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A street procession in daylight moves along a dusty road lined with parked vehicles and a brick building. At the centre, a palanquin decorated with flower garlands and white and coloured fabric carries an orange-robed figure seated on a raised platform, with a crown-like headpiece and a small attendant beside him. Several orange and red umbrellas are held overhead, and many people in white dhotis and white clothes walk alongside, some carrying red and orange flags and placards. A yellow Road Transport Corporation truck and a green C.M. Travels bus are visible, and a blue-and-yellow auto-rickshaw is at the lower right. The crowd includes devotees in white and saffron, with a few onlookers at the roadside.

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Outdoor street procession on a dusty road lined with buses, auto-rickshaws, motorbikes and roadside trees. At the centre, an ornate palanquin decorated with garlands, golden arches and coloured drapes is carried forward, with a figure in orange robes seated or standing at its front beside attendants. Many devotees in white dhotis and saffron or orange shawls walk alongside, some carrying orange and red flags, and colourful ceremonial umbrellas are raised over the procession. A rusted van and a bus marked C.M. Travels sit at the side. The scene is a pada yatra procession with a palanquin.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.2010-07-24A street procession moves past roadside shops on a dusty road. At right, a flower-decorated palanquin with orange and gold drapes and a canopy is carried in the procession, with a figure in orange robes standing on it. Several colourful umbrellas with blue, red and yellow panels and tassels are held aloft, and a long-handled golden staff or standard is raised at left. Many devotees in white clothes, some with orange sashes, walk alongside, while a red Mahindra tractor and an auto-rickshaw are visible. A banner reads SRI RAMALINGESWARA TRANSPORT in the background.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 street procession moves along a road lined with parked cars, motorbikes, an auto-rickshaw and a pink-and-green bus. At centre, a decorated float carries a seated figure in orange-saffron robes under a multicoloured canopy, with garlands and gold ornaments on the float. Ahead, many people in white clothes walk with small orange flags and ceremonial umbrellas, some holding decorated staffs. Several women wear saris and a man in a white shirt stands near the front. a person: the figure on the float wears saffron/orange robes and ornate float decoration; appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm.2010-07-24July 24 20102010-07-24 +1 copiesA procession on a roadside, with a decorated palanquin mounted on a red tractor trailer. A seated figure in orange-saffron robes sits on the palanquin beneath a multicoloured umbrella, and the trailer is draped with garlands and banners. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk along the road carrying saffron flags and umbrellas, while a red tractor, cars, a white-and-blue bus and motorcycles share the street. Onlookers in mixed dress stand on the dusty shoulder, and palm trees and roadside foliage line the scene.2010-07-24A street procession moves along a dusty road lined with parked vehicles and roadside shops. At the centre, a decorated palanquin (palaki) with a golden finial and a tall kalasha-like top is draped with white and multicoloured flower garlands and strings of marigolds. Two figures sit on the palanquin, one in orange robes and a saffron head wrap, the other in orange with garlands. A man in orange robes stands at the front holding a golden staff, and a man in orange stands at the rear. Multicoloured umbrellas with blue and gold motifs shade the palanquin. Around it, many men and women in white shirts and saffron scarves and sashes walk with orange flags, some carrying placards. Men in khaki uniforms with orange badges walk among them. Spectators stand along the roadside, and a tractor and a white van are visible at the edges.2010-07-24 +1 copiesA street procession on a busy urban road fills the frame. At the centre, a decorated palanquin with a canopy of orange and yellow panels is carried forward, with a figure in saffron/orange robes standing on it and another saffron-robed figure beside it. Several people in white dhoti-style clothing and white shirts walk alongside, many holding orange-red flags on poles and small white placards. Multicoloured umbrellas with fringed edges and gold-tipped standards with decorative panels accompany the palanquin. Khaki-uniformed police officers direct traffic on the left. Cars, autorickshaws and motorbikes fill the road, and onlookers line the pavement on the right.2010-07-24Street procession on a wide road lined with parked auto-rickshaws, buses and trucks. At the centre, a decorated palanquin with a golden canopy and colourful umbrella-shaped awnings is carried forward, with a figure in a saffron-orange robe standing on it. Large crowds of men in white kurta and dhoti walk along both sides and behind, many carrying orange flags and white placards. Uniformed police officers in khaki accompany the marchers. A woman in a yellow sari and red-trimmed shawl walks near the palanquin. A hillside of white quarried rock and palm trees rise in the background, with roadside billboards and shops along the street.2010-07-24A street procession moves along a road lined with buses and parked vehicles. At the centre, a decorated palanquin with a large multicoloured canopy and a golden kalasha-style finial carries a seated figure in orange robes, surrounded by garlands of flowers and dangling tassels. Two saffron-robed men walk beside the palanquin; the one on the left has a shaved head and bare upper body, while the one on the right wears orange robes and a garland. Men in white dhotis and shirts, many with orange rosettes, carry orange flags and hold placards, and a red tractor follows behind. Police officers in khaki uniforms walk along the roadside.2010-07-24Aerial view of a large procession moving down a wide city road lined with buses, trucks, cars and autorickshaws. Crowds of men in white dhotis and shirts carry saffron-orange flags, and police in khaki stand along the route. In the lower right, an ornate palanquin with a colourful multi-panelled umbrella canopy and garlands carries a seated figure in saffron-orange robes, while attendants in white clothes walk beside it. Several other multicoloured canopies and a decorated vehicle appear further up the procession, and onlookers line the pavement on the right.2010-07-24 +1 copies