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A procession of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees walks along a palm-lined path under large multicolored ceremonial umbrellas with the word Dhyanapeetam printed on their panels. A bald elder in orange robes with a walking stick leads the group, while a man in orange with a long-haired topknot and rudraksha mala walks at the left. A man in a white dhoti carries a brass tray of flowers and offerings at the lower right, and a long ceremonial staff with a trident-like finial rises at the right edge. Several people wear orange turbans and rudraksha malas. Many in the background wear white.

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December 30 20072007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30February 02 20072007-02-02August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor procession on a dirt courtyard with palm trees behind. Colourful fringed parasols in blue, orange and green with gold motifs are carried by men in white dhotis and white shirts on the left and right. At centre, a long-haired man in a yellow-gold robe with a rudraksha mala walks barefoot, gesturing with one hand, beside a bearded man in saffron robes with a saffron turban. Several monks in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas walk in the group, and a man in an orange shawl and turban stands near the centre. A red car and small white buildings stand in the background. The group appears to be a ceremonial procession of sannyasis and devotees.2007-08-09December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees and banana leaves. Several umbrellas with multicoloured fringed canopies and tassels are held aloft on long poles over the group. A man in an orange turban and orange robe with a rudraksha mala walks at the front, hands clasped. Behind him, men in saffron and orange robes and shawls walk with a bearded man holding an umbrella pole. A bald elderly sannyasi in orange robes and a shawl walks carrying a staff, and another bald monk in orange and gold necklace walks nearby. A man in orange robes at the right carries a silver tray with flowers and offerings. A few men in white dhotis and shirts walk among them, and a devotee on the left presses his palms together.2007-12-30A procession on a dirt road with a concrete wall and palm trees behind. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk with long golden staffs topped by trident-shaped finials. Overhead, multicoloured ceremonial parasols with tasselled fringes are carried by attendants. A central figure in orange wears a long garland of white and multicoloured flowers and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Another orange-robed man at left has long dark hair and a full beard and wears a gold pendant. On the right, a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl raises a staff. Black-clad attendants and white-clad devotees line the sides of the path.2009-12-23December 30 20072007-12-30A procession walks along a dirt path under colourful canopy umbrellas with tasselled fringes, marked Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. A man at the left holds a tall gold-coloured staff and wears a saffron cloth with pink border. In the centre, a figure in a saffron turban, saffron robe and long rudraksha mala walks with long hair swept back, while behind them several saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees follow, one holding a walking stick. Greenery and banana leaves frame the scene.2007-12-30February 02 20072007-02-02December 30 20072007-12-30