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Outdoor photograph of a large pada yatra procession walking along a wide paved road. Many participants wear white dhotis and white kurtas or saris, and women in white and orange saris carry small orange flags and handheld placards. A large red banner held aloft reads a slogan about the religious persecution, with a printed portrait of a bearded saffron-robed figure. Further ahead, an ornate float or palanquin draped in orange and gold rises above the crowd. Auto-rickshaws, cars, trucks and a motorcycle share the road, and onlookers in casual clothes stand along the roadside by a pink building and a low concrete wall.

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A 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.2010-07-24Aerial view of a long street procession on a multi-lane road, with a large group of people in white clothes walking along the left side and carrying orange and red flags and placards. A large red banner reading "Walk to ... Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam" is held near the front, showing a portrait labelled with the name of Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Some marchers wear round orange badges. Onlookers stand on a footbridge and along the roadside on the right, a police officer in khaki stands near the marchers, and cars, a van and autorickshaw drive in the adjacent lanes. A signboard reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam appears at the upper right.2010-07-24Aerial view of a long procession of people in white clothes walking down a wide road, many carrying red-orange flags on poles and some holding placards. A red banner is carried near the middle of the line. Spectators stand on a pedestrian overpass and along the roadside railing at right, while traffic including cars, autorickshaws, buses and motorbikes moves on the left. Shops, a pink building and trees line the road. Many people are visible, numbering well over twenty.2010-07-24July 24 20102010-07-24 +1 copiesA large street procession on a rural road lined with trees and a few small shops. Hundreds of marchers in white dhotis and kurtas carry red and orange flags and placards, many printed with a portrait and Kannada text. Near the front, an ornate decorated float with garlands and a raised figure of a robed, crowned person is carried forward, with marigold-covered sides. Buses, cars, an auto-rickshaw and motorbikes share the road, and onlookers stand along the edge, including a small girl in a green dress in the foreground. A banner in orange reads in Kannada.2010-07-24Aerial view of a road procession on a wide two-lane street lined with a dirt shoulder and grass. A large crowd of marchers, mostly in white clothes, carry saffron-orange flags and white placards, some printed with a portrait. A saffron banner held high reads "Walk to STOP THE RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION" alongside a printed portrait. Women in saffron, pink and blue saris and children walk among them. Motorcyclists and police officers in khaki stand near the roadside, and cars and a white van travel alongside. Spectators gather on the far pavement. Trash lies on the grass verge at right.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.2010-07-24Elevated 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 view of a long procession of devotees walking along a road, many women and men dressed in white with orange-red flags on poles. Many carry placards with portraits and Kannada text; a large orange banner at the top reads in English about ending religious persecution. A man in an orange robe and dhoti walks at the front left of the column, and a few men in white shirts and trousers walk alongside. Onlookers stand on the right-hand roadside and a footbridge, and a white car drives along the left lane.2010-07-24A long procession of devotees walks along a narrow paved road lined with green bushes and trees. Many men and women wear white ritual clothes, and several carry orange-and-red flags. Most people in the front are dressed in white, with a few in khaki or shirts and trousers. A large red banner carried at the front shows a portrait of a saffron-robed figure with a printed caption reading "Sri Paramahamsa Nithyananda" beneath it. Behind them, an ornate decorated chariot with a canopy and orange and gold ornaments, plus a palanquin-style float with umbrellas, moves with a crowd of white-clad devotees. Police officers in khaki uniforms walk near the front of the procession, and a blue tarpaulin-covered vehicle and trucks are on the roadside.2010-07-24A large road procession moves down a busy two-lane street lined with palm trees, parked vehicles, motorbikes and roadside shops. Hundreds of marchers in white dhotis and kurtas, many waving orange-red flags, fill the road. Near the centre, a decorated palanquin-style float with garlands and an ornate canopy carries two large figures, one in orange-saffron and one in green, and a man in white stands at the front. Several marchers carry red-and-orange banners. A traffic policeman in khaki stands at the left edge and a child in green watches from the lower right. Buses, vans and auto-rickshaws crowd the background.2010-07-24A long procession of people walks along a narrow paved rural road lined with green shrubs, palms and a low white wall. Many marchers wear white kurtas and dhotis, while others wear shirts and trousers. Several carry orange flags with a blue emblem and hold white placards. Two large banners carrying portrait images are raised in front of the group, one orange and one with a red border. A blue truck is visible at the upper right behind the marchers, and a red-and-white banner stretches above the crowd in the distance. The scene looks like a padayatra, or foot pilgrimage, moving through a countryside setting.2010-07-24