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A street procession in front of a concrete building and a decorated pavilion. A long red, purple and multicolour banner carried on poles reads Dhyanapeetam with elephant and floral motifs. Men in white shirts and dhotis, one in a yellow shirt, walk or hold poles, and a woman with flowers in her hair stands at right with folded hands. Behind them, decorated palanquins with bright canopies and a framed portrait on a wall are visible. The scene shows a ritual procession with devotees.

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January 12 20072007-01-12September 09 20102010-09-09January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of a temple procession moving along a dirt path beside an orange boundary wall. Several men in white dhotis and shirts lead the way, some carrying tall poles topped with round embroidered banners in red, yellow and blue. A young man in a white shirt with a light blue cloth over his shoulder plays a large double-headed drum, and another drummer in white beats a drum beside him. A man in front wears a white shirt and has a vibhuti mark on his forehead. Behind them, a golden palanquin with a yellow canopy and colourful tassels carries a deity murti, surrounded by devotees and red flags against a green-roofed temple structure with palm trees.2010-12-20December 26 20102010-12-26A procession moves along a dirt path past a red-and-white tent and a red gateway with a golden palanquin visible beyond. Foreground devotees carry large embroidered ceremonial banners with floral patterns on long poles and saffron-red flags bearing a bird emblem. A woman in a white sari with a red border and a pendant necklace holds a red flag and smiles. Men in white dhotis and white shirts with pendant necklaces carry a conch and bells and blow horns. A man in a green shirt and a man in a yellow shirt walk among them. Crowds of onlookers stand in the background under an overcast sky.2011-07-15Outdoor festival procession at an ashram with a dense crowd of devotees in white clothing. Orange flags on tall poles rise above the crowd, and a decorated canopy with a striped multicolored top stands at the back. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a red turban and a white flower garland walks among the crowd, with a tall golden ceremonial staff at right. Drummers in white and orange cloths play large barrel drums at lower left, and many devotees raise hands in greeting. Banana plants and colourful strings decorate the scene, and a banner with a photo display stands at left. A videographer with a camera is visible at right.2007-12-30A dense outdoor procession moves along a dusty path lined with palm trees. Above the crowd, a long ornate canopy with colourful striped borders and a red embroidered panel shows a Shivalinga flanked by two rearing creatures, hung with triangular pennants in red, green, blue and white. Orange saffron flags stand at the right, and a decorated umbrella-like canopy appears behind. Many devotees in white shirts and dhotis wear red and white lanyards or rudraksha malas. A figure near the centre wears a white turban and orange shawl with a garland, and the foreground shows ceremonial brass horns and a long metal staff. The crowd is packed tightly together.2005-01-01A festival procession moves along a dirt road at a construction site. In the foreground, men in white shirts and white dhotis walk, one playing a long brass horn (a wind instrument) and another carrying a bamboo staff with a tassel. A man at left wears a white shirt, a red-and-white sash and an identification badge, with drums visible at the bottom edge. Behind them, a figure in orange robes walks among drummers and people in white, and several orange flags fly on a scaffold at right. Ornate umbrellas with fringed, colourful canopies and a palanquin-like carriage are carried in the background, with thatched huts and a scaffolded structure beyond. Some people wear orange shawls, and a few have sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads.2008-04-19A photograph of a village procession on a dirt road lined with green shrubs and palm trees. A colourful canopy with a red banner reading "NITHYANANDA DHYANAPEETAM" is carried on poles above the group. A drummer in white dhoti and shirt beats a drum in the foreground, and a man at right plays a long brass horn. At the centre, a bearded man in an orange-saffron shawl and yellow cloth, wearing a large flower garland, walks among devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some with white forehead markings and rudraksha malas. Another man holds a bunch of yellow flowers. The procession appears to be a ritual parade.2011-02-18 +1 copiesJuly 15 20112011-07-15Outdoor procession at a village in Karnataka with a bearer lifting a decorated palanquin on his shoulder. The canopy is draped in red, green, blue and gold cloth and strung with white jasmine garlands and yellow marigold garlands. Drummers in white dhotis and striped shirts beat large drums on the left, and a bare-chested bearer in a blue vest and knee wraps walks barefoot on dry ground. Behind him, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts stands with hands folded in namaskar, some wearing rudraksha or bead necklaces, and some holding peacock-feather fans. A red-roofed building, palm trees and a decorated parasol frame the scene. Several people are visible, roughly twenty to thirty in the crowd.2005-12-31