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A photograph of an outdoor procession on a dusty road. Several colourful ceremonial umbrellas with red, gold and green fringes are carried over a crowd of people, many in white clothes and some in saffron or orange robes. Men in white shirts and dhotis walk in front, and a man in orange holds a small cloth banner. Buildings and trees line the background under a pale sky.

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2009-glimpses-of-kodikkan-ratha-pada-yatraA road procession moves forward under a large multicoloured canopy with red and yellow panels and decorated poles. In the foreground, a man in an orange saffron robe with bare upper body and ornamented necklaces walks at the front, while behind him men in white dhotis and shirts and sannyasis in saffron carry long staffs and umbrellas. Crowds of white-clad devotees follow along the paved road during the Kodikkan ratha padayatra.A procession on a dirt road between a concrete block wall and palm trees. Front centre, a tall man in a saffron-orange robe and sandals walks with a long-haired man in a saffron shawl on his shoulders, with a bare-headed man in white beside them. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and saffron or orange shawls follow, some with white shirts. On the left, young girls and boys in white dresses and white clothing walk, one girl wearing a beaded necklace. Several colourful umbrellas with red, blue and yellow panels and fringed edges are carried overhead, marking a ritual procession.2007-12-07July 24 20102010-07-24 +2 copiesA procession on a dirt road lined with low concrete walls and palm trees. In the centre, a figure in a long saffron-orange robe with long dark hair walks under a multicoloured decorated umbrella held aloft, with the orange-robed figure at the front of the group. Around them, many children and adults in white clothing walk along, several children in white dresses and shirts, some men wearing orange shawls over white. Additional matching colourful umbrellas with fringed borders are carried above the group. The scene suggests a ceremonial welcome procession with umbrellas and saffron clothing.2007-12-07A three-panel graphic collage of a procession. The large left panel shows a street procession with a decorated palanquin and colourful umbrellas, with many people in white shirts and saffron-orange cloths walking alongside, carrying orange flags, and cars and an auto-rickshaw on the road. The upper right panel shows a bald man in an orange robe standing on a decorated float with flower garlands, beside a woman in orange and a person holding a white fan or whisk. The lower right panel shows people in orange and red garments seated on a flower-covered float with garlands and red fabric canopy, with a man in orange holding a fan. Because this is a collage of photographs rather than a single photo, no physical people are counted in the graphic itself.2010-07-24 +1 copiesA procession walks along a dirt road beside a concrete wall. Several decorated umbrellas in orange, blue and multicolour fringed designs are held above the group. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe walks at the front, with men in white dhotis and orange shawls around them. Some devotees wear white kurtas and one child in white walks among the group. A man on the left holds a long pole or staff near the umbrella bearers. The scene suggests a ceremonial return procession.2007-12-072010 - Photo Album +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a padayatra procession on a dusty road. A tall man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl walks at the front beneath a large ornate multicoloured parasol with fringed edges and a red-and-gold canopy panel, held on a long pole. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts and saffron-clothed devotees walk with them, some holding small items. Vehicles and a water tower are visible in the background, and a brass plate appears at the bottom edge.December 30 20072007-12-30July 26 20102010-07-26November 11 20102010-11-11