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Aerial view of a long pada yatra procession moving down a wide road through a town. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts walk in the crowd, many carrying saffron-orange flags on poles. At the centre, a decorated palanquin with gold and green ornamentation is carried forward, with a rider in orange cloth visible near the front. Traffic includes buses, trucks, auto-rickshaws and motorcycles. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand along the road directing the crowd. Spectators line the roadside under trees, and a white banner is carried at the lower left. Hills and palm trees appear in the background.

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July 24 20102010-07-24 +1 copiesAerial view of a road procession moving along a wide urban street lined with parked vehicles, trucks and auto-rickshaws. A large crowd of people, mostly in white clothing, many carrying red and orange flags, walks in a dense column. Some participants wear orange or saffron garments. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk alongside the procession. Several trucks and a green canvas-covered vehicle sit at the roadside, and a red-and-white decorated banner is visible among the marchers. Buildings and trees line the left side of the road.2010-07-24Aerial view of a road procession in a town, with a long column of people in white clothes and orange-red flags moving down the middle of the street. Many marchers wear white dhotis and white kurtas, and some women wear saris. Buses, trucks, cars and a jeep share the road, and onlookers line the pavement and stand on a bus roof. Trees, low buildings and signboards frame the street, with hills in the distant haze. The procession appears to be a pada yatra, though no individual leader can be clearly identified.2010-07-24Aerial view of a road procession on a highway with a large crowd of devotees in white clothes and many people waving orange-red flags. Several uniformed police officers in khaki walk along the procession. Trucks, a silver minivan and a red car share the road, and a decorated palanquin or float with orange and gold details appears near the middle of the column. Trees, a cream multi-storey building and roadside shops and billboards line the street under a hazy sky.2010-07-24Elevated view of a road procession moving through a town street. Many participants in white clothing carry orange-red flags and banners, walking in the middle of the road. Lines of onlookers stand along the pavement on the left and right, and several motorbikes, cars, buses and trucks share the street. Trees, a multi-storey cream building and roadside shops line the scene, with hills visible in the distance.2010-07-24Aerial view of a long procession on a city road, with a crowd of people dressed in white clothing and many holding orange-red flags and white placards. Traffic lines the road: a blue KSRTC bus marked Executive, a grey Maruti hatchback, green and blue trucks, autorickshaws and two-wheelers. Uniformed police officers walk alongside the marchers and a traffic constable in white stands in the foreground. Spectators line the pavement on the right, and a leafy tree and low building sit at the upper left.2010-07-24A street procession moves along a busy road in a town, with many people in white clothes and white dhotis or saris walking behind a line of bright orange-red flags on poles. Several are holding white and red placards. Traffic fills the road: a green truck with a canvas cover on the left, an orange-red lorry loaded with white sacks in the foreground, a white bus at the left edge, and yellow auto-rickshaws and cars in the middle. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk among the marchers. Spectators line the roadside on the right and lower left, and shops, trees and a large roadside billboard frame the scene.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 wide roadside photograph of a pada yatra procession moving along a busy multi-lane road in daylight. Many people in white clothes walk in the road, many carrying orange-red flags on poles. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand along the procession, and a long line of spectators in mixed clothing watches from the pavement. Vehicles fill the road beside the marchers, including a red-and-white bus, a cargo truck, a black SUV and auto-rickshaws. Roadside shops, palm trees and a large billboard advertising a phone number stand behind them, with hills visible in the distance.2010-07-24Aerial view of a large street procession moving along a road lined with roadside onlookers and traffic. Hundreds of marchers in white clothing carry many bright orange-red flags, with some wearing dhotis and women in saris. Uniformed police officers walk among the marchers. On the right, a crowd of spectators stands along the pavement, while buses, cars, a truck and auto-rickshaws fill the street. Low buildings, trees and a hillside lie beyond. The scene suggests a padayatra march.2010-07-24 +1 copiesJuly 24 20102010-07-24 +1 copiesAerial 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.2010-07-24