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Indoor procession under a metal-roofed hall with ceiling fans and hanging colourful pennants. Several devotees in white clothing with orange-red shawls and orange-beaded necklaces walk beneath large decorated parasols with red, yellow and green tassels and bird emblems. A Singapore flag is carried aloft at left. Women in the foreground wear white and orange-red stoles; one woman in front holds up her hand. Many people fill the hall, sitting and standing; a bald man in white is visible centre-right, but no distinctive a person cues are clearly visible.

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Interior of a tin-roofed pavilion during an evening ceremony with many devotees in white clothes and red-and-orange shawls. Several large ceremonial umbrellas in red, green, yellow and blue with fringed tassels, one reading Dhyana Peetam, are held aloft on golden poles. A woman in a white sari with a long gold necklace and a man with a shaved head in white sit near the front. A devotee in a white shirt holds an umbrella pole. Brass vessels and a red carpet line the floor, and a raised golden throne-like seat appears at the left edge. Visible people number well over five, and a shaved-headed figure in white appears at the far left without clear identifying cues.2015-09-12A photograph inside a metal-roofed hall during a procession. Many people in white dhotis and white kurtas wear red and orange shawls, and several women in white saris and red shawls walk among them. A woman in the foreground wears a white top and red shawl and carries a brass pot, while another blonde woman in white holds a small offering tray. Above them, colourful canopy umbrellas with fringed borders, bird motifs and red, yellow and blue panels are carried on poles, alongside saffron flags and decorated poles hung from the ceiling. A large gilded palanquin-style structure is carried on the right. Festive procession with ritual objects.2015-09-12Devotees in a large hall carry ceremonial parasols and banners in a procession. In the foreground a smiling man in a white sleeveless top and white dhoti, with a red-and-white sash and red tilak on his forehead, grips a long silver pole topped by a canopy. Beside him a smiling woman in a white sari with a red-and-white sash holds a small brass object. Behind them women and men in white clothes with red and orange sashes walk beneath colourful umbrellas with tasselled fringes, a red and white flag waves, and seated devotees fill the floor on red mats. Hanging decorative banners and fans line the ceiling.2015-09-12A large hall with a corrugated metal roof and hanging lights shows a procession of devotees dressed in white and cream, many in saffron-red shawls, carrying ceremonial flags and an ornate red, green and gold parasol. In the foreground a woman in a white sari holds a long-handled parasol decorated with a bird emblem, while others carry red, white and blue flags and brass vessels. Colourful striped pillars and national-style flags hang around the space, with a crowd of white-clad participants filling the background.2015-09-12September 12 20152015-09-12A photograph inside a large hall with a corrugated metal roof and hanging coloured cylindrical banners. A procession moves through the crowd: devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, some with red shawls, carry ornate red, blue and yellow decorated parasols and tall saffron and red flags. Several people hold brass plates and kalasha-style vessels, and a gilded palanquin is carried in the centre. Flags of several nations are visible along the left. Haze hangs in the air. A man on the left wears white with a red shawl and holds a brass tray with orange flowers. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from visible cues.2015-09-12September 12 20152015-09-12September 12 20152015-09-12September 12 20152015-09-12September 12 20152015-09-12September 12 20152015-09-12September 12 20152015-09-12