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A large outdoor procession moves along a dirt road at a ashram-style campus. Many participants wear white dhotis and shirts, and many carry saffron-orange flags. Drummers in dark sleeveless outfits with red and gold trim beat large drums at the front. A decorated palanquin with a golden canopy and red-and-gold ornaments sits near the center, and a red banner reads about pada yatra. Several people in orange and saffron clothing walk along the lower right. Blue portable toilets, parked white cars, a white minibus and a truck are visible in the background, with banana plants lining the road. The crowd is dense and extends far back.

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A decorated palanquin with gold-trimmed canopies and ornate panels is visible near the front of the procession, carried on poles. Musicians in maroon and white play drums and a brass instrument, and women in saffron and white saris walk among the marchers.2010-07-24A large outdoor procession moves along a dirt road lined with banana plants and a red tent on the right. Many people in white clothing carry red-orange flags and hold small framed portrait cards. Drummers in saffron-coloured turbans and white outfits beat large drums in the foreground. A decorated palanquin or ratha with a canopy and umbrellas is visible at the upper left, and a white truck with a black water tank stands nearby. A devotee in a yellow shirt and white dhoti walks to the lower right. 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