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A crowded outdoor procession under a colourful canopy reading "Dhyanapeetam" with fringed tassels in orange, blue, red and green. In the centre, a smiling man in a saffron-orange robe, saffron turban and a long rudraksha mala walks beside an elderly man in white with folded hands in namaste. Around them, devotees in orange shawls and white clothes, uniformed police officers and onlookers press close. A display board of photographs stands behind the crowd.

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January 01 20072007-01-01December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor photo of a crowd moving through a procession area with several colourful ceremonial umbrellas, red-and-yellow with fringed tassels, overhead. A bare-chested young man in orange cloth stands at left. A man in white shirt and dark trousers wearing spectacles holds a pen in the foreground. An older bearded man in orange robes stands centre-right beside a man in a yellow shawl, and a figure wrapped in orange cloth stands at right. Many devotees in white and orange, some with shaved heads, fill the background beside a red-and-white cordon line and banana plants. The setting appears to be an ashram grounds during a ceremony.2007-08-09December 25 20062006-12-25A photograph of an outdoor procession at an ashram event. Two saffron-robed sannyasis walk side by side with their hands clasped, the figure on the left with long dark hair, a crown-like headpiece and a tilak-marked face wearing an orange dhoti and shawl, and the one on the right in an orange drape with a shaved head. Around them devotees in white shirts and dhotis, one man in a white cap, and bearded elders in white stand close. Overhead are large orange and red canopies with tasselled fringes and blue panels, one panel reading Dhyanapeetam, and marigold garlands lie near the feet.2007-01-30Outdoor photo of a procession on a dirt path with trees and a palm behind. A bearded man in white draped cloth and white sandals walks centre, hand on his chest, beneath a multicoloured tasselled umbrella with a sign reading "Dhyanapeetam" held by a man in yellow and white. Beside him a clean-shaven man in white dhoti and shawl walks, and to the left a young man in orange robes wears a gold-bead necklace with a tilak. A man in a yellow kurta and a man in a yellow-check shirt stand with hands folded at their chests, and a crowd is behind.2009-08-06Outdoor procession under colourful Nithyananda Peetam umbrellas with blue, orange and green panels and fringed edges. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban wears a long white-and-red flower garland and a gold pendant, holding an umbrella handle and raising one hand. Around him men in white dhotis and shirts wear rudraksha malas, and a bearded man in white with an orange shawl stands in the foreground wearing a rudraksha mala and pendant. A second umbrella and a bright blue sky appear behind them, with a utility pole in the background.2007-08-17February 02 20072007-02-02A procession outdoors under decorated canopies with saffron, orange and green fabric and fringed tassels, several bearing a DhyanaPeetam emblem. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe and a matching saffron head wrap walks forward, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a red tilak. Behind him, men in saffron shawls carry a silver vessel with white and red garlands. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis walk and watch, and a gilded ornamental backdrop stands in the background. a person (saffron robe, saffron head wrap and rudraksha mala) leads a ceremonial procession with a kalasha-style vessel held by attendants.2007-01-01January 01 20072007-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20072007-01-01Outdoor photograph at a festive gathering under colourful fringed canopies and parasols. A man in saffron-orange robes with a bright orange turban, long dark hair and a rudraksha mala smiles broadly while holding flowers and offering a garland-adorned greeting to an older white-haired man in white kurta wearing a white and orange marigold garland. Around them uniformed police officers, a man in a dark suit, a man in a grey shirt, and several people in white ritual clothes and orange scarves stand close. Two photographers hold cameras at the centre. The man in orange is a candidate for Swamiji (probable) based on the saffron robes, orange turban, long hair and rudraksha mala, and he is shown in person greeting a visiting guest.2007-01-01 +1 copies