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Aerial view of a street procession with a covered palanquin-like cart draped in a white cloth and decorated with pink flower garlands. Four large colourful umbrellas with orange, red, green and blue panels, dove motifs and gold designs shade the cart, each edged with tassels and bearing the printed word Dhyanapeetam. Crowds of people in white dhotis and saffron or orange clothing walk and gather around the cart along a dusty road, with a few men holding staffs and a decorated structure with green and white fabric at the right edge.

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February 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor street procession in a town, seen from an elevated angle. A raised palanquin-style float draped with a white cloth and decorated with flowers and green panels carries a seated figure in saffron-orange robes at its right end. Above the float, five large multicolored umbrellas with blue, red, green and gold panels and fringed edges shade it, borne by men in white dhotis and saffron-orange shoulder cloths. Surrounding devotees in white clothes and saffron shawls walk alongside, while a crowd of onlookers in white shirts, a woman in purple, and a man in a red cap lines the street. Strings of yellow and green bunting hang overhead, and banners are visible on buildings in the background.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A street procession on a sunny day in a small town, with a decorated open cart or ratha topped by a white canopy edged in pink flowers and black trim. Under the canopy, seated figures wear saffron-orange robes and garlands, and a golden trident is raised beside them. Two large ceremonial umbrellas in red, orange, green and blue with white dove motifs and gold embroidery shade the cart. Below, a white cloth covers the front of the cart, edged with marigold garlands and red-and-white patterning. Crowds of men and women in white clothes walk alongside, some in saffron shawls, and a man in a grey shirt walks at the right. Houses, palm trees and bunting line the road.2007-02-02A street procession seen from above in a town setting. A decorated float carries two seated figures in saffron-orange robes, one wearing an orange turban, beneath a white canopy draped with pink and white flowers. Several umbrellas with blue, green, red and orange panels stand over a flower-garlanded platform, and a blue banner bears an Om symbol. Men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk alongside, some holding tall ornate standards. Bystanders watch from the roadside, and a row of yellow and green pennants hangs from a building at left.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02Aerial view of a street procession in a Karnataka town. Several large colourful umbrellas with blue, orange, green and yellow panels and white-tipped fringe are carried above a white-draped palanquin or vehicle decorated with marigold garlands. Men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk alongside, some carrying long staffs. Yellow pennant bannerlines hang overhead, and a crowd of onlookers lines the roadside, with a few people seated on the palanquin.2007-02-02A street procession in a small Indian town. Several large ceremonial umbrellas in red, green, orange and blue with gold embroidery and tasselled fringes, printed with DHYANAPEETAM, are held aloft over a white and red palanquin decorated with elephant and motif patterns and flower garlands. Devotees in white dhotis and saffron/orange shawls walk alongside. Onlookers watch from a multi-storey building balcony and the street. Two or three men in saffron/orange robes sit at the far right beneath an umbrella. a person's presence is not visibly confirmed by appearance.2007-02-02A street procession seen from above, with a crowd of many people in white dhotis and kurtas, several in saffron-orange shawls, moving past a low concrete wall. Four large umbrellas with multicoloured panels and tassels, blue, red, green and yellow, shade a decorated float draped in red and white cloth patterned with elephants, and strung with orange marigold garlands. A figure in orange sits on the float, and a white canopy with pink flowers and a blue-and-green backdrop stands at the upper right. Yellow and green triangular bunting runs across the top and tall ceremonial banners with fringed yellow tassels are carried at the left. Onlookers in casual clothes line the lower edge.2007-02-02