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Elevated view of a large street procession on a multi-lane road, with hundreds of participants in white clothes waving orange-red flags and carrying red and white placards. Several people in front carry or walk beside oversized papier-mache style figures with painted faces, pink and yellow costumes, and a drum-playing group in colourful traditional dress. Uniformed police officers walk along the left edge of the road. Spectators line an overpass railing on the right, some photographing with cameras, and roadside traffic including autorickshaws, motorcycles and vans is visible on the left. Trees and a pink building sit in the background.

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Aerial view of a long procession of devotees on a wide multi-lane road during a padayatra. Many walkers wear white clothes and carry saffron-orange flags, and several hold framed portraits and placards. A red banner is held up in the middle of the column. On the left, a uniformed police officer walks along the roadside beside traffic of cars, vans, buses and auto-rickshaws. Onlookers crowd a pedestrian footbridge on the right, some photographing the march. The walkers are too numerous to count individually and the crowd is dense.2010-07-24Photograph taken from an overpass of a long procession on a multi-lane road lined with shops, parked vehicles and autorickshaws. Hundreds of devotees in white clothes and white caps walk in rows carrying red and orange flags and red placards. At the front, a palanquin decorated with marigold garlands and orange-and-green cloth is carried on poles by men in white and orange. A large painted or sculpted figure with dark face and gold-yellow ornaments rides atop it. Spectators line the footpath and railings on both sides of the road.2010-07-24Aerial view of a long procession of people in white clothes walking down a wide road, many carrying red-orange flags on poles and some holding placards. A red banner is carried near the middle of the line. Spectators stand on a pedestrian overpass and along the roadside railing at right, while traffic including cars, autorickshaws, buses and motorbikes moves on the left. Shops, a pink building and trees line the road. Many people are visible, numbering well over twenty.2010-07-24An elevated view of a pada yatra procession moving along a wide roadside in daylight. A long column of participants in white clothes walks on the left side of the road, many carrying orange and red flags and some holding white placards. Near the middle, a decorated palanquin or float with pink and yellow ornamentation is carried. Traffic passes on the road, including a white SUV, motorbikes and an auto-rickshaw, while people stand at the roadside. Trees, a small shrine with a golden dome and roadside shops line the background.2010-07-24Aerial view of a large road procession on a multi-lane highway. A dense crowd of marchers in white clothes carries many red-orange flags and placards, and a long red banner is held high. At the front left, a large decorated float carries painted figures with flower garlands, one with a gold crown and yellow attire, and drummers in yellow and orange walk beside it. Uniformed police officers in khaki line the road, and traffic, buses and trucks move alongside. Roadside spectators stand behind a barrier on the left. A red banner displays a portrait of a saffron-robed figure with a crowned, swept-back look and Kannada text. The scene is a padayatra style pilgrimage march.2010-07-24A large road procession moves down a busy two-lane street lined with palm trees, parked vehicles, motorbikes and roadside shops. Hundreds of marchers in white dhotis and kurtas, many waving orange-red flags, fill the road. Near the centre, a decorated palanquin-style float with garlands and an ornate canopy carries two large figures, one in orange-saffron and one in green, and a man in white stands at the front. Several marchers carry red-and-orange banners. A traffic policeman in khaki stands at the left edge and a child in green watches from the lower right. Buses, vans and auto-rickshaws crowd the background.2010-07-24A large procession moves along a multi-lane road lined with buses, cars, auto-rickshaws and pedestrians. Many marchers in white clothing carry red and orange flags, and some hold red banners. A decorated palanquin-style float with a large painted figure head and colourful draped fabric is pulled forward on the left-centre of the road, accompanied by drummers in yellow and orange clothing. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand along the road. Commercial buildings, palm trees and a pink multi-storey building appear on the sides, with an overcast sky above.2010-07-24Aerial view of a large street procession moving down a multi-lane road, with hundreds of participants in white clothing and many waving orange-red flags. Several carry red placards with slogans and small portrait photos. A large puppet figure in orange and pink robes with a yellow turban leads the march at lower left, and drummers in yellow headwear beat drums nearby. Onlookers stand along a footbridge and roadside, and buses, cars and autorickshaws share the road. A red banner is held aloft in the crowd.2010-07-24Aerial photograph of a road procession in a town with a large crowd of people in white and cream clothing and orange headwear walking along the road, many carrying red and orange flags and placards. Trucks, autorickshaws, motorcycles and cars share the road while spectators in dark clothing line the roadside pavement. Green trees, low buildings and hills stand in the background under a hazy sky.2010-07-24 +1 copiesA roadside procession on a wide paved road lined with palm and leafy trees. A large costumed effigy of a woman in a green patterned sari with a red-orange blouse stands in the centre of the road, carried or walked along by the group. Behind and beside it, men and women in white dhotis, kurtas and saris walk in a long line, many holding bright orange-red flags and a red banner with Kannada script. A white van drives ahead with a lorry behind, and a float or palanquin decorated with orange and yellow fabric is visible further back. Several people in orange and yellow clothing stand near the front of the line.2010-07-24Aerial view of a long pada yatra procession moving along a wide multi-lane road lined with traffic, cars, a bus, auto-rickshaws and trucks. Many marchers in white dhoti and kurta walk behind saffron-orange flags, and a large banner with printed text and an image is carried at the front. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk beside the procession.2010-07-24Elevated view of a road procession moving through a town street. Many participants in white clothing carry orange-red flags and banners, walking in the middle of the road. Lines of onlookers stand along the pavement on the left and right, and several motorbikes, cars, buses and trucks share the street. Trees, a multi-storey cream building and roadside shops line the scene, with hills visible in the distance.2010-07-24