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August 09 2007

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An outdoor procession on a dirt path strewn with red flower petals, with several people walking beneath ornate multicoloured canopies with gold finials and a thatched hut behind them. At the centre a woman in an orange sari wears a garland of yellow and orange flowers and holds her hands in anjali, carrying a silver tray with a green offering. Around her, men in orange robes and orange shawls walk alongside men and women in white dhotis and white garments, many with hands folded in greeting. Onlookers in white line the path on the right, some with palms pressed together. Scene reads as a religious procession, possibly part of an ashram inauguration.2008-04-19A procession on a dirt path in a leafy garden. Several young men in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls walk barefoot under large colourful umbrellas with fringed trim and red, blue, green and white panels, some reading Nithyananda Peetam in blue lettering. The man in the centre holds a white vessel with green leaves. Women in white saris with orange shawls walk among them. A striped red-and-white canopy and a patterned yellow-and-green tent stand behind, with white plastic chairs and palm trees beyond.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09December 14 20062006-12-14Outdoor procession on a dirt path at AadiKailaasa, Bidadi, with palm trees behind. Women in saffron-orange saris carry silver staffs and a red-and-gold embroidered umbrella, while a woman in white and saffron holds a silver pot and a tray with a small lamp. Men in white dhotis and saffron shawls walk in the group, and a girl in a lime-green dress stands at the right edge. Ornate parasols with floral embroidery and tassels, and white flags, accompany the welcoming procession for the returning Kodikkan Ratham.2006-12-14Outdoor procession at an ashram under a multicoloured canopy with the word Dhyanapeetam printed on its valance and fringed tassels. A woman in an orange sari carries a brass pot with a garland of yellow flowers and marigolds on her head. Behind her, men in white dhoti and shawls with gold borders hold the canopy poles, and several people in white saris with orange shawls walk alongside. Some hold hands together in folded-palm greeting. Bunting hangs overhead and a building with orange walls stands in the background. People are visible in the crowd at the edges.2010-12-28December 07 20072007-12-07A procession on a dirt path outside a tent with red, white, yellow and teal geometric drapes. Several young men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange saffron shawls walk barefoot, several holding large decorated parasols with red, teal and white fringed canopies. The man in the centre carries a white bowl or basket with green leaves held before him. Behind them a woman in white sari with orange border walks, and a yellow ornate ceremonial standard or palanquin ornament rises in the background among palm trees. The scene reads as a ceremonial procession with attendants shielding the bearer. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.2007-08-09January 01 20122012-01-01August 06 20092009-08-06A procession outdoors under a clear blue sky with palm trees behind. Several large ornate umbrellas in orange, red and blue fabric with gold emblems and tasselled fringe, reading Dhyanapeetam on their panels, shade people walking in the street. Men in white dhotis and orange shawls carry tall ceremonial staffs, one topped with a trident, and a gold-wrapped staff is carried by a man in white with an orange shawl. Women in white and orange saris carry brass trays with offerings and kalasha-like vessels. Alongside are a lamp, a palanquin-style frame and a banner of a face in the background. Ceremonial procession with ritual items and attendants.2007-02-15April 19 20082008-04-19