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A large outdoor procession of devotees in white ritual clothing walks along a dirt road lined with banana plants and red-and-white tent canopies. Many carry saffron-orange flags on poles and hold red placards with printed text. 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.

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An aerial view of a large procession moving down a dusty dirt road lined with banana plants and red-and-white tents. Hundreds of people in white clothes walk in dense rows, many carrying saffron-orange flags and white placards with red borders. Drummers and musicians in white with red or orange accents play drums in the front ranks. Ahead, an ornate palanquin with gold and multicoloured canopies is carried through the crowd, with saffron-robed figures near it. Vehicles and a tall arch are visible in the background.2010-07-24Aerial view of a large procession moving down a dirt path between trees and low buildings. Hundreds of people in white clothes carry orange and red flags on poles, and many walk in dense rows. In the foreground at lower left, several attendants hold ornate gold-topped staves and colourful decorated umbrellas in red, green and yellow. A red-and-pink draped tent stands at right beside the marchers. A tractor-trailer and more white-clad people are visible in the background near the trees and a palm-lined compound wall. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the marchers.2010-07-24Aerial view of a large procession moving along a dirt road inside an ashram compound. Hundreds of participants dressed mostly in white dhotis and white kurtas or saris carry orange-red flags and hold up small framed portraits and placards. A banner reads STOP THE RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION and has a red-and-orange border. Red tent structures line the right side, banana plants stand among them, and a few onlookers stand near a speaker stand at the top left. A drum is visible near the middle of the crowd, and a decorated palanquin or float is seen at the upper left.2010-07-24A dirt-road procession winds through an open compound lined with trees and a low building on the left. Many people in white dhotis, white kurtas and white saris walk in the crowd, several wearing orange-and-white lanyards with orange emblems. Numerous orange triangular flags with blue and white markings are carried aloft. At the front, a large portrait of a saffron-clad figure with a folded garland is carried on a board, and a man in a white shirt and dark trousers walks beside it. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk along the edges. Giant puppet-like figures in pink and yellow appear at the top left, and a red banner with printed text is held aloft. Drummers in yellow and orange costume are visible at the lower right.2010-07-24Aerial view looking down on a long procession of many people dressed in white, walking along a dirt path between a corrugated tin roof in the foreground and a row of buildings with blue and multicolored fabric awnings and orange-tiled roofs on the right. Many marchers carry orange triangular flags on poles and some hold white placards. A few people stand watching at the left edge beside a palm and green shrubs. Palm trees and a low tree line rise in the background under an overcast sky. A pink banner is carried in the middle of the crowd, and a vehicle is parked near the far end of the procession.2010-07-24A photograph of a large outdoor procession of devotees moving along a dirt path between a red tent wall and banana plants. Many men and women in white clothing, some in white dhotis and saris, carry orange-red flags and handheld placards. Two drummers in white stand at the centre playing large drums. Overhead, ornate palanquin-style canopies in gold and red decorated with colourful panels are carried on long poles. A few people in orange and saffron clothing appear at the left edge. The scene is crowded with well over a hundred people visible across the frame, several with lanyards.2010-07-24Aerial view looking down on a long column of people marching along a dirt path beside a corrugated metal roof. Many participants wear white clothing and carry small orange-red flags on poles, and some hold white placards. Several people wear orange or saffron garments among the crowd. Green shrubs and young trees line the path, with a red-and-white tent structure and a tall tree at upper right. Palm trees and other greenery appear in the background, and a few people stand at the left edge watching the procession.2010-07-24A large outdoor procession moves along a dirt road through an ashram grounds, with a crowd of many people walking in white clothes and carrying saffron-orange flags and placards. Several drummers play drums at the front of the group, and ornamented carried structures with decorative canopies lead the march. A few spectators stand along the left side near a parked white van and a row of buses, while banana plants line the right edge beside a red-draped tent. Most marchers wear white kurtas and dhotis, and a few wear orange garments.2010-07-24An aerial view of a large procession moving along a dirt road beside a white-roofed tent with red side panels and a corrugated metal structure. Hundreds of participants in white dhotis and white kurtas or saris carry orange-red flags and handheld placards bearing a portrait photo and text. In the foreground, a drummer in a maroon shirt plays a large drum, and a woman in a yellow sari walks with a placard. At the left edge, an ornate palanquin-like float with decorated umbrellas and a red-and-gold canopy moves through the crowd. A uniformed officer in khaki stands at the right. Green banana plants and a green bin line the route.2010-07-24Aerial view of a large procession on a dirt road beside a long red-curtained tent with a white corrugated roof. Hundreds of participants, mostly men and women in white ritual clothing, walk in dense rows carrying orange-red flags on poles and small red placards. Some hold orange-red ornamental umbrellas, and a decorated palanquin-style float with gold and red canopies moves near the front. A green dustbin, banana plants, parked vehicles and a distant stage area appear in the scene. The procession appears to be a pada yatra, a walking pilgrimage.2010-07-24Aerial view of a large procession moving down a dirt road lined with banana trees, red-curtained tent structures and parked vehicles. Hundreds of participants, mostly in white clothing, carry orange-red flags and rectangular signs. Ornate palanquin-style canopies with gold and red decorations are carried in the middle of the crowd, and a figure in orange robes stands near the palanquin. On the left, onlookers stand on a concrete area beside a black vehicle. The scene reads as a pada yatra procession with flags, banners and a palanquin.2010-07-24A large outdoor procession moves along a dusty dirt road lined with banana plants and a red-and-white tented pavilion. Hundreds of people in white clothes walk in dense rows, many waving red-and-orange flags and carrying small white signs. Some wear orange scarves. At the upper left, a decorated palanquin with ornate golden umbrellas and canopies is carried forward. At the lower right, a drum band in yellow and red uniforms plays drums. A hundred-plus people fill the frame, and a white-clad figure stands near the centre. No individual can be clearly identified as a person from appearance.2010-07-24