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A photograph of a dusty procession on a dirt road. Several large multicoloured umbrellas with fringed edges and an ornate bird and lotus pattern are carried on poles by men in dark and white clothing. Behind them, a group of people in white shirts, khaki jackets and denim walks along, with a young boy in a beige shirt with a badge in the centre. Decorated floral carrier frames with pink and white ornaments are visible at the left. A man in a white kurta and red cap walks near the centre. Many people, mostly men, are in the frame, with a few women in saris at the back left.

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December 25 20062006-12-25A procession of many devotees walks along a dusty unpaved path past construction ground and piled earth. Several large ceremonial parasols with multicolored panels, tassels and printed lettering are carried aloft by men in dark shirts and white dhotis. Behind them, a line of young men and boys in white shirts and trousers follows closely, some in light blue and beige shirts. Ornate silver-and-pink decorated staffs and standards stand at the left edge, and a small embroidered umbrella is held in the centre. The crowd fills most of the frame, with some figures in the background near a yellow-roofed structure.2006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25December 30 20062006-12-30Outdoor procession on dry dirt ground with devotees walking under large multicoloured umbrellas on long wooden poles. The canopies are red, orange, blue and green with embroidered gold motifs, white doves and tasselled fringes, and the panels read Dhyanapeetam. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers with lanyard badges. A woman in a grey-blue sari and a woman in a yellow-green sari walk in front. Construction structures and scaffolding appear in the background.2006-12-28Night procession on a dirt path, with men carrying tall poles topped by ornate golden and red canopies with teal and gold embroidery, and multicoloured umbrellas with fringed edges. Several men in dark shirts and white dhotis walk with drums and cymbals, one man in a white kurta and orange shawl carries a long-stemmed umbrella, and others follow in dark shirts. The sky is black and the ground is pale sand under the procession.2006-12-23A procession of many men in white dhotis and shirts walks along a dusty dirt path lined with dry grass and trees. In the foreground, a young man in a white shirt and a rudraksha mala carries a large orange, green and blue umbrella with tassels, its panels showing white doves and the words Dhyanapeetam. Behind him, a drummer beats a drum, and a man in white plays a horn. Other umbrellas in similar colours follow along the line, and several men carry yellow and orange bags or offerings.2006-12-30 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on dusty, unpaved ground with construction and earth mounds behind. Several large umbrellas with multicoloured panels, bird motifs and fringed tassels are carried on poles; the umbrella panels read DhyanaPeetam. Behind them, a red-and-gold ornate palanquin or ratha canopy is carried on poles. A man in a dark shirt holds a small yellow-and-red fringed umbrella over an object at centre-left. Dozens of young men and women in white shirts, blue denim and brown uniforms walk in the crowd. A man in a red cap and light jacket stands in front, and one figure wears an orange garment with a white garland. No clear candidate for a person is identifiable.2006-12-25January 01 20092009-01-01Outdoor procession on dry, bare ground with partly built structures behind. Several men and youths in white dhotis and white shirts walk beside colourful umbrellas with orange, blue and green panels and gold motifs, some with a white-dove emblem and tassels. A central figure in orange robes wears a long white-and-orange garland and walks among the group. Another orange-clad figure with a swept-back hair style and an orange shawl walks nearby. A man in white holds a round red-and-gold fan-shaped emblem with a dove. Many attendants in white follow, and a few people in casual western clothing walk at the right edge.2006-12-30December 28 20062006-12-28December 30 20062006-12-30 +1 copies