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Night photograph of three men in white dhotis and white shirts walking along a pale path beside a white temple wall. The man in the centre holds a large red and multicoloured umbrella with fringed tassels over the group. The man on the right carries a brass tray with small lamps and a pink flower. The man on the left holds a long brass staff, and yellow shawls are draped over the shoulders of the left and centre men. Rudraksha-style beaded necklaces are visible, and the front men have red tilak marks on their foreheads. Two more men stand in the background in shadow.

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Night procession on a white temple veranda led by men in white dhotis and kurtas with saffron-yellow shawls and rudraksha malas. A colourful red, green and blue umbrella with a Dhyanapeetam inscription and bird motifs is held overhead. In the foreground a man in white holds a brass tray with kalasha-style vessels and a pink flower, while a companion in the left foreground carries a large grey whisk or fan. A stone pillar with carved white motifs and a lantern are visible.2009-10-17Night photograph of a temple ritual on a white platform. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala holds a large fan-like whisk over a tall dark bronze lamp post with carved relief figures. Behind him, a second man in white with a yellow shawl holds a multicoloured umbrella with tassels and a green-and-blue dove emblem, its panels labelled Dhyanapeetam. A third man in white with a rudraksha mala carries a silver tray with a pink flower and small lamps. 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