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Aerial photograph of a road procession on a multi-lane highway lined with buses, cars, autorickshaws and two-wheelers. A long column of people in white dhotis and white clothing walks along the right lane, many carrying small red-and-white placards and orange saffron flags. Further up the column, a decorated ratha or palanquin with orange and gold ornaments is pulled along the road amid the marchers. Spectators stand along the left roadside and a police officer in khaki walks near the column. Palm trees and houses line the roadside under an overcast sky.

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Aerial view of a long procession on a divided highway, with a crowd of marchers in white and red clothing carrying red flags and banners. Many people in white kurtas and dhotis walk in the middle of the road, with trucks and vans around them. Roadside spectators stand along the barrier and sidewalk, and a few figures in orange robes appear among them. A large decorated chariot with gold and colourful ornaments is visible near the far end, behind the marchers and trucks. Trees, a low building and a pink wall line the right side under an overcast sky.2010-07-24A wide road photograph of a pada yatra procession moving along a divided highway in daylight. Marchers in white clothes and many carrying red and saffron flags walk in a long column on the right carriageway, with a red state bus, a blue auto-rickshaw and white cars following. Along the left side, roadside onlookers and pedestrians stand at the railing, while trucks, a yellow dump truck, a white car and motorcycles fill the lanes. A tall metal framework stands in the field behind the procession, and palm trees and low hills lie in the distance.2010-07-24A large procession moves along a multi-lane road lined with buses, cars, auto-rickshaws and pedestrians. Many marchers in white clothing carry red and orange flags, and some hold red banners. A decorated palanquin-style float with a large painted figure head and colourful draped fabric is pulled forward on the left-centre of the road, accompanied by drummers in yellow and orange clothing. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand along the road. Commercial buildings, palm trees and a pink multi-storey building appear on the sides, with an overcast sky above.2010-07-24July 24 20102010-07-24 +1 copiesElevated view of a large procession on a multi-lane road lined with palm trees and low buildings, including a pink multi-storey house. Many people in white clothes walk in dense crowds, many carrying red-and-orange flags. Police officers in khaki uniforms walk alongside the marchers. Several red banners are carried, and a decorated float or palanquin with a deity murti or framed portrait is visible near the front. Motorcycles, cars and a truck share the road, with spectators standing along the roadside on the left and right. A small cyclist and pedestrians are visible at the lower right.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.2010-07-24Elevated 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.2010-07-24July 24 20102010-07-24 +1 copiesAerial view of a long pada yatra procession moving along a wide multi-lane road lined with traffic, cars, a bus, auto-rickshaws and trucks. Many marchers in white dhoti and kurta walk behind saffron-orange flags, and a large banner with printed text and an image is carried at the front. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk beside the procession.2010-07-24Aerial view of a roadside procession on a palm-lined highway. A group of people dressed in white garments and white head coverings walks along the road carrying orange flags on poles, with some playing drums or horns. A red and white state bus, several cars, a blue three-wheeler and motorcycles share the road beside them. Tall coconut palms and dense green trees line the far side, with a hill visible in the distance under an overcast sky. A green roadside signboard stands on the grass in the foreground.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 lined with tall palm trees. A long column of people in white clothes and orange or red garments walks along the roadside, with several people carrying a decorated orange-and-red palanquin with a canopy near the middle of the group. Trucks, motorbikes and cars travel on the road beside them, and a green roadside signboard stands at the lower right near a grassy verge.2010-07-24