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Aerial fisheye view of a procession moving down a town street on a bright day. Dozens of men in white dhotis and shirts walk in a long line, many carrying orange and saffron flags and colourful umbrellas. A decorated yellow vehicle and a white truck lead the group, with motorcycles and onlookers along the pavement. Low tiled houses, white multi-storey buildings, palm trees and a construction crane frame the scene. The chariot procession belongs to the Kodikann Rath Yatra event.

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January 12 20092009-01-12December 20 20112011-12-20January 12 20092009-01-12A photograph taken from an elevated vantage of a street procession on a busy road lined with parked buses, trucks, cars and auto-rickshaws. A long crowd of men and women in white clothes and orange-saffron sashes walks along the roadway. In the centre-right, a palanquin with a multicoloured umbrella canopy and garlands is carried forward; a figure in orange robes sits on it while a man in white stands beside, and other people in orange and white surround the palanquin. Several more multicoloured canopies are visible in the middle of the procession, and uniformed police officers stand along the road. Roadside spectators watch from the pavements, and a red car and silver vehicles pass along the street.2010-07-24 +1 copiesAerial photograph of a street procession seen from above, rotated on its side. A dense crowd of people in white clothes and orange-saffron shawls walks along a road lined with shops and buildings. A decorated ratha (chariot) with red and gold canopy and colourful streamers moves through the middle of the crowd. Parked cars, a yellow auto-rickshaw and motorcycles are visible at the edges, with palm trees and hills in the background. A shop sign reads in Tamil script.2009-01-12Aerial photograph of a street procession in a town, viewed from an upper floor on a bright day. A large crowd of people in white clothes, many with orange or saffron cloths and flags, walks down the road behind a decorated float or chariot with red and gold canopy. Several white cars, a yellow auto-rickshaw and motorbikes share the street, with two-storey buildings, trees and a red-and-white mobile tower on the skyline. The scene is a ratha yatra style procession.2009-01-12A large street procession seen from an elevated angle, with a dense crowd of people dressed mostly in white walking along a busy road lined with buses, trucks, cars and auto-rickshaws. Many marchers carry orange-red flags on poles. In the centre, a decorated palanquin topped with a multicoloured canopy is carried forward, with a few figures in saffron/orange robes standing on or beside it, and a figure in a white dhoti stands on the platform. Several colourful umbrella-style canopies are also visible among the marchers. Uniformed police officers stand along the roadside, and onlookers in casual and traditional clothing watch from the pavement.2010-07-24Aerial fisheye view of a dense street procession in a town, with a large crowd of people in white clothing moving along a road lined with shops and trees. Many carry orange and red flags or banners. A decorated wheeled float or ratha with colourful panels and fringed canopies moves through the middle of the crowd. Parked cars, a yellow auto-rickshaw and a white van sit along the road edge. The procession appears to be a ratha yatra with devotees walking alongside the float.2009-01-12Aerial view of a large road procession moving down a wide street lined with parked buses, trucks, autorickshaws and roadside shops. Hundreds of participants in white dhotis and white clothing carry saffron-orange flags on poles, forming a long column. A blue open vehicle near the right holds drummers playing drums and cymbals, and a large orange-and-multicolour umbrella appears at lower right. Spectators stand along the roadside and police officers in khaki uniforms direct traffic. Trucks and a blue lorry on the left side of the street remain stopped, and a motorcycle is parked at bottom left.2010-07-24January 12 20092009-01-12December 20 20112011-12-20Aerial view of a dense street procession in a crowded Indian market town. Large crowds of men in white dhotis and shirts and women in saris move along the road, many carrying orange saffron flags. A green and yellow truck and parked motorcycles sit in the street. A multicoloured umbrella shades a group at centre-right, and figures in saffron and orange robes walk among the devotees. Shopfronts, awnings, a golden temple-style gopuram-like structure and strings of white paper flags line the road. Hindu devotional procession with saffron flags and white-clad devotees.2011-12-20