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November 24 20062006-11-24Outdoor procession on a street lined with orange flags and a large banner showing a smiling man in an orange turban, with Tamil text printed on it. Several men in white shirts and dhotis walk and dance, some holding green leaves and bundles of greenery, while two drummers in orange and green dress beat drums. A man in an orange dhoti with a gold-bead necklace stands at left, and a uniformed police officer in khaki stands at right. Behind them stands a temple gopuram tower, a decorated arch with flowers and green garlands, and a sound stage with speakers.2011-12-20January 01 20092009-01-01Outdoor street procession in a rural village lined with palm trees. A large banner reading Dhyanapeetam in English and Tamil shows a portrait of a figure with a white head wrap and white garment, labelled as a portrait for Peeriyaseeragapadi Dhyanapeetam. Beneath the banner, a framed small portrait is set on a bamboo stand. Crowds in white shirts, many printed with Dhyanapeetam, walk alongside band musicians in orange and navy uniforms playing brass instruments and drums. Ceremonial items include an orange-and-red decorated umbrella and a tall ornate staff with a finial, plus a colourful parasol. Women in saris, including one in pink and one in red, and children are in the crowd, with a toddler in orange carried on a hip.2006-11-13December 25 20072007-12-25December 29 20102010-12-29December 23 20092009-12-23A street procession in Tamil Nadu moves past a city wall and roadside buildings. Devotees in saffron and orange shirts and sarongs walk among people in white dhotis and shirts, some holding orange and red flags and a yellow-and-red parasol. A drummer in white beats a large drum at right. Behind them, a large photographic poster of a smiling woman in orange hangs on a float, and a banner with Tamil text and a portrait of a man in a dark suit is mounted on a richly carved stone shrine structure. A uniformed police officer stands at the left edge, and a man in an orange shirt walks in the foreground.2009-01-30December 25 20062006-12-25February 16 20092009-02-16A decorated entrance arch of white cloth and bamboo poles with a banner showing two smiling men in orange-red turbans; the banner reads in Tamil about living in bliss, attributed to Dhyanapeedam, Bengaluru. Strings of marigolds and colourful garlands hang from the arch, with orange and yellow flags on poles. Below, several men in white dhotis and shirts stand on a paved area with colourful rangoli patterns, a red car and a white van are parked nearby, and a man in a red-brown shawl walks past. Open fields and trees lie beyond.2006-11-24A photograph of a festival procession on a dirt road at dawn, with thatched huts and a blue tarp on the left. Young men in white dhotis and red-and-white headbands lead, one carrying a blue banner with a portrait of a figure wearing an orange turban and orange-saffron robes, and a Tamil heading urging the Paramashivam's arrival. Behind them, women in saris and men in white carry decorated umbrellas and ornate kalasha-style bundles, with more devotees in saffron and white following along the road.2006-12-25