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Outdoor procession scene under a bright sky. Front left, a man with long dark hair, a red tilak and a gold necklace wears orange robes and stands with hands clasped. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in orange holds a ceremonial umbrella with red, green and white fringed panels. Around them, devotees in white kurtas and dhotis stand with palms pressed together in namaste, some wearing rudraksha malas. On the right, a man in orange holds a brass bell and tray. A white fence and small buildings sit in the background.

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December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession scene under bright sunshine. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a small forehead mark wears a saffron-orange robe, multiple gold chains and a gold pendant, and stands with palms pressed together at chest level. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes and a beaded necklace also presses his hands in namaste. Behind them, people in white kurtas and dhotis with rudraksha-style malas stand with folded hands. On the right, a man in orange robes with a red sash holds a brass ceremonial horn or conch-like instrument. A large red, green and gold umbrella with tasselled fringe shelters the group. Onlookers and a white building with a fence line the background.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A procession outdoors under a bright sky. At the centre a man in saffron robes and a white flower garland walks with palms pressed together in greeting. Behind him several men in white kurtas wear saffron shawls, and a man in white with a green-bordered shawl stands at right. Above the group a large multicoloured umbrella with fringed tassels and the words Dhyanapeetam is carried, with smaller decorated parasols beside it. Spectators and devotees fill the background, along with low buildings and trees.2006-12-26December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor procession under a multicoloured fringed parasol held on a gold pole. At the centre, a long-haired figure with a swept-back mane wears saffron/orange robes, a heavy gold necklace and a sandalwood forehead mark, walking with head bowed. Around them, devotees in saffron and white clothing press palms together in namaskar or raise hands. Men and women in white kurtas and sarees stand along a dirt path beside a wooden fence and small white building; a man at right in a white shirt holds his palms together, and a man in a white dhoti and garland-like beaded necklace joins in. Several onlookers in the background watch. The setting is bright sunlight with trees behind a fence.2008-12-23