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October 12 2006

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A crowded outdoor street scene with many men and some women standing close together, many looking toward the right. In the right foreground a man in a white dhoti-style shirt and a bright orange shawl holds a steel tray of flower petals and offerings, apparently distributing them. Behind him a woman wears an orange and pink patterned sari, and a white van is parked at the upper right. No person is clearly identifiable as a person by appearance.2006-10-12October 12 20062006-10-12October 12 20062006-10-12October 27 20062006-10-27October 22 20062006-10-22Outdoor street procession with a crowd of devotees, mostly women in colourful saris and salwar, crowding around coconut-shaped offerings decorated with flowers and leaves. A woman in the centre holds a lit flame on a lamp-like vessel while others raise hands in prayer. Men in white shirts and dhotis, one with a rudraksha mala, stand nearby, and two men play long brass horns at top left. A white van behind them is decorated with garlands and bears the printed word DHYANAPEETAM. A large drum player appears at right. Scene shows a temple-style ritual procession with arati and offerings.2006-10-10August 06 20092009-08-06Night street scene during a procession, with a crowd of devotees gathered beside a white van bearing a blue Dhyanapeetam sign. A woman in a white sari in the foreground holds a metal tray, with a white mark on her forehead. Around her, men in shirts and lungis and children in colourful dresses and checked shirts stand close together, some looking toward the road. Headlights of vehicles glow in the dark background, and the image shows the date stamp 13 10 2006 in red.2006-10-13December 23 20092009-12-23January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor photograph of a roadside crowd on a dirt road beside a canal and concrete bridge. A young man in a white dhoti and shirt with an orange-saffron shawl stands centre, holding a silver tray of offerings, with bananas and other fruit, and pointing with his hand. Around him women in saffron, pink, green, blue and maroon saris and men in white shirts and dhotis stand close together, some with hands folded. Children in school uniforms watch at front. Parked motorcycles, a blue truck and a bicycle line the road, with palm trees behind.2006-10-20Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered around a decorated palanquin carrying a deity murti heavily adorned with garlands of yellow and white flowers. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair stands at the palanquin, reaching toward the murti and offerings on a tray. Many devotees in white clothes surround it, including women in white saris with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and men in white shirts. A colourful striped umbrella shades the murti. Behind, a white bus with the sign Nithyanandam and a truck, plus a white building and palm trees, set the scene.2009-12-23