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Elevated view of a large procession moving along a wide road with a central median. Hundreds of men in white dhotis and white shirts carry red-orange flags on poles and hold red placards with printed slogans. A large red banner with a portrait is carried near the front. A tall, brightly painted effigy figure with a yellow turban and pink garment stands in the lower foreground. Buses, trucks and a uniformed police officer are visible along the roadside, and crowds line the left edge of the road.

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July 24 20102010-07-24A large padayatra procession moves along a road with crowds of people in white clothes and many saffron-orange flags. A long orange banner held by marchers reads 'Paramahamsa Nithyananda' with a portrait of a saffron-robed figure and a Kannada message about the padayatra. Smaller placards show portraits and slogans, and a decorated palanquin draped with garlands and colourful cloth is carried at the left, alongside two large painted papier-mache effigies in turbans and green and red costumes. Yellow-clad drummers play drums, a uniformed police officer stands at the lower left, and buses and trucks line the road. The participants are mainly men in white kurtas and dhotis, with some women and youths among them.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.2010-07-24A long padayatra procession marches down a paved road lined with people, led by large painted effigies on a decorated float with garlands and a canopy. Hundreds of participants in white clothes carry bright orange-red flags and small red placards with portrait photos. Police officers in khaki uniforms walk along the roadside. A large red banner in Kannada script is held aloft, and yellow-clad drummers play drums at the front. Buses and trucks follow in the background, with a blue-and-white bus visible. Many spectators line the roadside, some wearing backpacks.2010-07-24A long padayatra procession moves along a wide road, with many men in white dhotis and kurtas and several carrying red and orange flags. Large orange banners with Kannada text and a portrait are held aloft by marchers. Ahead of the crowd, a decorated palanquin or float carries statues of two figures, one with a pink and yellow costume. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk along the edge of the road, and spectators line the pavement on the left and right. A pink multi-storey building and a green minibus appear in the background.2010-07-24A large procession of many people in white clothes moves along a wide road, carrying orange flags and orange banners. Two orange banners at the front read in Kannada and English about a padayatre (foot pilgrimage). Near the front, a large painted papier-mache effigy of a man with a yellow turban and orange robes is carried upright, and a second large effigy with a dark-haired figure in a green-patterned garment is also carried alongside. Behind them, an ornate float or palanquin covered in marigold garlands and purple and green drapery is carried. Uniformed police in khaki stand along the road, and buses and trucks line the roadside. Crowds of onlookers watch from the left and bottom edges.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 street procession on a paved road lined with tall grass, marching toward the camera. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis and women in saris carry red-orange flags with a circular emblem and white placards. A large red banner shows a portrait of a bearded man in orange turban and robes above Kannada lettering. At left, a decorated float with marigold garlands carries a large painted figure in a green robe with a golden crown, and young boys in orange and yellow costumes walk beside it. Several boys in yellow shirts play drums. Trucks and a car are parked along the roadside.2010-07-24Aerial view of a large road procession along a multi-lane highway. Hundreds of people in white clothes march in a long column, many waving red-orange flags and holding red placards with printed text. Foreground includes giant papier-mache effigies with painted faces, one in pink and gold headdress and another in green and gold robes, carried above the crowd, with drummers in yellow shirts playing large drums. Uniformed police officers walk along the side. Spectators line the roadside railing and a footbridge, and buses and trucks travel on the road beside the column.2010-07-24A large street procession moves along a road as a crowd of many marchers in white clothing and yellow shawls carries red-orange flags and placards. Two long banners are held aloft, each showing a portrait of a man with an orange-saffron turban and a Kannada inscription. A decorated palanquin draped with marigold garlands and red, green and purple cloth is carried in the procession, and beside it a large painted papier-mache style figure of a bearded man in a yellow turban and a woman figure stand out. A drummer in yellow clothing beats a drum at the left, and uniformed police officers walk along the edge of the road. Trucks and a bus are visible at the right and upper left, and onlookers stand on the roadside.2010-07-24A long road procession moves along a multi-lane highway lined with parked vehicles and a pink building. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts walk in the street, many carrying saffron-orange flags. Two large orange banners are held aloft, one reading a Kannada-script padayatra slogan. A decorated palanquin-style float carrying figures in gold and colourful ornamentation moves at the front, with a large effigy-like figure on it. Uniformed police officers walk alongside, and motorcycles and cars pass on the road. Spectators line the roadside.2010-07-24Aerial view of a large street procession moving along a road, with crowds of mostly women in white and cream garments walking in dense rows. Many carry saffron-orange flags bearing a blue emblem and hold white and red placards with printed slogans and small portrait photos. A man in an orange shawl walks near the front on the left. Spectators stand along the right roadside behind a yellow metal barrier, and a few people wear white and orange clothing. The scene conveys a peaceful padayatra march.2010-07-24