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Outdoor procession under a long canopy with a red and white fringed edge and a red banner reading Saiapeetham, hung with coloured tassels. A long-haired person in a golden-bordered white garment with a white flower garland and red bindi smiles at the centre. Beside them a man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beaded neck cord holds an orange flag. Many devotees in white, orange and saree surround them, with a photographer's camera in the lower right and a man in front wearing glasses and a red beaded mala.

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Outdoor procession under a red and multicolored canopy edged with white and red tassels, bearing the partially visible word "Dhyanapeetam". Two central men walk together: one with long dark hair, a red bindi, a white and gold-trimmed shawl, a flower garland with blue, white and orange stripes, and a camera held in front of him; beside him a bespectacled man in white robes with an orange shawl and a dark bead mala. Behind them devotees in orange and white saris and white clothing carry orange flags, and a crowd presses in around the procession.2006-01-01January 01 20062006-01-01January 01 20062006-01-01January 01 20062006-01-01January 01 20062006-01-01A dense outdoor procession moves along a tree-lined path under ornate fabric parasols. A long-haired figure in white with a white and orange garland and a gold necklace stands at the centre, smiling, and a cloth banner reading Sathyapreetam hangs between the parasols. Around them, many people in white clothes and orange or saffron shawls walk closely together. In the foreground a bald man in white wears a red-and-orange shawl, a black rudraksha-style mala and a pendant. Two parasols with red, green, gold and purple embroidery, fringes and gold finials shade the crowd, with trees overhead. Several onlookers and devotees in white fill the frame, including a woman in the left foreground wearing a name badge.2006-01-01January 01 20062006-01-01Outdoor procession under a canopy with a red banner reading "Dhyanapeetam" and pennants in red, blue, green and orange. A long-haired man in a white garland with a cream-and-gold top stands among the crowd, smiling, with a red bindi. In front, a man in a white shirt with a red mark on his forehead raises his hands, a man in orange robes and white shawl gestures, and a cameraman films. Behind them a crowd of devotees, including women in orange saris and glasses, a girl and older men in white shirts. Palm trees in the background.2006-01-01January 01 20062006-01-01January 01 20062006-01-01Photograph of a procession under a canopy edged with red and white tassels and red-and-gold banners. At centre, a smiling figure with long dark hair, a red bindi and a white garment with a gold border wears a white-and-tricolour-striped flower garland and a heavy gold bead necklace with a pendant. Beside and behind them, people in white and orange, including a man in glasses with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, walk among devotees in saffron and white. Orange flags are visible on the right, and a bald man stands at lower left.2006-01-01A photograph of a festival procession outdoors among palm trees. In the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and a multi-strand gold necklace, wearing a white garment with gold border and a tricolour garland of white, saffron and green flowers, holds a trident-like staff upright with both hands clasped. Beside him, a man in white with spectacles holds a long red-and-gold pole supporting a large lilac canopy with red tassels, while a girl in white with gold trim stands at the left. Another man in white with an orange shawl appears at the right, and more people stand behind. a person: the central figure shows long hair, saffron-adjacent ornate gold jewellery and a garland, and is described as a procession participant.2006-01-01