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Aerial view of a street procession on a paved road lined with spectators on a footbridge and balconies. At the top, a large effigy figure with a painted face and green garment is carried aloft, followed by a decorated palanquin with colourful flower garlands and a crimson canopy. Many men in white shirts and dhotis, some with orange and red sashes, walk alongside, holding red and orange flags and placards. Drummers in yellow and orange garments play drums near the front. A uniformed police officer in khaki walks at the top left and a man in a white hat crosses the road. A parked silver car sits at the left edge.

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Aerial view of a large street procession on a multi-lane road, with hundreds of people in white clothes marching behind orange and red flags and red placards. In the centre, a tall papier-mache figure with a yellow turban and pink garment is carried by bearers, with a flower-garlanded palanquin-style float. Drummers in yellow kurtas play drums beside it, and a uniformed police officer walks along the left edge. Onlookers line an overpass at the right, and cars and a truck travel on the road.2010-07-24July 24 20102010-07-24 +1 copiesDaytime photograph of a roadside procession along a wide paved road lined with green trees and palms. Dozens of men in white dhotis and kurtas walk on the left, many carrying orange and red flags on poles and some holding white placards. At the centre a decorated palanquin topped with a tiered crown of yellow, red and orange flowers and garlands is carried aloft on poles. Drummers in yellow shirts and orange or green dhotis beat large drums on the right, one wearing an orange cloth wrap. A large painted papier-mache figure of a woman in green and patterned robes stands at the right edge. Cars move in the far lane and a black car is at the left.2010-07-24Photograph taken from an overpass of a long procession on a multi-lane road lined with shops, parked vehicles and autorickshaws. Hundreds of devotees in white clothes and white caps walk in rows carrying red and orange flags and red placards. At the front, a palanquin decorated with marigold garlands and orange-and-green cloth is carried on poles by men in white and orange. A large painted or sculpted figure with dark face and gold-yellow ornaments rides atop it. Spectators line the footpath and railings on both sides of the road.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 roadside procession along a tree-lined street. Men in white dhotis and white shirts walk with bright orange-red flags, some carrying small placards, while drummers in yellow and white clothing play drums. Two large papier-mache figures, one in pink with a yellow headdress and one in green with a painted face, are carried at the left, and a decorated float with colourful garlands and cloth stands at the centre. A white truck with a covered load and motorcycles with riders pass along the road, and bystanders watch from the verge.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 moves past parked auto-rickshaws and a green truck. Dozens of men in white dhotis and shirts carry orange-red and orange flags and white placards. At center, a large decorated palanquin or ratha topped with a golden-yellow turban and green-embroidered figure is carried along, with an orange-robed figure walking beside it. Saffron-robed attendants and a uniformed police officer in khaki line the roadway. A man in a white shirt wears a white and orange lanyard. Some people are partly obscured by the crowd.2010-07-24A large outdoor procession moves along a paved road lined with palm trees under an overcast sky. At upper left, a flower-decorated palanquin with orange and gold draping is carried forward. Many men in white dhotis and kurtas walk in the crowd, several wearing orange shawls, while a group in yellow shirts and white trousers beats drums, one a round frame drum. Orange flags are raised throughout the line, and some marchers carry small placards and walking sticks. Several people at the front wear green and orange clothing. The mood is that of a pada yatra, a walking pilgrimage procession, moving along the roadside.2010-07-24A road procession moves along a tree-lined highway under a pale sky. Devotees in white dhotis and kurtas walk in a long column, many carrying red and orange flags with a dark emblem. In the foreground, men in saffron and orange garments with green lower cloths carry a decorated palanquin hung with marigold and red garlands and gold finials. Men in yellow kurtas play a drum at right, and uniformed police officers walk along the left side of the road. A motorcyclist rides in the distance.2010-07-24A long procession of people walks along a paved road lined with palm trees and dense green foliage. Many marchers wear white dhotis and white shirts, and some carry white placards and orange flags. In the right foreground, a richly decorated palanquin draped with garlands of orange and yellow flowers is carried by men in orange and green cloth. A red banner is held up by a man in a blue shirt and dark trousers. A blue and red shop building stands in the background beside the road.2010-07-24A roadside procession moves along a tree-lined road on a cloudy day, with a flower-decorated palanquin carried at center. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts walk in a long column, many holding saffron-orange flags. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and checked lungi holds a placard, and two large painted papier-mache style figures with turbans and green garments are carried on poles. Men in yellow and orange garments with drums join the group near the palanquin. Traffic officers in uniform stand along the left edge of the road.2010-07-24