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Night procession at a KAILASA event. Several colourful umbrellas with multicoloured tassels and green, orange and blue panels lettered DHYANAPEETAM are held aloft on long poles. Beneath them, a man in an orange robe with a gold necklace stands at the centre, surrounded by a crowd of people in white clothes and white saris, many women with long plaits. Orange flags hang on the right, and a decorated palanquin or deity murti is visible behind the umbrellas. Drums appear at lower left.

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December 23 20072007-12-23A night procession photographed from within a dense crowd of devotees in white clothing. Several large umbrellas in orange, green, blue and red with a dove-and-lotus emblem and tasselled fringes are carried on long poles above the group. Behind them a small palanquin or deity shrine decorated with a red and white arched canopy and flowers is carried forward. Orange flags rise on the right. Many people in white dress, including girls with long braids and a man in a white shirt, press forward while others photograph the scene. Bright lamplight lights the faces against the dark background.2007-12-23A night procession at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam event. Several large umbrellas (chatras) in orange, blue and red with Dhyanapeetam emblems and red, green and yellow tassels are held aloft on long poles. Beneath them, a decorated deity murti or palanquin with garlands and flowers is carried forward. Crowds of devotees surround it, mostly women in white saris with gold borders, some men in white shirts and dhotis, and children. Orange flags on tall poles rise at the right, and some people hold up cameras or phones. The scene is dark, lit by the procession's own lights.2007-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23A night-time procession photographed outdoors among a crowd. At centre, a man in an orange robe with a marigold garland stands beneath three ornate multicoloured parasols with red, blue and gold panels and tasselled edges, emblazoned with a dove-like logo. Beside him, a man in white holds a tall golden staff topped with a trident. Around them, devotees in white and orange shawls, some with hands folded in namaskar, watch and stand close. Orange flags rise in the background, and a printed banner is visible at the right edge.2007-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23Night procession at the Brahmotsav with several large ornate umbrellas in orange, blue, green and red, decorated with tassels and bird emblems. A figure in an orange robe with a long rudraksha-style necklace and an ornate headdress stands at the centre, holding a tall staff. Around them, crowds of young people in white dhotis, saris and shirts with red sashes press close, and devotees in white clothing walk nearby. A drummer's instrument is visible in the lower foreground.2007-12-23Night photograph of a procession on a paved road, lit by a few lamps and a bright moon. Several large parasols with orange, red, green and blue panels, fringed with colourful tassels and printed with the words Dhyanapeetam and a bird emblem, are held aloft over a central group. Beneath them a figure in an orange robe with a mala stands in the middle, flanked by people in white dhotis and saris, some with orange shawls. Orange flags hang in the background and a child in a red sweater stands at the right edge.2007-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23