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A road procession moves along a tree-lined highway lined with coconut palms. In the foreground, a group of devotees in white clothes and saffron-coloured shawls walks behind ceremonial banners and standards mounted on poles, some red and gold with tassels. A uniformed police officer in khaki, with a cap, walks alongside the group. Behind them, a white tour bus, a blue auto-rickshaw and a yellow auto-rickshaw share the road with cars, and red flags are visible in the distance. A white-shirted man in a white cap stands at the roadside. Several people are visible, including a few partially visible figures in the background.

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Outdoor street photograph of a procession on a paved road lined with palm trees and utility poles. Devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, some in cream and saffron, walk in a group carrying golden staffs and ceremonial items. Several carry orange and red flags. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at the roadside. Two ornate multicoloured parasols with golden finials are held aloft. A small beige hatchback passes in the foreground and a white and red bus with orange flags is behind the procession. A decorated float with orange and yellow elements is visible at the left edge.2010-07-24A roadside procession on a paved road during a daytime pada yatra. Devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, several women in white saris, and some in saffron and yellow shawls walk in a line behind a decorated vehicle at left, its frame draped in orange and yellow. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands in the centre of the road directing the group, holding a ceremonial staff topped with a gold finial. Two large umbrellas with blue, red and multicoloured canopies and fringed borders are carried above the group at right. A white bus with orange flags and a banner on its windscreen is parked behind them, and several orange flags are visible among the marchers. Utility poles and a small building line the background.2010-07-24A road procession on a busy street with buses on the left. A uniformed police officer in khaki with a belt and cap waves traffic aside. In the foreground a young man in a white kurta with a rudraksha-style mala and an orange flower garland holds a long wooden pole topped with an orange flag; others around him in white dhotis and striped shirts carry similar orange flags. Behind them a multicolored canopy umbrella with fringed edges is carried over a red vehicle decorated with garlands. Figures in saffron and orange robes are visible further back near the palanquin area, and a yellow-roofed truck and shop fronts line the roadside.2010-07-24A photograph of a roadside procession on a palm-lined highway. A long line of people in white and cream clothing, many women in white saris with coloured borders and some in yellow, purple and red saris, walk along the left lane holding saffron-orange flags. Several hold white placards. A white tour bus with its windows and a parked white van stand beside them, and another white van and a sedan travel on the road. Tall coconut palms line the verge, with a green field on the right.2010-07-24A road procession on a paved two-lane street lined with palm trees and green foliage. Many people walk in white kurtas and dhotis, some in white shirts and trousers, carrying orange flags on poles. Two men in khaki uniforms and hats walk in front, apparently escorting the group. A white Suzuki hatchback drives slowly alongside, and a brown truck appears in the distance. A large red banner with white Kannada script is held by a man in a white shirt on the right. Further ahead, a decorated float or palanquin with a golden figure stands above the crowd near a red-roofed building.2010-07-24Outdoor road procession on a tree-lined paved road. In the centre, a red tractor pulls a float carrying a seated figure in orange saffron robes beneath a decorated canopy, with a second figure in orange near its front. Many men and women in white and cream dhotis, kurtas and sarees walk alongside, several carrying tall ornate ceremonial umbrellas and standards in red, gold, yellow and teal. On the right, women in cream and gold sarees hold golden ceremonial staffs with finials. A white and blue bus and a silver hatchback drive past on the left, and a traffic policeman in white stands at the roadside.2010-07-24A street procession on a paved road lined with palm trees. At the front, a shaved-headed figure in orange robes stands on a decorated float or cart draped with flower garlands and colourful umbrellas. Behind him, a red tractor pulls a parade float with a canopy of multicoloured umbrellas and gold ceremonial fans. Along the roadside, men and women in white shirts, white dhotis and cream sarees walk in orderly rows, some carrying gold-topped staffs and orange flags. A blue bus and a sign board are visible in the background.2010-07-24A road procession moves along a tree-lined highway under a pale sky. Devotees in white dhotis and kurtas walk in a long column, many carrying red and orange flags with a dark emblem. In the foreground, men in saffron and orange garments with green lower cloths carry a decorated palanquin hung with marigold and red garlands and gold finials. Men in yellow kurtas play a drum at right, and uniformed police officers walk along the left side of the road. A motorcyclist rides in the distance.2010-07-24January 12 20092009-01-12A road procession moves along a paved street lined with palm trees and small buildings. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas walk in a crowd, several carrying tall orange and gold banners on poles and orange flags. A yellow auto-rickshaw travels alongside, and orange and red umbrellas rise above the crowd. A devotee in orange robes walks near the front on the right. Figures in the foreground include a young man in white holding a pole and boys in the crowd. A few people are dressed in orange and white, and the scene conveys a ratha-style walking pilgrimage along the road.2009-01-12A roadside photograph of a pada yatra procession walking along a paved road, photographed from behind a blue-and-white bus at left. Many marchers in white clothing and white caps walk in the road, many carrying orange flags and some white banners. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk among them, one in a khaki cap in front. Orange and red flags stretch along the procession. Cars and a red vehicle travel on the road beside the marchers, with palm trees, a thatched shed and roadside buildings behind. A tyre sits on the grass verge at right.2010-07-24Elevated view of a roadside procession on a tree-lined road with tall palm trees. A decorated float in the centre is draped in bright colourful garlands and streamers, with seated figures in orange and saffron clothing on top. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside carrying orange and red flags, decorated staffs and small coloured umbrellas. A tractor-drawn cart carrying bundled material follows behind. Buses, vans, cars, a truck and motorcycles share the road, and onlookers stand by the roadside.2010-07-24