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August 06 2009

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Outdoor street scene of a crowd walking along a dusty road beneath an orange, blue and red canopy with tasseled fringe, lettered "Dhyanapeetam" on its panel. A bearded man in white dhoti and shirt walks with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, while a man in a white shirt holds a saffron-yellow shawl with embroidery. On the left, a smiling man in orange robes and a gold ceremonial necklace with a red tilak walks beside a woman in orange sari. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at right. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair, glasses and an orange top looks away. Many devotees in white and yellow surround them. a person probable: the orange-robed figure on the left shows distinctive ornate gold necklace and saffron clothing, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06Outdoor photo of a procession on a dirt path with trees and a palm behind. A bearded man in white draped cloth and white sandals walks centre, hand on his chest, beneath a multicoloured tasselled umbrella with a sign reading "Dhyanapeetam" held by a man in yellow and white. Beside him a clean-shaven man in white dhoti and shawl walks, and to the left a young man in orange robes wears a gold-bead necklace with a tilak. A man in a yellow kurta and a man in a yellow-check shirt stand with hands folded at their chests, and a crowd is behind.2009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06November 12 20082008-11-12A photograph of an outdoor procession on a dirt path at an ashram-style site with thatched huts. Under a large orange-and-multicoloured umbrella bearing a dove emblem, a figure in long flowing orange robes with a gold-and-beaded necklace and long dark hair walks at the left, accompanied by another person in orange robes and a garland. A white-clad elderly man with white hair, wearing a rudraksha mala, walks barefoot in the centre-front, followed by men in white shirts and dhotis, several wearing rudraksha malas and name badges. Other attendants carry orange-and-yellow emblem parasols. The procession suggests an ashram inauguration event.2008-04-19April 19 20082008-04-19Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees. A man in a saffron-orange robe, orange turban, and long dark rudraksha mala walks under a multicoloured canopy umbrella with tassels and bird emblems. Flanked by men in orange and white dhotis and white kurtas wearing rudraksha malas, and a uniformed police officer in khaki with a blue-banded cap at left. Orange pennants fly on poles and bunting strings overhead, and a woman in teal with folded hands stands among the crowd.2010-02-18December 23 20092009-12-23December 26 20082008-12-26A 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.2006-12-26August 06 20092009-08-06