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Night-time procession at an outdoor temple setting under a corrugated roof, with a large multicoloured parasol with a fringed border held above a golden palanquin draped in orange cloth. A man in a green and gold silk garment plays a black wind instrument (a nadaswaram-type pipe) at the front. Several saffron-robed attendants and white-clad devotees follow, and a man in a maroon shawl with a red mark on his forehead stands at lower right. Golden deity murti figures with ornate crowns and garlands stand at right, and banana leaves and a lit tower frame the scene.

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November 29 20112011-11-29November 29 20112011-11-29December 31 20112011-12-31Night photograph of a procession with two large colourful ceremonial umbrellas carried on poles, their panels showing dove and lotus motifs and the text "Dhyanapeetam". A man in white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow sash and red tilak blows a long horn-like wind instrument, with a drum hanging at his side. Behind him a woman in a white sari and gold jewellery, and others in white and red clothing, walk in the crowd. Near the centre a man in an orange saffron robe with a gold chain stands among the devotees. A woman in a red sari with gold bangles in the right foreground looks ahead. Many people fill the dark street behind them.2007-12-23Night-time procession outside a building with a Kannada signboard. At centre, a man in saffron-orange robes, rudraksha mala necklaces and gold armbands, with long dark hair, walks barefoot ahead of a palanquin-like deity murti draped in yellow and garlanded with yellow, pink and red flowers. Behind him, attendants in orange dhotis and bare-chested priests carry ritual objects, and a man in a green shirt and white dhoti plays a long wind instrument. A multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with bird motifs shelters the procession.2011-11-29January 11 20172017-01-11Night procession with musicians playing long wooden nadaswaram-style wind instruments. In the foreground, a bare-chested-to-white-clothed man in white dhoti with a yellow waist cloth and a red tilak plays a long reed instrument, flanked by a young man in a white shirt and a woman in a maroon sari with gold border and a red bindi, also playing. Behind them, devotees in white and saffron-orange garments carry tall orange flags and multicoloured ornate umbrellas. A figure in orange garments wears a garland and a golden crown-like headdress, and a few people hold saffron flags aloft under a dark sky. Note: scene is a photograph of a religious street procession, with musicians leading.2007-12-23Night procession on a dirt path at an ashram campus. At centre, a man in white dhoti and an orange shawl walks beside a golden palanquin carrying a deity murti under a multicoloured umbrella, with a bright decorated canopy above. Men and women in white ritual clothes and orange sashes walk behind, a man in a teal shirt plays a small drum or cymbals at left, and a woman in a gold-bordered silk sari holds a brass plate. Two tall yellow banners with painted emblems flank the procession, and an orange building and potted plant sit at right.2010-11-05Outdoor evening procession under a covered shelter. A bearded man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing a long gold-and-bead necklace and a thick flower garland of yellow and orange blooms, walks forward while holding a large green umbrella with fringed edges above him. Around him, men and youths in orange and red garments and white body markings carry red flags, parasols and ceremonial items. On the right, seated devotees in orange clothes and red head wraps sit beside a decorated offering table with lit lamps, flowers, fruit and a ritual platter. A framed portrait with green lights is visible at upper right. Paved ground shows a white kolam pattern.2016-10-03Night procession on a dirt path. In the foreground a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold-bead necklace, hands folded at his chest, walking ahead of the group. Behind him men in white dhotis with red borders, several bare-chested with gold chains, carry a palanquin decorated with red and yellow flower garlands bearing a deity murti under a striped red and gold canopy umbrella. Devotees in saffron and red saris and a man in a striped shirt follow, some holding cameras. Dark night background.2010-11-21December 23 20062006-12-23 +2 copiesDecember 23 20072007-12-23