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Outdoor procession on a dirt road with red flags and a red and orange ornate umbrella overhead. A bare-chested man with white tilak on his forehead wears a red and gold dhoti and many gold necklaces and bangles, carrying a golden pedestal tray. Around him, devotees in white and red robes with rudraksha malas walk, a woman on the left holds a brass pot on her head, and a man in a white dhoti wears a green volunteer lanyard. A photographer in a blue shirt stands at the right edge beside a bus and tent.

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September 15 20152015-09-15Outdoor street procession at dusk with many people walking along a road. In the foreground a man in white dhoti with gold necklace, rudraksha-style red garland and a white cloth tied on his head carries a silver palanquin-style frame on his shoulder. Behind him, people in white and red robes carry red and saffron flags, including one with a saffron figure, and ornate red and gold umbrellas with tassels are visible. A bald man in orange-brown robe and gold necklace stands at left edge. Shops and multi-storey buildings line the street.2015-09-15September 15 20152015-09-15September 15 20152015-09-15December 29 20092009-12-29A procession on a paved road at an outdoor event. Two men at front carry a gilded golden palanquin-style shrine frame with a square base, both bare-chested in white dhotis with orange-gold borders and red shawls, with rudraksha-style beaded garlands. A woman at left wears a white sari with a red shawl and gold necklace and carries a small American flag. Behind them devotees in white saris and red shawls walk barefoot. A large red, green and yellow umbrella with the text Dhyanapeetam and tassels is held overhead. In the background stand a large red-and-gold painted figure, further umbrellas, red flags and a decorated chariot-like structure. The scene suggests a ratha-style procession of devotees.2015-09-15December 26 20082008-12-26A narrow street procession at a Kumbh Mela-style festival crowd. In the foreground a bare-chested young man with short dark hair, a rust-orange shawl and a gold necklace carries a gold-coloured tray holding a brass vessel and bundled sticks, flanked by devotees in white dhotis and white shirts with red-orange shawls and lanyard badges. Behind them a man in white with a sandalwood-and-kumkum forehead mark and a red shawl walks beside a gold ornamental canopy. Red and white flags rise above the crowd, and red and orange cloth draped over shoulders is visible throughout. Saffron-and-white clothed women and onlookers fill the street behind, with colourful banners and a dome-shaped awning in the background.2015-09-15December 20 20102010-12-20December 29 20092009-12-29April 26 20162016-04-26A procession on a dirt path with a crowd of devotees. At centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe, a white floral garland and a rudraksha mala, with hands pressed together in greeting. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis carry a golden trident-topped staff and wear beaded necklaces, while white-clad followers and a woman in a cream sari with an orange shawl hold long poles of multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas and orange flags. Trees and low buildings appear in the background.2008-12-26