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Aerial view of a street procession. Several white-clad men and women walk along the road, many wearing orange stoles. Four large umbrellas with colourful panels of blue, red, green and yellow and gold fringe are held aloft over the marchers. A blue and green vehicle at left carries musicians playing gold-coloured ceremonial instruments, with drummers seated in front. A red and yellow decorated bus passes at upper right, and a red Mahindra vehicle appears at lower right. Onlookers line the roadside, and a uniformed police officer in khaki walks near the bus. Green banana leaves lie on the road.

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A street procession on a busy road with buses, auto-rickshaws and a truck in the background. At the centre, a flower-decorated palanquin with a garlanded canopy and a bright multicoloured umbrella-style canopy is carried forward. A man in saffron/orange robes stands near the palanquin, beating a hand drum, and another saffron-robed figure stands in front of it. Many devotees in white shirts and dhotis and saffron-coloured clothing walk alongside, carrying orange flags and handheld placards, while uniformed police officers guide the crowd at the left. Several children and adults line the roadside on the right. Other canopies with the same ornate pattern are visible around the palanquin.2010-07-24April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession moves along a paved road lined with palm trees and a pink two-storey building with a signboard. Large ceremonial umbrellas with white fringed canopies, red borders and gold lotus designs are carried on poles. A man in white clothes carries a long pole, and a woman in an orange sari with a saffron head wrap and gold necklace walks beside him. Nearby, bare-chested men in orange dhotis and devotees in white dhotis and saris walk barefoot. A decorated truck with ornate panels stands at the left, and a woman in white holds a peacock-feather fan. The scene appears to be a festival procession.2005-12-31A street procession moves along a tree-lined road. At the centre, a decorated palanquin with a canopy and garlands is pulled by a red tractor, with a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and long hair under a canopy at the front of the palanquin, but appearance is too uncertain to label him a person. Behind it, devotees in white dhotis and kurtas and saffron sashes walk and carry colourful umbrellas and tall decorated staffs, and a second red tractor follows. Men in white shirts and dark trousers walk alongside, and a motorcyclist rides on the right. A bare-headed figure in white stands in the lower foreground, and a woman in a yellow sari walks at the left edge.2010-07-24Street procession on a roadside in a town, with a red tractor pulling a decorated float (ratha) draped with garlands, ribbons and flowers, and a central deity murti area at its top. Two large umbrellas with multicoloured panels and tassels shade the float. Devotees in white clothes walk alongside, many wearing round orange-and-white rosette badges, and several carry saffron/orange flags. Some women in white saris with orange borders walk in front with rudraksha-style beads, and uniformed policemen in khaki line the route. Shops, palm trees and buses are visible behind. No identifiable a person figure is visible on the float or in the crowd.2010-07-24Outdoor procession on a dusty road in a town street, with a decorated palanquin (palaki) at the centre carried on a vehicle draped with orange and gold cloth and flower garlands. A figure in saffron/orange robes stands on the palanquin under a decorative canopy. Many umbrellas with blue, red and yellow patterned panels shade the procession. Devotees in white clothes, some wearing orange badges and carrying saffron/red flags, walk alongside. A yellow-and-blue auto-rickshaw and other vehicles are visible in the street, with shops and a roadside sign in the background.2010-07-24A roadside photograph of a pada yatra procession on a highway shoulder. A decorated palanquin with a multicoloured canopy, garlands and white floral draping is carried by men in white dhotis and shirts, with saffron flags on poles. A figure in orange robes stands on the palanquin under a bright umbrella. A red tractor and multicoloured parasols are visible among the crowd, and a white bus passes at right beside utility poles.2010-07-24A street procession moves along a road as a decorated orange-and-gold palanquin, a palki, is carried forward on a flatbed set on a red tractor. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on the palki beneath a multicoloured parasol, while a man in white stands at its side with a long white fan or chamara. Many devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, some carrying orange flags, walk alongside and around the tractor. Garlands and gold-tipped ornaments decorate the palki. Onlookers line the road, and trucks and a jeep stand nearby. Nearby, a mobile vendor's cart is visible at the left edge.2010-07-24January 12 20092009-01-12A street procession on a tree-lined road. At the left, a saffron-robed figure stands near the top of a richly decorated palanquin with a colourful canopy and flower garlands. Several people in white shirts and white dhotis walk alongside, one wearing a red-and-orange rosette badge. A woman in a white sari with an orange shawl walks at the centre, and men in uniform and dark trousers march nearby. Ceremonial standards with golden finials and embroidered panels are carried above the crowd. A blue three-wheeled vehicle with a green canopy and a white van are beside the road. Some people are visible in the vehicle windows.2010-07-24A street procession moves along a dusty road lined with onlookers and parked vehicles. At the centre, a golden palanquin decorated with flower garlands and colourful fringe is carried by men in white dhotis and shirts, with saffron-robed figures seated on it under a multicoloured umbrella. Several umbrellas in red, green and blue shade the procession, and saffron flags are carried by devotees. A yellow truck and a tractor with a trailer appear behind, and a black-and-yellow auto-rickshaw is in the foreground. A building with signboards stands in the background.2010-07-24Street procession in a town, with a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts walking along a road. Ornate ceremonial umbrellas in red, green and gold with blue and white motifs are carried high on poles at left and top. Drummers play a large white drum at right, and a man in a red jacket with a blue-trimmed sleeve walks at centre near a figure wearing a garland of flowers. Orange saffron flags hang at the upper right, and a policeman in khaki uniform stands at the left edge. Shopfronts, a yellow bus and a blue painted billboard with a deity figure line the roadside.2009-01-21