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Outdoor procession at a festival, with many saffron-orange flags held aloft in the foreground. Behind them, a tall float or palanquin is decorated with long strands of white and orange flower garlands, and several ornately painted umbrellas in green, yellow and red with bird and floral motifs are carried over a crowd. A man in an orange robe with a white garland and a white head wrap walks beside a man in white dhoti and kurta. Devotees in white and saffron clothing fill the scene, with a chain-link fence and dry earth behind them.

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Outdoor procession at a festival, with a crowd of many people in white kurtas and dhotis moving along a dusty path. Several saffron-orange flags on tall poles stand out in the foreground. Behind them, a bearded man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala walks at the centre, wearing a garland, and a man in white with a white turban stands beside him. Other figures in orange robes follow. Decorated parasols with peacock-like ornamentation and a gold-topped umbrella are held up, and a figure in blue and white costume with a white headdress is at the left edge. Banana trees and a line of festive bunting appear in the background, with large speakers beyond the fence.2008-12-30A crowded outdoor procession moves between tall saffron and orange flags with blue emblems. Several multicoloured ceremonial parasols with tasselled edges shade the path. At the centre, a man in an orange robe with a long dark beard and a white turban walks behind a saffron-clad figure holding a trident-topped staff, with rudraksha malas and garlands. Nearby, men in white dhotis and kurtas and white caps carry poles, and a drummer beats a large drum. Devotees in white and orange surround them, with a cameraman raising a camera above the crowd. Orange banners strung overhead.2008-12-30Outdoor procession with saffron-robed devotees under orange flags and striped umbrellas printed with a 'DHYANAPEETAM'-style legend. Drummers in white on the left beat drums. In the centre a woman in an orange sari wears a long garland of white and red flowers and holds a bundle of greenery. Beside her a man in white with an orange shawl walks, and in front a young man in white kurta with an orange scarf carries a long pole. Crowd members in white and colourful clothing line the path under a bright sky with trees and a building behind.2007-12-25December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30A procession on a dirt path under trees, with colourful fringed parasols and orange flags overhead. At the centre, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a multi-strand orange-and-gold beaded necklace with a white-and-red flower garland walks forward, smiling, with a trident-topped staff in one hand. Beside and behind him, men in orange robes and beaded necklaces carry staffs and walk in step, while people in white clothes and women in salwar kameez line the path.2008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees. A central figure in saffron robes wears a white flower garland and a headband, carrying a long ceremonial staff topped with a gold finial and a white tassel; a blue balloon floats nearby. Around him, men and women in saffron and orange shawls walk alongside, some in white dhotis and saris. Ornate colourful parasols with gold emblems and tasselled fringes are held aloft, and red and orange flags wave in the background. A woman carries a tray of offerings with fruit, and white flower-tufted fans or whisks are carried in the procession. Many devotees in white follow behind. a person is the saffron-robed central figure, based on the garland, the headband and the ceremonial staff.2008-12-24 +1 copiesA procession on a dirt path in bright sunlight. At the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a long white flower garland walks with hands folded, flanked by saffron-clad sannyasis carrying a tall trident-topped staff. Two men in white kurtas and rudraksha malas hold long poles of ornate umbrellas (canopies) with blue, green and red panels and bird motifs. Behind them, many people in white clothes and orange shawls follow, some with mala necklaces. Orange flags and a striped tent edge appear in the background.2008-12-28December 30 20082008-12-30A procession on a dusty dirt road in bright daylight. In the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a white flower garland walks with hands folded in greeting, with a long-shafted staff beside them, flanked by another robed figure in orange holding a staff. Behind them, men and women in white clothes and orange shawls carry tall decorated parasols with red, yellow and blue embroidered panels and flags. Several participants wear rudraksha beads, and a woman in the foreground wears a white sari with a gold border. Trees and a white-roofed building appear in the background.2008-12-28