a man with a rudraksha mala and gold pendant stands with hands folded, beside another man in white gesturing with his hands. A drummer in an orange-and-green cloth beats a pair of drums. Behind them, two large lavender-and-red ceremonial parasols with fringed edges are carried above the crowd, and orange flags fly nearby. A figure in orange robes with a turban walks in the background. Red and white tents and decorated stalls line the scene.2005-12-31Outdoor festival procession under a cloudy sky. Two large purple umbrellas with red fringe and gold-yellow lotus-petal designs are held up above the crowd. A man in a saffron-orange turban, orange robe and long ornate gold-and-beaded necklace holds one umbrella pole, with a rudraksha-style mala visible at his chest; he has long hair and does not match a confirmed identity. Around him, devotees in white clothes, a barefoot man in a red dhoti with a striped sash, and an older man in a white cloth bow forward, one playing a hand drum. Behind, red and cream tents with ornate trim line the grounds, and an orange flag with a blue emblem flies nearby.2005-12-31Outdoor procession in dusty open ground with a crowd of devotees in white shirts and dhotis. Two large multicoloured umbrellas with fringed edges and printed Dhyanapeetam emblems shade the scene, and a fan-like palm-leaf fan on a pole stands at left. A man in orange robes with a white flower garland and rudraksha mala walks at the centre, flanked by people in orange and white. In the foreground a woman in a green and maroon silk sari with a long braid and jasmine flowers stands beside musicians holding wind instruments. A man in a white shirt with a purple sash and a man in a maroon shirt stand nearby. Several dozen people are visible.2007-12-27December 25 20072007-12-25April 19 20082008-04-19January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copies