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A dense outdoor procession in a mountain town, with a large red and multicolour cloth banner carrying the printed name Dhyanapeetam beside elephant motifs. Many devotees in orange and saffron clothing crowd around, some with hands raised, and several wear wide-brimmed hats and backpacks. A tall ceremonial staff with a decorative finial stands at right, and string garlands and bunting hang overhead. Stone walls, pine trees and steep mountains form the backdrop, with onlookers on a hillside above.

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May 26 20062006-05-26Outdoor procession at a Himalayan temple in Gangotri, with a large crowd of devotees in orange and saffron clothing pressing close around a canopied palanquin. The bright yellow and orange canopy with white-and-green medallions, gold-tipped finials and bunting overhead is carried as the ratha-like float moves past a white-washed temple tower on the left. Many people raise their hands in devotion, with men in orange shawls and women in orange saris and head coverings visible. Pine-covered mountains and prayer flags rise in the background under a pale sky.2006-05-26A street procession in Gangotri, with devotees in orange and saffron clothing carrying a long red banner reading "Dhyanapeetam" in white-outlined letters. The banner is decorated with an elephant, a conch-like motif and gold diamond-shaped pennants, and is held up on silver poles by people in orange kurtas and stoles. A man at left wears an orange t-shirt, rudraksha-style beads and glasses; a man at right wears an orange cap and orange top. Women in white and green saris walk alongside, and onlookers stand on a rooftop at the upper right beneath tall pine trees.2006-05-26A photograph of a procession on a mountain road during the Himalaya Yatra. Many devotees walk in orange and saffron shawls and scarves, some in red or yellow sweaters and jackets. Several carry tall silver-toned ceremonial staffs with curled finials and ornate yellow-fringed umbrellas or canopies, and one red canopy is raised above them. A large red banner with Dhyanpeetha lettering and embroidered animal and floral motifs flies on a pole at right. Snow-streaked grey mountains rise behind white buildings and utility poles under a cloudy sky. A man in an orange shawl at the left front holds a pole, and a figure with ornate white and gold garland-like adornments stands at the centre near the canopies.2006-06-01A photograph of a street procession in a mountain town, with a tall golden-and-pink decorated palanquin carrying a metal deity murti of Malayappa Swami flanked by two smaller consort figures, all garlanded with flowers. Devotees in orange and saffron shirts and orange shawls walk alongside, several holding long gold ceremonial staffs and white chamaras. A man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a man in a red shirt with a mala hold the palanquin area, while a woman with long dark hair in an orange top faces the deity. Silver tinsel streamers cross overhead, with stone walls, pine trees and steep mountains behind and onlookers on a rocky ledge above.2006-05-26May 26 20062006-05-26A dense outdoor procession on a mountain road at Gangotri, with a palanquin-like ratha carrying a deity murti under a multicoloured canopy. Many devotees in orange shawls and orange caps press forward, raising their hands and clapping. A woman in white with a rudraksha mala smiles at the centre, and a grey-haired man in white kurta with a mala stands among the crowd. A small stall with a sign and rocky hillside, parked vans and pine trees frame the scene. No individual is clearly identified as a person in this crowd.2006-05-26June 01 20062006-06-01A festive procession outdoors in a mountain setting, with a decorated palanquin-style float behind the crowd. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair, an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala arms outstretched, probable Swamiji by appearance, with the qualifying cues of long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads. To his left, a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and an orange cap, and a woman in orange clothing. Behind them, a bright gold and red decorated image of a deity murti with garlands, flanked by two smaller figures, under a canopy of white fur-like chamaras and colourful yellow-and-red umbrellas. Strings of tinsel and flags hang overhead, with stone buildings and pine-covered mountains behind.2006-05-26June 01 20062006-06-01June 01 20062006-06-01June 01 20062006-06-01 +1 copies