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Night procession at an ashram-style outdoor setting. Two large multicoloured canopy umbrellas with fringed tassels, bearing a blue-and-white emblem and the word Peetam, are carried on long poles above the crowd. A man in saffron robes with long swept-back hair, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala walks at the centre, flanked by devotees in white dhotis and saffron shawls. A trident-topped standard and a kalasha-like staff are carried nearby, and a man in white plays a long wind instrument while others carry drums. Many devotees fill the background, and a man in white with a rudraksha mala stands in the foreground.

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December 23 20072007-12-23Night procession on a dirt path with a row of devotees in white dhotis and shirts carrying ceremonial items. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe wears a long red-orange flower garland and walks forward. Two attendants hold tall gold-and-red ornamental banner poles, and a large multicoloured umbrella with tassels and a bird emblem is held aloft. Several men wear yellow or orange shawls and rudraksha-style beads. Fairy lights and a palm-thatched structure appear in the background. The scene reads as a ceremonial procession. There are roughly ten visible people.2008-08-01January 03 20082008-01-03December 23 20072007-12-23Night procession on a dirt ground with devotees in white dhotis and kurtas and orange shawls. Two large multicoloured parasols with tassels lead the group; the left one has 'Dhyan Apeetam' printed on its panel. A woman in a white sari with an orange border carries a tray of flowers and offerings. A man in an orange dhoti with gold border, orange shawl and a long flower garland, with sandalwood markings on his forehead, walks at the front-right, gold necklace visible. Other attendants carry a gold trishul and a brass handled item.2007-01-01Night procession on a dirt road, with a row of devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls walking beneath several ornate, multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas with tassels and peacock-style motifs. Two central men wear orange and saffron robes; one carries a small golden kalasha-like vessel and the other holds a golden murti of a deity. A tall ornamented staff is held near the front. Children in white and an orange vest walk among the crowd. Street lights and trees line the path.2008-01-03A dusk procession moves along a dirt path past palm trees. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, a white flower garland with red beads, a gold necklace and an orange cloth draped over a gold-bordered dhoti walks smiling, holding a ceremonial staff. Beside him a woman in white and orange, with a vibhuti mark on her forehead, carries a decorated basket of flowers and fruit. Behind them, attendants in white dhotis and orange shawls hold colourful umbrellas with tasselled fringes and orange and gold banners, and a trident is visible in the background. Several devotees follow in the dim light.2007-01-01Night procession at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela. Several colourful umbrellas with a blue dove emblem and Dhyanapeetam lettering on their panels, with tasselled fringes, are held aloft on long poles. Robed devotees in saffron, orange and white walk in the crowd; one figure in an orange turban and orange robe wears long beaded necklaces, and a shaved-headed boy in a striped sweater walks at the front. Attendants carry brass ceremonial standards and a large brass plate-like fan. The crowd of many people fills the dusty ground under dim street lights.January 03 20082008-01-03December 23 20072007-12-23Night procession on a dirt path with many devotees. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt with white-and-red tilak plays a long wooden flute, and a woman in a red sari with a rudraksha mala plays a flute at lower right. Behind them a man in saffron robe with a yellow-and-orange flower garland walks beside others in white and orange shawls. Several people hold tall poles with multicoloured fringed umbrellas and large saffron flags bearing a blue emblem. A woman in a white sari with red border walks at right. The crowd of roughly two dozen people extends into the darkness, with a lit ornate ceremonial object visible behind them.2007-12-23A night procession of devotees walks along a dirt road carrying saffron flags and colourful umbrellas. Umbrellas are multicolored with Dhyanapeetam printed on them. Men in white shirts and dhotis carry umbrellas and a flag; women wear orange and white saris; a red-shirted drummer plays a drum; musicians play long wind instruments. Two boys in white in the foreground, one wearing a rudraksha mala. Dark night background.2007-12-23