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Aerial view of a large street procession on a busy road lined with buses, trucks, cars and auto-rickshaws. A decorated palanquin-style float with a multicolored canopy umbrella and garlands carries a robed figure in orange and saffron clothing seated on an orange-draped platform, while attendants in white dhotis and shirts walk around it. Many participants in white with orange and red flags line the procession, and uniformed police officers guide the crowd along the roadside. Crowds of onlookers stand along the pavement and a motorcycle is parked at the lower left.

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July 24 20102010-07-24July 24 20102010-07-24 +1 copiesA large street procession seen from an elevated angle, with a dense crowd of people dressed mostly in white walking along a busy road lined with buses, trucks, cars and auto-rickshaws. Many marchers carry orange-red flags on poles. In the centre, a decorated palanquin topped with a multicoloured canopy is carried forward, with a few figures in saffron/orange robes standing on or beside it, and a figure in a white dhoti stands on the platform. Several colourful umbrella-style canopies are also visible among the marchers. Uniformed police officers stand along the roadside, and onlookers in casual and traditional clothing watch from the pavement.2010-07-24Aerial view of a large street procession moving down a busy road lined with buses, trucks, cars, autorickshaws and roadside stalls. Hundreds of participants in white clothes carry saffron-orange flags along both sides. At center, a palanquin draped in orange cloth with a golden canopy is carried forward, with a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a garland. Several multicolored decorative umbrellas, red and gold with blue and yellow panels, shade the procession, and a musical group with drums and horns walks ahead. Police officers in khaki and brown uniforms guide the route, and spectators line the pavement watching.2010-07-24July 24 20102010-07-24 +1 copiesAerial view of a large street procession on a busy road lined with trucks, buses, cars, auto-rickshaws and roadside shops. A palanquin with a canopy of colourful umbrellas is carried through the centre, with a figure in orange robes standing on it beside a person in white. Many participants in white clothes carry small orange flags, and a crowd of onlookers lines the roadside. Traffic police in khaki uniforms walk along the route. Hills and trees fill the background.2010-07-24Aerial 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.2010-07-24Aerial view of a street procession on a busy road lined with buses, trucks, autorickshaws and parked motorbikes. Marchers dressed in white with orange sashes and orange flags lead the procession. At the centre, a blue canopied cart carries seated people in white and a group carries multicoloured umbrellas. A red tractor with orange flags follows, with men in white standing on it. Uniformed police stand along the road and spectators line the pavement, many watching from the roadside.2010-07-24Street procession on a wide road lined with parked auto-rickshaws, buses and trucks. At the centre, a decorated palanquin with a golden canopy and colourful umbrella-shaped awnings is carried forward, with a figure in a saffron-orange robe standing on it. Large crowds of men in white kurta and dhoti walk along both sides and behind, many carrying orange flags and white placards. Uniformed police officers in khaki accompany the marchers. A woman in a yellow sari and red-trimmed shawl walks near the palanquin. A hillside of white quarried rock and palm trees rise in the background, with roadside billboards and shops along the street.2010-07-24July 24 20102010-07-24 +1 copiesJuly 24 20102010-07-24 +1 copiesA street procession moves along a road as a decorated orange-and-gold palanquin, a palki, is carried forward on a flatbed set on a red tractor. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on the palki beneath a multicoloured parasol, while a man in white stands at its side with a long white fan or chamara. Many devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, some carrying orange flags, walk alongside and around the tractor. Garlands and gold-tipped ornaments decorate the palki. Onlookers line the road, and trucks and a jeep stand nearby. Nearby, a mobile vendor's cart is visible at the left edge.2010-07-24