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A 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.

A village-style procession on a dirt road in front of a low concrete wall and young trees. Several umbrellas are carried overhead, including a large yellow fringed canopy and smaller multicoloured ones. Central figures wear orange robes and garlands; a man in orange holding a long staff leads at centre, with a bald man in orange and a few others in white dhotis and shirts around them. On the right, a drummer in white dhoti beats a drum slung at waist height while another man in white walks beside him with a long stick. Many people in white with yellow sashes follow behind.

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A festival procession moves along a dirt road lined with palm trees and a low wall. Several people carry colourful umbrellas with embroidered panels and red-orange flags on poles. A man in an orange robe with a white flower garland leads the group, with other saffron-robed participants behind. A drummer in a white shirt and dhoti beats a barrel drum, and a man in a dark teal shirt with a yellow sash plays a brass horn. Women in white saris with yellow borders and men in white kurtas walk alongside, and a man in the foreground wears a rudraksha mala and a bindi.

A festival procession moves along a dirt path lined with palm trees and a thatched hut, with a pink flowering shrub at left. Two large ornate umbrellas with red, yellow and white panels are carried above the group. Drummers lead in the foreground: one in a yellow dhoti and cloth belt beats a pink-bodied drum, another in an orange-and-white outfit plays a drum, and a third in white shirt and yellow cloth carries a large brown drum. A man in orange shirt and white dhoti plays a long wind instrument. Behind them, many devotees in white shirts and dhotis, and women in white and yellow saris, walk in the procession. A white-clad figure with orange clothing stands near the center, and a bare-chested man with an orange shawl walks ahead.

An outdoor procession at dusk on a dirt path lined with green matting, with a decorated canopy palanquin in the background topped with a golden finial and hung with colourful bunting. Musicians lead the procession: a man in white dhoti with gold border beats a red-and-brown drum, another in white and gold dhoti plays a long horn, and a man in white shirt and orange shawl plays a wind instrument. Men in white kurtas and dhotis, some with orange or saffron shawls and rudraksha mala, walk alongside. Red and orange flags and marigold garlands decorate the scene, with a rustic building on the right.

A photograph of a procession on a dirt road through dry grassland under an overcast sky. Many men in white dhotis and shirts walk in a long line. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and orange dhoti with an orange shawl and a tilak on his forehead plays a small hand instrument, while beside him a man in a green shirt beats a double-headed drum. On the right a man in white plays a long wind instrument and another carries a drum. Behind them a canopy in red, orange and green fabric with orange flags is carried on poles, and a palanquin-style canopy is visible. Several people in white and yellow walk behind.

A festival procession moves along a dirt road under a grey sky with palm trees behind. At the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes with a white and orange flower garland walks beside several saffron-clad figures, some with rudraksha malas. Above them are ornate multicoloured parasols with gold-embroidered panels and orange flags. Around them, many young boys and men in white dhotis and shirts follow, with drummers and a nadaswaram-style wind player in dark green in the foreground, plus white fan-like tassels carried near the procession.