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A three-panel graphic collage of a procession. The large left panel shows a street procession with a decorated palanquin and colourful umbrellas, with many people in white shirts and saffron-orange cloths walking alongside, carrying orange flags, and cars and an auto-rickshaw on the road. The upper right panel shows a bald man in an orange robe standing on a decorated float with flower garlands, beside a woman in orange and a person holding a white fan or whisk. The lower right panel shows people in orange and red garments seated on a flower-covered float with garlands and red fabric canopy, with a man in orange holding a fan. Because this is a collage of photographs rather than a single photo, no physical people are counted in the graphic itself.

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July 24 20102010-07-24July 24 20102010-07-24 +2 copiesA photograph of an outdoor procession on a dusty road. Several colourful ceremonial umbrellas with red, gold and green fringes are carried over a crowd of people, many in white clothes and some in saffron or orange robes. Men in white shirts and dhotis walk in front, and a man in orange holds a small cloth banner. Buildings and trees line the background under a pale sky.A three-panel graphic collage of a Pada Yatra procession. The left panel shows drummers and a ratha or palanquin decorated with long garlands of orange and yellow flowers, with a green and purple cloth hanging from it, while men in orange dhotis, saffron turbans and green and orange clothing carry or drum. The upper right panel shows a street lined with white-clad marchers and red and orange banners held aloft. The lower right panel shows uniformed police in khaki and white-clad marchers carrying a large red banner with a portrait, walking past a green bus. A temple gopuram and trees appear at upper left. People in the photos are numerous, though the collage itself contains no physical people.2010-07-24 +1 copiesJuly 15 20112011-07-15July 26 20102010-07-26July 15 20112011-07-15A procession on a dirt road lined with low concrete walls and palm trees. In the centre, a figure in a long saffron-orange robe with long dark hair walks under a multicoloured decorated umbrella held aloft, with the orange-robed figure at the front of the group. Around them, many children and adults in white clothing walk along, several children in white dresses and shirts, some men wearing orange shawls over white. Additional matching colourful umbrellas with fringed borders are carried above the group. The scene suggests a ceremonial welcome procession with umbrellas and saffron clothing.2007-12-07A procession on a dirt road between a concrete block wall and palm trees. Front centre, a tall man in a saffron-orange robe and sandals walks with a long-haired man in a saffron shawl on his shoulders, with a bare-headed man in white beside them. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and saffron or orange shawls follow, some with white shirts. On the left, young girls and boys in white dresses and white clothing walk, one girl wearing a beaded necklace. Several colourful umbrellas with red, blue and yellow panels and fringed edges are carried overhead, marking a ritual procession.2007-12-072009-glimpses-of-kodikkan-ratha-pada-yatraOutdoor photograph of a padayatra procession on a dusty road. A tall man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl walks at the front beneath a large ornate multicoloured parasol with fringed edges and a red-and-gold canopy panel, held on a long pole. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts and saffron-clothed devotees walk with them, some holding small items. Vehicles and a water tower are visible in the background, and a brass plate appears at the bottom edge.A road procession moves forward under a large multicoloured canopy with red and yellow panels and decorated poles. In the foreground, a man in an orange saffron robe with bare upper body and ornamented necklaces walks at the front, while behind him men in white dhotis and shirts and sannyasis in saffron carry long staffs and umbrellas. Crowds of white-clad devotees follow along the paved road during the Kodikkan ratha padayatra.