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A large crowd marches down a palm-lined roadside in a town, filling the road in a long procession. Many marchers wear white clothing and carry red and orange flags and placards, some bearing portrait images. A decorated palanquin or float with a garland-covered structure moves within the procession near the centre. Parked cars, motorbikes, a yellow auto-rickshaw, buses and trucks share the road, while bystanders stand along the roadside beside small shops and a tyre stack. Tall coconut palms and utility wires line the street.

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Aerial view of a large street procession on a palm-lined road in India, with a dense crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts carrying many orange-saffron flags and red banners. A decorated palanquin or ratha with colourful floral garlands and a purple canopy moves near the front. Traffic of cars, vans, buses, motorbikes and auto-rickshaws shares the road, and roadside shops and bystanders watch from the sides. Some marchers wear orange scarves and yellow shawls. Readable Kannada text appears on red and orange banners.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 large outdoor procession moves along a road lined with parked vehicles, a yellow truck, a white van and auto-rickshaws. At left, a palanquin decorated with marigold garlands and a green-and-gold canopy carries a deity murti with a crown. Marchers in white dhotis and white shirts carry many red-orange flags and placards, and several wear yellow shawls. Some people hold printed portraits on sticks. A red banner with white Kannada script runs along the left edge, and a bus stands at left. Roadside palms and a thatched stall are visible at right. A large crowd fills the frame.2010-07-24A large street procession photographed from an elevated angle, rotated sideways. A long column of people in white clothes and orange-saffron scarves walks along a road lined with shops and palm trees. Several men carry red and white banners and a large framed panel, and a white car and motorcycles are interspersed in the crowd. Along the left side, people in white stand near piled grey tiles and a small roadside stall. The procession appears to be a padayatra with a palanquin-style float at its centre, though the float details are small and hard to read.2010-07-24A large outdoor procession moves down a busy two-lane road lined with palm trees, parked cars, auto-rickshaws, buses and trucks. Hundreds of participants in white clothing, many with orange and white flags and red-and-white placards, fill the road. At left, a decorated palanquin (palaki) covered with flower garlands and green and orange drapes carries a large painted deity murti with a golden crown. A red banner with a portrait and Kannada script is held at left.2010-07-24A large outdoor procession moves down a road lined with buildings, palm trees and parked motorbikes, photographed with the frame rotated sideways. Dozens of people in white clothes walk in rows, many carrying orange flags and maroon-and-white banners. Orange and yellow ornamental decorations are visible in the crowd, and a white vehicle and a palanquin-style float sit near the front of the procession. Stacked grey paving slabs and a construction area are at the left edge, and an orange-roofed building stands at the right.2010-07-24July 24 20102010-07-24 +1 copiesA rotated street photograph of a large pada yatra procession moving along a road lined with shops, trees and parked vehicles. Dozens of marchers in white clothes carry orange flags and red and white placards, and a silver car is parked among them at left. Behind the crowd, a decorated palanquin or float covered in flowers and orange cloth is carried forward. Motorcycles, buses and pedestrians fill the roadside, and a few people stand on the footpath at left.2010-07-24A large outdoor procession moves down a dusty road lined with parked vehicles, auto-rickshaws and two-wheelers. Hundreds of people in white dhotis and kurtas, many wearing yellow or saffron scarves, carry red and orange flags and placards. On the left, a flower-decorated float or palanquin draped in garlands and green cloth carries a large figure in red and gold, possibly a deity murti, though its features are unclear. A sign on the left reads in Kannada, and a red roadside sign is visible. The scene suggests a pada yatra pilgrimage procession.2010-07-24A large outdoor procession moves down a busy road lined with palm trees, parked vehicles, motorbikes, tyre stacks and roadside shops. Hundreds of marchers wear white clothes and carry saffron-orange flags. In front, a decorated palanquin with a golden canopy and flower garlands is carried along, and alongside it are large painted figures of a man in a gold turban and a woman, both wrapped in pink and green cloth. Several people in the foreground hold orange and white banners with portraits and Kannada script. Traffic, buses, autorickshaws and cars fill the background.2010-07-24Photograph taken from an overpass of a long procession on a multi-lane road lined with shops, parked vehicles and autorickshaws. Hundreds of devotees in white clothes and white caps walk in rows carrying red and orange flags and red placards. At the front, a palanquin decorated with marigold garlands and orange-and-green cloth is carried on poles by men in white and orange. A large painted or sculpted figure with dark face and gold-yellow ornaments rides atop it. Spectators line the footpath and railings on both sides of the road.2010-07-24A 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.2010-07-24