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Outdoor photograph of a roadside procession on a highway lined with palm trees and green fields. In the centre, a decorated palanquin with gold and orange ornamentation and a golden canopy is carried or pulled by a tractor, with a small figure seated within it. Behind it, a red tractor pulls a trailer carrying several people, and a loaded truck with a blue tarpaulin and yellow machinery sits further back. Devotees in white dhotis and white clothing walk along the road, some holding orange and red umbrellas and orange flags. Cars, a motorcycle and an orange-and-yellow bus marked POORNIMA pass on the highway. A green roadside sign and a purple logo appear in the frame. Several dozen figures are visible along the procession.

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A roadside procession along a palm-lined highway. In the centre, a decorated palanquin with a saffron-orange canopy and gold-trimmed frame carries a figure in orange robes, with a red-and-gold shawl or garland visible, while a seated figure in orange sits beneath. Around it, a crowd of men in white dhotis and kurtas, several carrying orange and saffron flags, walks alongside, with multicolored umbrellas raised above some marchers. Motorcycles, a red tractor pulling a trailer, and a parked row of cars are visible, and a coach bus with the lettering a person is behind the procession. A truck loaded with yellow construction machinery and a blue tarpaulin is also on the road.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.2010-07-24Aerial photograph of a road procession on a tree-lined highway. A decorated palanquin with gold-trimmed canopy and orange-robed figures on top is carried through the street, surrounded by white-clad marchers holding small umbrellas and saffron flags. Tractors, trucks, a white minibus, cars and motorbikes line the road beside the procession. Coconut palms, open green fields and distant hills fill the background. A small green roadside sign stands at the lower right.2010-07-24Outdoor street procession on a tree-lined road. A decorated palanquin with a gold-finished canopy, colourful fringed hangings and multicoloured umbrellas is pulled by a red tractor. A seated figure in orange robes sits on the palanquin, and a figure in orange attends beside it, with an attendant in white standing near the canopy. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside carrying small orange and red flags. Other tractors, a blue auto-rickshaw, motorcycles, cars and a white bus share the road. Palm trees and dense green foliage line the roadside, and a grassy verge is in the foreground.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.2010-07-24A pada yatra procession moves along a tree-lined rural road, with many people in white dhotis and white kurtas carrying decorated umbrellas and fan-shaped standards with red and yellow designs. A palanquin-style float at the centre carries a figure in saffron-orange robes seated among floral decorations, with orange flags raised around it. Behind, trucks and a tractor trailer filled with people wave red and orange flags, and a yellow auto-rickshaw is visible among the vehicles. Some participants wear saffron shawls and women wear sarees.2010-07-24A 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.2010-07-24Outdoor photograph of a road procession on a tree-lined roadside. At centre, a decorated float mounted on a red tractor carries a seated figure in orange robes, with flower garlands, colourful draped fabric and a tall ornate canopy; a ceremonial umbrella stands above. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, several holding small orange and red flags, and striped umbrellas are carried on the left. Cars, a white bus and a blue three-wheeler truck line the road, and spectators in casual clothes watch from the dirt verge. The figure on the float wears saffron robes and appears to be a sannyasi, but identity is uncertain.2010-07-24A photograph of a roadside procession on a palm-lined two-lane road. A figure in orange robes stands on a decorated red-and-gold palanquin-style float with umbrellas and a canopy, pulled behind a tractor. On either side, men in white kurta and dark trousers and women in cream and white sarees with orange borders walk in two lines, several holding ornate ceremonial staffs and fans. A uniformed traffic officer stands at the roadside left, and a blue truck on the right carries a red banner with a portrait and text. Buses and cars are visible behind the procession.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 photograph of a festival procession on a dusty road beside a busy highway lined with parked trucks, buses and cars. A richly decorated palanquin covered in garlands, tinsel and red-and-gold fabric is carried forward, with a white canopy umbrella with purple fringe above the left side. Many people in white dhotis and white saris walk alongside, some holding orange flags. On the far left, a figure in an orange-saffron robe with long hair and beads walks near the front of the procession. Palm trees and low buildings stand behind the road, and birds fly in the grey sky.2005-12-31A decorated cart procession moves along a paved road lined with parked trucks and palm trees. A flower-garlanded deity murti sits under a colourful embroidered canopy on a green-framed cart pulled by a red tractor. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk beside the cart, one in white with a white flag, and a man in orange robes stands at the lower right near the tractor. Several figures are visible on the cart and along the road, so the scene shows a ritual padayatra or ratha procession.2005-12-31