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A two-panel photo collage of a village road procession. Top panel: a man in a white shirt and white dhoti carries the front of a palanquin or ratha bearing a framed portrait of a woman with a garland, under a decorated canopy with coloured fringe; behind them a long line of people in white and coloured saris and white shirts walks, and a man in a white shirt and grey trousers stands at the roadside. Bottom panel: women in white saris with gold borders and coloured saris carry brass kalasha pots on their heads along the road, with a young child in a yellow outfit walking among them, and a sign with red and white lettering on a building beside the road. Collage of two photographs; the top panel's portrait is a printed image, not a physical person.

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A photograph of an outdoor religious procession moving along a village road lined with palm trees. In the foreground, a young man in a white dhoti and white shirt carries a large framed portrait of a deity or saint with a garland, over a white cloth-covered platform, while other men in white and a man in a white shirt and dark trousers walk nearby. Behind them a long line of devotees, many in white and saffron or orange garments, follows along the road, and a decorated canopy with red and gold trim stands at the top left. The scene suggests a ratha or palanquin-style procession with garlands and a framed image carried ceremonially.2010-10-07September 09 20102010-09-09January 01 20172017-01-01December 30 20072007-12-30January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01July 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20172017-01-01A large crowd of devotees walks in a long procession along a narrow concrete path lined with green shrubs and small temple-style structures in the background. A red and yellow ceremonial umbrella with tassels and the printed word Dhyanapeetam is held aloft on the right, and a saffron-bordered embroidered banner on a pole is carried nearby. Most women wear white saris with gold borders and garlands, some in pastel or pink, and many men wear white shirts and white dhotis; several wear identity lanyards. A man in white with an orange cloth over his shoulder walks at the lower right. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd.2016-01-03Photo 11687505 +2 copiesJuly 24 20102010-07-24 +3 copiesOutdoor photograph of a devotee line at a roadside procession or darshan. On the left, several women in white sarees with gold borders stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside them, men in white dhotis and white shirts stand barefoot, some holding their hands together. At the right, a man in white dhoti and an orange shawl stands facing the group, holding a lit aarti lamp on a tray. Behind him is a table with a framed portrait of a man with long white hair wearing a white head covering, a red cloth and a flower garland, plus a decorated orange and red umbrella overhead. The setting is a paved road with a temple-style gateway at right.