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A photograph of a long roadside procession moving along a dirt shoulder beside a paved road. Many devotees in white traditional clothing walk in a line, several women wear white saris and carry brass or kalasha-style pots balanced on their heads, some with orange garlands and orange-yellow cloths. A man in a white kurta and a light shirt walks near the front. A khaki-uniformed man stands at the open door of a beige RTC bus, and trucks and buses line the road, with palm trees beyond. The procession is a pad-yatra type walk, and the bus bears Kannada and English lettering. The scene is a Brahmotsavam-style procession, with no clear deity or a person figure visible.

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A long procession of devotees walks along a roadside beside a KSRTC bus and trucks. Most participants wear white clothing, and many women carry brass or silver vessels with flowers and yellow offerings balanced on their heads. Some wear orange marigold garlands, and a few carry orange flags. The scene is a road procession.2005-12-31December 31 20052005-12-31A photograph of a long roadside procession of devotees walking barefoot along a red dirt shoulder beside a cream and orange-striped bus. The foreground participants wear white ritual clothing and garlands; a man in front wears white with a rudraksha-style necklace and carries a metal vessel topped with yellow flowers on his head, followed by a woman in a pale yellow sari and others similarly balancing offering pots. Behind them a line of people in white, some with garlands, continues past parked white vans and trucks toward palm trees and a hazy sky. Passengers look out of the bus windows. No individual can be identified as a person from appearance; the figures are devotees in procession.2005-12-31December 31 20052005-12-31December 31 20052005-12-31A long procession of devotees in white traditional dress walks along a dusty roadside in hazy daylight, passing rows of parked and moving trucks, a yellow tipper truck, and a white pickup carrying people in its open bed. Many marchers wear white dhotis and sarees with flowered garlands on their heads and some carry saffron and orange flags, while a few wear red and pink garments. Palm trees, tree-covered hillsides and a tall radio tower stand in the background.2005-12-31A long procession of women and men in white clothing walks along a dusty roadside in a village setting. Many women wear white saris with coloured borders and carry brass or silver kalasha-style pots on their heads, decorated with yellow and white flowers and leaves. Some men in white dhotis and shirts walk among them, and a few devotees wear orange cloth. Buses and trucks, including a Vijayalaxmi bus and a Goods Carrier truck, line the road beside palm trees and a pink building. The scene reads as a ritual procession on a village road.2005-12-31A long procession of devotees in white and cream clothing walks along a paved road beside a truck and parked car. Many carry brass kalashas or pots on their heads, decorated with flowers and yellow cloth. Several wear white or cream garlands. In the foreground, a woman in a pale yellow sari and a man in white dhoti and shirt carry offerings overhead. Palm trees and overcast sky line the road, and a roadside sign is visible at right.2005-12-31A long procession of devotees walks along a paved roadside through a rural Indian town. Many women in white saris and men in white dhotis and shirts carry flower garlands or kalasha-like offerings on their heads and hold blue and white flags. Behind them, a decorated ratha or palanquin with red and gold canopy is visible on the left. Trucks, auto-rickshaws and pedestrians share the road, with tall trees and utility poles behind. The crowd is mostly in the lower-right foreground, with several walkers further back.2005-12-31A long line of devotees walks along a paved road lined with palm trees, in a procession from a village toward an ashram. Most participants wear white dhotis and white or cream sarees, and several carry brass kalasha pots or pots balanced on their heads, with some holding orange cloth. A woman at the left wears a red blouse and a green sari and carries a pot on her head. Trucks and a yellow bus pass on the right side of the road, and a red triangular road sign stands by the verge. Faint Kannada text appears on a wall at the left.2005-12-31December 31 20052005-12-31A long procession of devotees in white dhotis and saris walks along a dusty roadside in a town, with many carrying small brass pots or lamps on their heads. Several wear red or yellow garments, and a few carry orange flags. Behind them stand lines of buses, trucks and cars in traffic, with palm trees, low concrete buildings and a hazy grey sky. The procession lies to the left, stretching into the distance, and a faint bird is visible in the sky.2005-12-31