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Aerial view of a long street procession on a city road, with hundreds of people in white clothes walking in two columns. Many carry small orange-red flags on poles and white placards. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk alongside and stand on the road. On the left, auto-rickshaws, a green truck, parked motorbikes and roadside stalls line the street. A tall-hatted or ornate figure in a green and gold garment is visible near the middle of the procession, and a red and gold decorated vehicle appears near the top of the frame, with buses and cars beyond. The scene shows the Pada Yatra procession in progress.

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A large street procession moves down a multi-lane road lined with shops, parked cars, auto-rickshaws and a palm tree. Many people in white clothes walk in the middle of the road carrying saffron-orange flags and white placards. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk alongside the marchers, and a green truck with people standing in its back is in the foreground. Above the street, a framed portrait of a bearded man with long hair and orange clothing hangs on a pole beside shop signs. Crowds of onlookers stand on the sidewalks and a bridge.2010-07-24Aerial view of a long procession moving down a city road, with a dense line of people in white clothes carrying bright orange-red flags and placards. Many participants wear white dhotis and sarees, and a few carry white banners. Two uniformed police or traffic officers in khaki stand on the roadside, one in a white cap directing traffic. Vehicles including a red car, white and blue trucks, a green lorry, buses and auto-rickshaws line the street, with trees and shops on the left.2010-07-24A large street procession on a busy road in an Indian town, seen from an elevated viewpoint. Many people in white clothing carry small white placards and bright orange-red flags on poles. Ornate umbrellas with colourful canopies and gold fringe are carried at the front on the left. Yellow auto-rickshaws and parked vehicles line the roadside, and a blue vehicle with a green canopy moves with the marchers. Uniformed police officers in khaki and white topis walk alongside, and motorcycle riders pass on the right. Shop fronts, signboards, palm trees and a hoarding with a portrait are visible along the street.2010-07-24A street procession moves along a busy urban road lined with auto-rickshaws, parked cars and a bus. Dozens of marchers in white and cream clothing carry bright orange-red flags, and some hold white banners and placards. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk alongside the column near the front of the procession. Roadside shops, a thatched stall, signboards, palm trees and a passing bus frame the scene, and a bus on the right displays the words KEEP DISTANCE. A rooftop viewpoint looks down over the marchers. A man in a white shirt and a woman in a sari in the foreground are among the walkers. Many of the marchers are women wearing saris, and a figure on the left holds a white banner.2010-07-24A street procession moves down a wide road lined with yellow auto-rickshaws, parked vehicles and roadside stalls with blue tarpaulins. Many marchers wear white clothes and carry small orange-red flags and white placards, forming a long column toward the centre. A large white banner is carried near the middle of the procession. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk alongside, and motorcyclists pass on the right. Overhead, a large billboard and shop signs line the street, and a palm tree stands at the top of the scene. This appears to be a padayatra march.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 long procession moving down a wide road lined with traffic, with many participants in white and cream clothing carrying saffron-orange flags and small white placards. Several people wear orange and white saris, and men wear white shirts and dhotis. Auto-rickshaws, cars, a green truck and a white bus crowd the roadway, while police officers in khaki uniforms walk along the procession and bystanders stand on the right edge. Roadside shops, palm trees and billboards line the street in the background.2010-07-24A street procession on a busy road lined with shops, parked white cars, auto-rickshaws and buses. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts walk in a long column carrying red-orange flags and white placards. Uniformed police officers walk alongside and at the edges of the crowd. A large portrait of a saffron-clad figure hangs on a pole above the left side of the street, and a smaller colourful signboard stands nearby. Several other people stand on the far pavement and by roadside stalls.2010-07-24A large street procession moves down a busy roadside in a town, with many people in white dhotis and kurtas carrying red-orange flags and placards. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk along the road edge, and a row of colourful multicoloured umbrellas is held over a group near the left. Cars, auto-rickshaws, buses and a parked white SUV line the street, with shop signs and billboards along the buildings behind. A white and gold palanquin-style float is partly visible at the left among the crowd. The scene is dense with many marchers, many more people on the pavement, and watchers at the right.2010-07-24A street procession moves along a busy roadside in a town, with a large crowd of people dressed mostly in white walking in the middle of the road, many carrying orange and red flags on poles and some holding white placards. Police officers in khaki uniforms walk alongside and direct the marchers, while cars, auto-rickshaws and a green Tata truck line the road. Shops with signboards and a large orange-robed portrait on a building are visible in the background, with palm trees overhead.2010-07-24A large padayatra procession moves down a divided highway in daylight. Hundreds of marchers in white clothes carry saffron-orange flags and placards, and a red banner reads 'Paramahamsa Nithyananda Padayatre' in English and Kannada. Police in khaki uniforms with lathis walk along the road edge, and a decorated palanquin on the left carries large painted figures garlanded with marigolds. Buses, trucks and a row of spectators line the roadside, with a few schoolchildren in the foreground. Several drummers in yellow shirts play in the crowd. A visible a person portrait appears on a placard at the front of the banner. Bidadi area roads are visible in the distance.2010-07-24A large padayatra procession moves along a road with crowds of people in white clothes and many saffron-orange flags. A long orange banner held by marchers reads 'Paramahamsa Nithyananda' with a portrait of a saffron-robed figure and a Kannada message about the padayatra. Smaller placards show portraits and slogans, and a decorated palanquin draped with garlands and colourful cloth is carried at the left, alongside two large painted papier-mache effigies in turbans and green and red costumes. Yellow-clad drummers play drums, a uniformed police officer stands at the lower left, and buses and trucks line the road. The participants are mainly men in white kurtas and dhotis, with some women and youths among them.2010-07-24