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A procession on a rural road: a red Mahindra-style tractor with registration plate HA 42 T 2116 pulls a decorated float carrying two saffron-robed monks standing under a canopy. The float is draped with garlands of orange and yellow flowers, white fan-like plumes and a golden kalasha-like ornament. Two large colourful umbrellas with red, yellow and blue fringed tassels shade the scene. Men in white dhoti and white shirts walk alongside, some holding umbrellas or bamboo poles; a man in white with an orange shawl photographs the float, and a banana-leaf and flower garland decorates the tractor's front. Onlookers stand along the roadside.

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Men in white shirts and a uniformed officer in khaki walk alongside, and a man holds an orange flag. Trees and a cloudy sky appear in the background.2010-07-24A street procession moves along a palm-lined road. In the centre, a red tractor pulls an ornate palanquin decorated with multicoloured canopies and fringed umbrellas, and a figure in saffron-orange garments is seated within it. Men in white shirts and dhotis, many wearing round red-and-white badges, walk on either side carrying yellow and red embroidered pennants on poles. Women in white saris and a woman in a purple sari walk among them, and orange flags fly above. A man in a white shirt holds a sign reading 'Stop Abusing by Using Stop Abusing Guru'. Utility poles and a uniformed officer in khaki appear at the right edge.2010-07-24A roadside photograph of a pada yatra procession on a highway shoulder. A decorated palanquin with a multicoloured canopy, garlands and white floral draping is carried by men in white dhotis and shirts, with saffron flags on poles. A figure in orange robes stands on the palanquin under a bright umbrella. A red tractor and multicoloured parasols are visible among the crowd, and a white bus passes at right beside utility poles.2010-07-24A street procession moves along a tree-lined road. At the centre, a decorated palanquin with a canopy and garlands is pulled by a red tractor, with a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and long hair under a canopy at the front of the palanquin, but appearance is too uncertain to label him a person. Behind it, devotees in white dhotis and kurtas and saffron sashes walk and carry colourful umbrellas and tall decorated staffs, and a second red tractor follows. Men in white shirts and dark trousers walk alongside, and a motorcyclist rides on the right. A bare-headed figure in white stands in the lower foreground, and a woman in a yellow sari walks at the left edge.2010-07-24A street procession on a tree-lined rural road. At the centre, a richly decorated palanquin with garlands, tassels and a gold kalasha-like finial is carried on a red tractor trailer. Standing on the palanquin, a figure in saffron-orange robes with long hair and a rudraksha-style necklace receives offerings, with a second person in orange beside them and an attendant in white. Multicoloured umbrellas with blue and gold trim shade the procession. Men and women in white dhotis and saris, many carrying orange and red flags, walk alongside, and uniformed police officers march along the road. A man in a red shirt carries an umbrella pole on the left, and a motorcycle and auto-rickshaw pass in the background. A placard held by a participant is partly legible.2010-07-24