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Outdoor procession on a sunny day with a crowd walking under colourful ceremonial parasols with red, green and yellow panels, bordered with tassels and lettered DHYANAPEETAM. Orange and red flags fly overhead. A central man in saffron robes and a rudraksha-style gold and bead necklace smiles and walks at the centre of the group, with another saffron-clad attendant beside him. Several saffron-robed followers walk around them, while a man in a striped shirt carries a drum and stick at the lower right, and people in white ritual clothes stand along the left. Flower garlands are visible at the right edge.

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August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01February 02 20072007-02-02A procession outdoors under a canopy of tent-like shelters, with tall decorated umbrellas bearing the word DhyanaPeetam in red, blue, green and gold with dove and lotus emblems and fringed tassels. Front and centre, a man with a shaved head and white tilak wears an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and walks beside a second man in orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, a white tilak and a wooden rudraksha mala, who smiles while walking. Behind them, young attendants in white dhotis and shirts carry gold ceremonial fans and flanked the procession, while a figure in orange carries a basket of offerings on a tray at the right. Several white-clad attendants and a few onlookers are visible in the background.2007-01-09 +1 copiesA procession crowd in an outdoor festival scene. In the centre, a smiling person with long dark hair, a saffron-orange cloth wrapped over the head and body, and a heavy gold necklace of beads stands among devotees, appearing to be a person figure with long hair, saffron clothing and a gold necklace, in the role of procession participant. Around them, saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees carry large lavender-and-white canopies with red tassels on poles, and orange flags are raised. Several men in white shirts and dhotis raise hands and cheer; an older bearded man in white with an orange-trimmed shawl stands to the right, and a man in sunglasses points. Lower right, a silver ritual vessel is visible.2005-12-31Outdoor procession photo with a smiling man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban, wearing a long white and red flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala, with a red bindi on his forehead, gesturing with open hands. He stands under a ceremonial canopy in orange, yellow and blue with Dhyanapeetam lettering, with a golden staff at left. Around him, devotees in orange shawls and white clothes walk along; a woman in white with a shawl assists beside a silver vessel topped with a yellow-and-purple flower arrangement and green leaves at lower right. Palm trees and banana plants stand behind the crowd. The man in the turban shows distinctive long-hair-free cues, so appearance is only partially distinctive; the figure is presented here as a person with uncertain identification.2008-07-17December 30 20072007-12-30August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A photograph of a procession on a dirt path. Several large parasols with colourful panels, white dove emblems and fringed tassels are carried on long poles by men in white and orange-saffron clothing. In the centre, a man with a shaved head, a red tilak on his forehead and a white flower garland walks in saffron robes, with other saffron-clad sannyasis around him and a crowd of devotees in white behind. Golden fringed banners hang from poles on either side. A brick wall and green trees stand in the background.2009-06-09Outdoor procession on a dirt road at dusk under a multicoloured canopy with tassels and blue dove emblems, bearing the printed word DhyanaPeetam. A central man wears an orange robe, a long white flower garland with red beads, a gold necklace, and a gold headband, and walks between a golden staff and a trident-like ceremonial staff. Around him, followers in white dhotis and orange shawls, some with rudraksha-style beads, carry peacock-feather fans and staves. Tents and a speaker box stand at the roadside.2007-12-25