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A road procession moves along a highway lined with palm trees and parked vehicles under an overcast sky. Devotees in white and saffron clothing walk in the procession behind colourful decorated canopies and a float, while people in white hold flags of France, Canada, the United Kingdom and the UAE. Motorcyclists and cars share the road, and a loaded orange tipper truck sits nearby with pedestrians watching from the roadside.

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A road procession of devotees in white clothing walks along a paved rural road lined with palm trees. Several carry national flags on poles, including a red-and-yellow Sri Lanka flag, a Belgium tricolour sign, a Guadeloupe sign, and white flags. Motorbike riders in helmets and a green truck share the road with the walkers. A woman in white with a shawl holds the Belgium banner and another woman in white holds the Guadeloupe banner. Dry red earth and palms line the roadside under an overcast sky. a person is not clearly visible among the walkers.2005-12-31A long procession moves along a dusty road lined with palms and trees. Many marchers in white dhotis and kurtas carry national flags on poles, including India, Germany, the United States, Brazil, Belgium and other countries, and some carry long banners. A brightly painted orange-and-red truck with a tarpaulin-covered load stands at left, and a crowd of onlookers in casual clothes lines the roadside, some on motorcycles. Vehicles and more decorated floats follow the marchers. No individual is identifiable as a person with confidence.2005-12-31A street procession on a busy road lined with palm trees and dusty earth, with trucks, motorcycles and cars in the lane at left. Marchers in white traditional clothing carry national banners reading AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM, GUADALOUPE, SCOTLAND, SINGAPORE, GREECE and U.S.A., with the U.S. banner in the foreground showing stars and stripes. Several marchers hold orange flags, and a boy in white shirt and pale trousers walks barefoot carrying a rifle-like object. Many participants wear white dhoti-style or sari-style garments, and a man at right wears a rudraksha-style mala. The scene is a padayatra-style procession from the Bidadi festival.2005-12-31A road procession on a highway lined with palm trees, with a crowd of marchers in white clothing carrying national flags on poles. Foreground: a woman in a white top and white trousers, wearing dark sunglasses and a backpack, walks barefoot carrying a Sri Lanka flag with a red lion on yellow and green bands. Behind her, banners for Malaysia and the Philippines are carried by people in white. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers walks at the right edge with a white flag. Orange and saffron flags are visible among the group. Traffic surrounds the marchers: motorcycle riders in helmets, a white Ambassador-style car with a Karnataka registration plate, a green van, and a truck with people riding in its open back. Dirt embankments and roadside vegetation border the road.2005-12-31Outdoor road procession on a palm-lined highway with dry red earth verges. Devotees in white kurta-style clothing carry national flags on poles, including a Sri Lanka flag with a yellow lion on red and maroon and an Australia flag with the Union Jack and Southern Cross, alongside a Spanish-style red and yellow flag and other white banners. A man in front wears a white dhoti-style garment and a mala. A bald man in a beige robe walks among them. Motorcycle riders with helmets and cars and vans share the road, a truck with people rides in the background, and a palm-lined town skyline lies beyond.2005-12-31A long procession walks along a dusty roadside in India. Devotees in white clothes carry national flags on poles, including Malaysia, Philippines, U.K., U.S.A. and Canada. Ahead, a decorated float or ratha with flower garlands and a white canopy moves among them, with a figure in orange robes near its front. Several people in white and a few women in saffron and sarees walk alongside. Traffic, trucks, buses, cars and a white van share the road, with palm trees and buildings in the background.2005-12-31A long roadside procession of devotees in white clothes walks along a dusty road lined with parked trucks, buses and cars. Many participants wear white dhotis and saris and carry white and orange flags, some bearing a blue-and-white emblem. A drummer in a dark shirt beats a drum at the front of the line. An Indian tricolour flag and a Canadian-style red-and-white flag are carried among the marchers. A decorated vehicle with colourful banners trails behind the walkers. Palm trees, a telecom tower and low buildings stand in the background under hazy sky.2005-12-31Outdoor street procession along a dirt-shouldered road lined with scrubby hillside, palm trees and low buildings. In the foreground, a line of devotees in white and cream clothing holds national flags including Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Philippines and others, and some carry blue-and-white banners. Behind them, a decorated vehicle with flower garlands and a white canopy follows, with a larger group of people in white robes, some in orange and saffron, walking along. Several onlookers stand by the roadside, and a man in a wheelchair sits at the edge of the crowd. Traffic including a yellow bus and trucks passes on the road.2005-12-31A roadside procession along a paved road lined with palm trees and a dusty brown field on the right. Devotees walk in a long line, many in white dhotis and white shirts, some carrying brass pots or bundles wrapped in yellow and green cloth on their heads. A man in the foreground wears a red-and-brown rudraksha mala and a white shirt; a younger man beside him wears a red mala and white clothes. Saffron and white flags are carried along the line. Motorcycles, a truck loaded with metal sheets, and autorickshaws share the road. The scene reads as a padayatra style procession.2005-12-31December 31 20052005-12-31A long line of devotees walks barefoot down a paved roadside in a procession, many in white dhotis and white kurtas or saris, with garlands of flowers around their necks. Several carry brass or gold pots on their heads, with flowers and leaves on top. Near the front, a man in a brown shirt holds up an orange flag on a pole. A motorcyclist and cars share the road, palm trees line the verge, and a pink two-storey building and small roadside shops stand behind. This appears to be a street procession with kalasha pots, a ritual carried out on foot.2005-12-31December 31 20052005-12-31