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A roadside photograph of a rural procession walking along a dirt road beside a green paddy field with palm trees and electricity poles. Three men in white shirts and white dhotis walk in front, one carrying a bundle, and a few more people follow behind. Orange-saffron flags are held aloft at the left, and a decorated truck or ratha with an ornate golden canopy is visible at the left edge. A concrete drainage channel runs alongside the road, and a lone figure walks on a distant bund across the field.

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February 10 20092009-02-10February 10 20092009-02-10Wide rural road scene under a hazy sky: a paved road on the left with a dirt shoulder, and beyond a ditch, green paddy fields lined with utility poles and distant palm trees. On the left shoulder, three small figures walk in a line, one wearing white with a red-and-white cloth, appearing to be devotees on a walking procession. Trucks are visible at the far left edge of the road. A purple bird logo appears in the upper left corner, and an orange timestamp reads 12 04 2008 13 13 in the lower right with a copyright notice.2009-02-10A road procession walks along a paved highway beside flat green paddy fields and palm trees. Devotees in white clothes march holding saffron-orange flags on poles, several wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Ahead, a decorated vehicle with an ornate golden arched canopy carries a large framed portrait of a smiling woman in its upper panel. Behind the front figures, more white-clad marchers follow. The scene shows a ratha procession on the roadway.2009-02-10 +1 copiesFebruary 10 20092009-02-10February 10 20092009-02-10Outdoor photo of a roadside procession on a palm-lined highway with green paddy fields beside it. In the foreground two older men in white shirts walk toward the camera; the man on the left wears a rudraksha-style bead mala and an ID badge, and the man on the right holds an orange flag on a pole and wears a bead mala with a round rosette badge. Behind them a line of white-clad marchers carries orange flags, a motorcyclist rides among them, and a decorated truck with a framed deity image and orange draping leads the procession, followed by vehicles and a black SUV on the left.2009-02-10A roadside procession on a paved road with dry scrubland, palm trees and a hazy hill behind. A golden ornate ratha (chariot) with carved panels and hanging decorative banners carries deity murti figures under a canopy at the right. Several devotees in white ritual clothes walk beside it carrying saffron/orange flags; one woman wears a white sari with a gold border, another wears a red sari, and a woman in a white sari with a teal-shirted girl walks in the foreground. A man wearing an orange cap and white clothes is among the walkers near the chariot. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person in the visible frame.2009-02-10A road procession walks past a golden ornate ratha chariot topped by a red canopy, with carved golden lions and a deity murti visible inside the shrine. Devotees in white shirts and white dhotis carry orange flags on poles, and a man in a white T-shirt with a printed figure walks in front. Palm trees and a roadside building line the street, and a motorbike and auto-rickshaw pass on the right.2009-02-10A photo of a group walking along a paved rural road lined with coconut palms, with power lines overhead and a sandy roadside on the right. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing lanyards, carry saffron and orange flags on poles. A woman in a cream sari with a red border walks in the middle, and a woman in a white shawl with a red border walks in the right foreground. An older bearded man in white clothes with a red shawl and a round badge walks near the centre. Some participants wear white caps. The scene suggests a padayatra procession.2009-02-10February 10 20092009-02-10A roadside procession on a tree-lined highway, photographed from behind. Two men in white ceremonial clothes walk on the tarmac; the foreground man wears a tan cap and white shirt, the other a white kurta-style garment. Beside them a white vehicle carries a banner showing a seated figure in orange garments with a golden crown and a tall lamp-like object, and a large orange flag flutters from its side. Several other white-clad figures and a small motorbike appear further down the road. A brick compound wall runs along the left, with a small framed poster on it showing a woman in orange. Scattered roadside litter and dry grass line the dirt verge.2009-02-13