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A long outdoor procession moves along a paved road lined with parked and moving cars, vans and an auto-rickshaw. Dozens of men and women in white clothing walk in the procession, many holding small red-and-white placards and bright orange flags. In the centre, a decorated palanquin topped with a colourful canopy and fringed umbrellas is carried forward, followed by a second ornate canopy and a blue-and-green auto-rickshaw. A motorcycle rider in white leads the way near the traffic, and uniformed police officers walk along the right edge. Palm trees, a metal scaffold structure and a green field with a white wall sit in the background.

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Aerial view of a large road procession moving down a wide street lined with parked buses, trucks, autorickshaws and roadside shops. Hundreds of participants in white dhotis and white clothing carry saffron-orange flags on poles, forming a long column. A blue open vehicle near the right holds drummers playing drums and cymbals, and a large orange-and-multicolour umbrella appears at lower right. Spectators stand along the roadside and police officers in khaki uniforms direct traffic. Trucks and a blue lorry on the left side of the street remain stopped, and a motorcycle is parked at bottom left.2010-07-24Daytime road procession on a wide multi-lane highway lined with palm trees and low hills. Dozens of devotees in white dhotis and white clothing walk behind a decorated palanquin carried along the road, while many people hold red-and-saffron flags and white placards with printed photos. 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Police officers in khaki and brown uniforms guide the route, and spectators line the pavement watching.2010-07-24A photograph taken from an elevated vantage of a street procession on a busy road lined with parked buses, trucks, cars and auto-rickshaws. A long crowd of men and women in white clothes and orange-saffron sashes walks along the roadway. In the centre-right, a palanquin with a multicoloured umbrella canopy and garlands is carried forward; a figure in orange robes sits on it while a man in white stands beside, and other people in orange and white surround the palanquin. Several more multicoloured canopies are visible in the middle of the procession, and uniformed police officers stand along the road. 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