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A roadside scene on a tree-lined tarmac road where a group of devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls walk and step down from a parked silver SUV beside a cream-and-brown public bus with Kannada script on its side. A man on the left wears a white shirt, white dhoti and an orange shawl with a mala. Another figure in a saffron sari and a white-clad man stand near the bus door, while a motorcycle and more people appear in the background.

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A roadside scene beside a tree-lined road in India. A cream-and-brown tour bus with a rear-window sign stands on the shoulder under a canopy of branches. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, many with orange shawls, sit on the tarmac and a bare-headed man in white stands near the bus door. A woman in a pink sari walks along the road, and an older man in white stands at the left by a wire fence. The group appears to be gathered around the bus during a pause in travel.2008-01-02A group of about a dozen people walks along a sandy path under tall trees on a sunny day, a silver car's bonnet in the foreground. Several men wear saffron orange robes with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, while others wear white kurtas and cream dhotis. A woman in a white top and dark trousers leads the group near the front, and a larger white SUV and a white hatchback are parked to the right beside a yellow building.2008-01-14January 02 20082008-01-02January 20 20092009-01-20A crowd of devotees gathers on a roadside beside a white and blue bus with the windscreen showing luggage and bags inside, under leafy green trees. Many people wear white dhotis and shirts, while several women wear orange or saffron saris and orange shawls. Some hold rudraksha-style garlands and gold necklaces, and people in the foreground face the bus with their backs to the camera. Figures in the centre-right wear white with orange shawls and stand close together, apparently boarding or assisting near the bus door. The scene looks like a pilgrimage departure on a road.2008-01-02A 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.2005-12-31A procession walks barefoot along a paved road beside a grassy verge and a large shade tree. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe wears a large marigold garland of yellow and red flowers over his shoulders and a rudraksha mala. He is flanked by men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange shawls, and a man in white on the right wears an orange shawl and a mala. A silver car and an orange-and-white truck are visible on the left, and a pale yellow building stands behind the trees.2007-01-12Outdoor photo of a roadside procession on a paved road lined with tall green trees and dry grass. In the center, a barefoot man in an orange-saffron robe wears a long marigold garland with red flowers and a rudraksha-style mala, walking forward. Beside him, a man in white shirt and dhoti walks, and behind them a group of devotees in white and orange clothing follows along the roadside. A younger man in white dhoti and orange shawl carries a camera on the left. Several parked vehicles and a white van are visible in the background.2007-01-12January 09 20082008-01-09A road procession moves along a tree-lined tarmac road past palm trees and small houses. Many devotees in white dhotis and shirts walk in the street, carrying orange and red flags and multicoloured decorated banners on poles. Yellow auto-rickshaws, a yellow bus and a white van with a red marking drive in the procession, and a cluster of red-orange ceremonial umbrellas is visible ahead. In the right foreground, a man in an orange saffron garment with a gold-toned neck ornament and a shaved head walks in the road, appearing to be a sannyasi or priest, while another man in a white shirt carries a banner. a person identification is uncertain from appearance alone.2009-01-12December 31 20052005-12-31July 02 20082008-07-02