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Night photograph of a pada yatra, a walking procession along a dark road. Several men in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shoulder scarves walk together. Two ornate golden umbrellas with red and blue embroidered panels and finials are carried aloft, and a small orange flag is visible. A white van with a red and orange logo follows behind. One man at the centre wears a white kurta with a long orange-gold shawl and carries a black speaker box. Roadside vegetation and a small shrine structure are visible at right.

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Night photo of a pada yatra procession on a roadside. Several men in white dhotis and orange or yellow shawls walk along the road, carrying two ornate ceremonial parasols with gold fringe and embroidered panels, and a multicoloured umbrella between them. A man in front holds a small black speaker box, and a man in a yellow shawl near the right edge is wearing a rudraksha-style necklace. A white van is parked at left and an orange flag is visible. No clearly distinguishable a person candidate is visible among the walkers.2008-08-07A night-time procession of about a dozen men in white dhotis and white shirts walks along a roadside at dusk. Several carry ornate embroidered ceremonial standards or umbrellas with gold and red decorations, and some wear orange or saffron shawls and yellow sashes. A few carry small lights. The road is dark with a low building and utility pole at the right edge. The group appears to be on a walking pilgrimage along the road.2008-08-07Night photograph of a pada yatra procession walking along a dark road. Several men in white dhotis and white kurtas, some with yellow shawls and orange-red stoles, carry gold-bordered ceremonial standards with embroidered red and gold designs on long poles, along with orange-red flags. In the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes walks among them, and a red canopy or palanquin-style structure is visible behind the standards. Roadside lights and a dirt shoulder are visible in the background.2008-08-07A night-time procession walks along a roadside at the edge of a dark road. Several people in white dhotis and white kurtas, with yellow and orange shawls, carry ornate umbrella-style parasols with red and gold fringes and a flame emblem. Red flags are held aloft. A figure in orange robes stands near the centre of the group, and a bright light glows at the front. Grass and a low kerb line the right side of the path.2008-08-07A nighttime procession walks along a paved road, with a dark tree line behind. A man in front on the left holds an orange flag on a pole and wears white. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts walk in a group, some with orange or yellow shawls. Two decorated umbrellas on poles, one multicoloured and one with a gold-fringed pink and gold canopy, are carried above a small orange-clad murti or figure at centre. Another man carries a flower offering, and a bright headlight is visible on the left. Orange flags and white attire predominate.2008-08-07Night photo of a pada yatra procession walking barefoot along a dark road. Several men in white dhotis and orange or saffron shawls carry ornate gold-and-embroidered parasol-style umbrellas on poles, plus a red and multicoloured umbrella and an orange flag. One man in a yellow shawl and white clothes walks at the front, while another kneels at the road to lift a small black speaker box. A lit sign glows at the left edge and a few onlookers stand at the roadside.2008-08-07Night photograph of a pada yatra procession walking barefoot along a paved road. Several men in white dhotis and white kurtas wear orange shawls; one man in the centre wears a yellow-gold kurta. Two people in the centre carry a long rectangular object between them. Above them, a decorated canopy with embroidered gold-and-red finials and a multicoloured panel is held aloft on poles. Orange flags appear at the left edge. Roadside wood piles and dark vegetation surround the procession under the night sky.2008-08-07Night photo of a pada yatra procession walking along a road, with a red car parked at right. Men in white dhotis and white kurtas wear orange and saffron shawls. In front, a man in white with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala walks in the foreground. Behind him, two ceremonial standards with gold fringe and embroidered floral panels are carried on poles, and a colourful canopy umbrella rises above the group. Several other pilgrims and onlookers stand along the road in the dark.2008-08-07Night photograph of a pada yatra procession walking barefoot along a paved road. Men in white dhoti and shirt walk in a group; several carry orange flags, and two men at the centre hold up decorated umbrella-style canopies with colourful fringe and embroidered panels. A small figure. Some marchers wear orange shawls and one wears a yellow shawl. Dark trees line the roadside and a green road sign is visible on the right.2008-08-07Photograph of an evening pada yatra procession walking along a dim paved road lined with palm trees. In the foreground two young men in white dhoti and shirt hold up ornate gold-edged banners with red, floral and sun motifs on tall poles, the man on the left wearing an orange shawl. Behind them a group of devotees in white and yellow-scarved white clothing walks, with a small deity murti carried at the centre near a colourful canopy umbrella and red flags. An orange-robed figure walks among the white-clad participants. Street lights glow in the background under a blue dusk sky.2008-08-07Dusk procession on a paved road lined with palm trees, as a group of devotees in white dhotis and shirts walks toward the camera. Two men in the foreground hold up ornate, gold-fringed ceremonial standards with pink, red and gold embroidered panels and tall finials, one with an orange scarf draped over the shoulders and one with a yellow shawl. A third man walks at the centre-right carrying an orange-draped object and wearing an orange robe, and others in the line carry orange flags and a fringed umbrella-like canopy. Cars are visible at the left edge of the road.2008-08-07Dusk procession on a roadside at night. Several people in white clothes walk away from the camera along the road, many with heads partly visible at the bottom edge. Some carry tall poles with orange flags, and an ornate multicoloured parasol with fringed edges is raised over the group. A small bus and a motorcycle with a glowing red tail light are on the road, and a low boundary wall and street lamps line the right side.2008-08-07