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A rural road procession in daylight, with a long line of people in white clothes walking along the asphalt between palm and mango trees. Many carry large saffron-orange flags on poles, and a golden-framed ceremonial banner is visible near the middle of the line. A figure in an orange sari walks among the white-clad marchers, and a few men in shirts walk at the front near the camera. Parked vehicles, a van, motorbikes and a yellow-and-red truck share the road. The scene reads as a pilgrimage walk.

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January 12 20092009-01-12A long procession of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts walks along a paved rural road lined with palm trees and green shrubs. Many carry saffron-orange flags and tall ornate pennant-shaped standards decorated with coloured patterns and gold fringe. Several men at the front and sides wear white clothing with lanyards and a few wear orange caps. Power lines run overhead and a small white pickup truck is parked on the left. The scene is a rath yatra style walking procession.2009-01-12A roadside procession moves along a wide paved highway lined with saffron flags on poles and palm trees. A column of women in white saris with flower garlands, some carrying pots or flower-topped vessels on their heads, walks in the lead, followed by men in white dhotis and shirts. Men in checked and striped shirts walk along the roadside edge. A loaded orange truck and other vehicles travel on the left, and a small green building and a telecom tower stand in the background under hazy sky.2010-02-18Outdoor photograph of a procession walking along a paved rural road lined with tall casuarina-style trees and palms under a bright blue sky. A large group of men and youths in white shirts and white dhotis walk in the road, many carrying orange-red flags on poles; the foreground flag-bearer wears a white shirt and a beaded necklace and holds an orange flag with a decorative emblem. A tractor, a van and ornamented float-like vehicles with decorations follow behind the crowd, and a motorcyclist rides on the left shoulder. Roadside signboards and a painted wall are visible in the background. No individual is identifiable as a particular figure.2009-01-12A road procession moves along a tree-lined street. Many devotees in white dhotis and white shirts walk behind saffron-orange flags on tall poles, with several decorated umbrellas and a palanquin-style float carried in the middle of the crowd. Some men wear saffron-orange shawls and one drummer plays a drum. A yellow auto-rickshaw and motorcycles are at the left edge, and flowering red gulmohar trees line the right side beside a white compound wall.2008-08-01January 12 20092009-01-12August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession moves along a paved road lined with palm trees and a large shade tree under a clear blue sky. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk in the foreground, several wearing yellow or orange shawls and orange scarves. Orange flags bearing a dark circular emblem are carried aloft, and a decorated float or chariot with ornate yellow and gold canopy and framed portraits is pulled forward behind them. Motorcycles, a white van and a bus share the road. Marching in white, with saffron flags, this appears to be a ratha yatra procession.2009-01-12A long procession of devotees walks along a paved rural road lined with palm and shade trees under a bright sky. Many men wear white dhotis and white shirts, and several carry orange and red flags and saffron banners with emblems. A white SUV and a yellow auto-rickshaw travel in the procession, and a bare-legged figure in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala walks at the right foreground, carrying a flag pole. Thatched huts and roadside structures appear at left.2009-01-12A large procession of men in white dhotis and white shirts walks along a paved road lined with tall cypress-like trees and palms. Several walkers carry saffron-orange flags, and a young man in the foreground holds an orange banner with a round emblem on a pole. Behind them, a row of orange-and-red umbrellas and vehicles follows, and a red-and-yellow painted wall runs along the roadside. Some marchers wear rudraksha malas and a woman in blue walks among them. The scene suggests a devotional foot pilgrimage on a sunny day.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12August 01 20082008-08-01