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Aerial photograph of a long procession on a tree-lined road during the Pada Yatra. Many people in white clothes walk in a dense line, with some in red or orange shawls. A decorated palanquin or float with ornate golden and red elements and banners moves near the front, carried by a group of men. Traffic includes a white and blue bus, a white van, a tempo and motorbikes along the road beside a grassy field. Palm trees line the background and a green roadside sign is visible.

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Aerial view of a long pada yatra procession walking along a roadside on a sandy path lined with palm trees. Many people in white clothes with orange-red banners and flags move in a line, with drummers in the front and a white bus and white SUV with a roof light nearby. Vehicles travel on the adjacent road, and green fields and a fenced plot surround the path. A green roadside sign and a small crowd of onlookers stand at the edge.2010-07-24Aerial view of a pada yatra procession on a roadside path beside a paved road lined with palm trees. Many people in white clothes walk in a long column carrying red-orange flags on poles. Several drummers in white with drums march near the front. Vehicles including a red and white bus, a white truck, a tractor-trailer and motorcycles travel on the road, and a few onlookers stand near a green signboard. The photo is watermarked and attributed to the archive.2010-07-24Elevated view of a long pada yatra procession walking along a roadside dirt path beside a paved highway lined with tall palm trees. Marchers in white clothes and many in red or orange shirts walk in a column, some carrying orange and red flags and a large decorated banner. A palanquin-style float with ornamental canopy is visible near the front of the procession. Cars, trucks and motorbikes travel on the highway, and a green roadside sign is visible at lower right.2010-07-24Aerial photograph of a long procession on a rural road lined with tall palm trees. Dozens of people in white clothes walk in a column, many carrying orange-red flags on poles. Several white vehicles, a red bus and a large orange truck travel along the road beside them. A green signboard stands on the grassy roadside, and a motorbike is visible at the left edge. The scene reads as a pada yatra, a walking pilgrimage.2010-07-24Aerial view of a road procession on a highway lined with tall palm trees. A long column of people in white clothes and orange or red garments walks along the roadside, with several people carrying a decorated orange-and-red palanquin with a canopy near the middle of the group. Trucks, motorbikes and cars travel on the road beside them, and a green roadside signboard stands at the lower right near a grassy verge.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.2010-07-24An elevated view of a roadside padayatra procession on a tree-lined highway. Many people in white clothing and red-orange garments walk along a dirt shoulder, several carrying red-orange flags on poles. A white tour bus, silver SUVs, a blue cargo tempo and motorbikes are parked or moving along the road beside them. Palm trees and dense green vegetation line the background, and a grassy embankment with a green signboard lies in the foreground.2010-07-24Aerial view of a road procession along a tree-lined highway flanked by tall palm trees. Dozens of people dressed in white walk in two columns on the roadside path, many holding small red-orange flags on poles. Vehicles including white SUVs, a blue tipper truck, a red HD Gas tanker and a white bus travel alongside the marchers. A green roadside signboard stands on a grassy verge near a concrete wall, and a rusted metal sign sits in the foreground.2010-07-24 +2 copiesJuly 24 20102010-07-24 +3 copiesA long procession of people in white clothes and orange-red sashes walks along a narrow paved road lined with tall coconut palms and green shrubs. Many carry red and white flags and small red placards. Near the rear, orange trucks and a decorated palanquin or ratha with orange and gold elements follow the marchers. A low brick house and a white gateway appear among the palms in the background, with a hill on the horizon.2010-07-24A photograph taken from an elevated position looking down on a roadside procession on a palm-lined road. Dozens of devotees in white clothes walk in a long line, many holding orange-and-red flags on poles. A red-and-white bus and several white vehicles travel beside them, while small roadside shops, concrete buildings and palm trees line the street. A concrete overpass edge with exposed rebar is visible at right. Many people are visible, all in white, carrying orange flags on the road.2010-07-24Elevated view of a roadside scene beside a highway with a green verge, low concrete wall and small trees. Lines of people in white clothes gather near a decorated vehicle with orange and yellow floral garlands and a decorated float or chariot on the road, while trucks, a cement mixer, cars, motorcycles and a blue bus pass by. A group of people in white and orange cloth stand near the bus. Hills and flat fields lie in the background under a pale sky. A small sign with green and yellow text stands on the verge.2010-07-24