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A procession of devotees walks along a dirt road past open land with scattered palms and a distant building. Many carry orange and saffron flags with dark emblems, and several people hold ornate colourful parasols and a decorated standard. The marchers wear white dhotis and kurtas with orange shawls and sashes; a few men in saffron robes walk near the middle. A man in white with a yellow shawl carries a tall decorated staff at the right edge. The scene suggests a padayatra, a walking pilgrimage.

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A photograph of a pada yatra procession walking along a dirt road past low tin-roofed buildings with red walls, with hills in the background. Many participants in white dhotis and white kurtas wear orange sashes, and several carry orange flags on poles. Some walkers in orange robes lead the group, and a few carry ornate umbrellas with colourful fringed canopies. Rocks and grass line the foreground, and a white car is parked at the left edge.2008-08-07A procession of devotees walks along a dirt road through a cleared, reddish-earth site with scattered palm trees and distant buildings. Many marchers wear white garments with orange-saffron shawls, and many carry tall orange flags on poles. Two ornate parasols with multicoloured patterned canopies and a decorated staff with a gold-and-red banner are carried over the front of the group. One figure in an orange robe walks near the center, and a man in white holds a bundle near the front. A small child in blue stands at the right edge of the group. Overcast sky and a leafy branch frame the top of the scene.2008-08-07A photograph of a procession walking across a dry, reddish-brown open field toward the right, with a tree trunk framing the right edge. Many people in white dhotis and white kurtas, several wearing orange shawls or sashes, walk in a group. Orange saffron flags are raised on poles at left, and two decorative multicoloured umbrellas with fringed canopies and a smaller ornate standard are carried above the group. A few figures in orange robes walk near the centre, one holding a small object. Palm trees, low buildings and a fenced plot stretch behind under an overcast sky.2008-08-07A procession of devotees walks across a dirt field toward a palm-lined area under a hazy sky. Several people carry orange flags with black emblems on poles. Two rows of people in white clothes with orange or red stoles lead the way, and some hold small offerings. Two men in orange robes walk near the center. Three colourful umbrellas with embroidered edges, one with a pointed crown-like top, are carried above the group. Mounds of earth and scattered stones lie in the foreground, and utility poles and buildings are visible in the background.2008-08-07A procession walks along a dirt path between concrete fence posts on bare, reddish-brown ground with scrubby grass and palm trees behind. Many people in white dhotis and kurtas, several wearing orange shawls, march in a crowd; some carry orange triangular flags with dark emblems. Two decorated umbrellas with blue, green and orange panels and a fringed white umbrella are held aloft over the group, and a tall yellow banner on a pole is carried at the right edge by a boy in white. A central figure in a long orange robe walks in the middle of the group.2008-08-07A procession of devotees walks along a dirt path on open, reddish-brown ground past scattered palm trees and low buildings. Many participants wear white clothes with orange shawls or sashes, and several carry orange flags with a black emblem. Two figures in orange robes walk near the centre, one holding a white ceremonial item. Two colourful multi-panel umbrellas and a decorated ornamental parasol are carried above them. A large tree trunk stands in the right foreground.2008-08-07A procession walks along a dirt road lined with red earth on the left. Many people in white dhotis and white kurtas wear orange sashes, and several carry orange flags on poles. Two ornate decorated umbrellas with fringed borders and gold finials are held aloft over the group. A central figure in an orange robe walks at the front, with another orange-robed person beside him, and a few people in yellow sashes carry flower garlands. Young children watch from the roadside, and a utility pole and hills appear in the background under an overcast sky.2008-08-07A photograph of a procession on a dusty, partly cleared plot with concrete fence posts and scattered green shrubs. Many people in white dhotis and white kurtas, some with orange shawls or sashes, walk in a long line along a dirt path. Several carry orange flags bearing a black emblem, and others hold ornate umbrellas with colourful fringed canopies and a tall decorated staff. Palm trees and a tree line the distance under a pale sky. The scene reads as a pada yatra, or walking pilgrimage.2008-08-07December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesA procession of devotees walks barefoot along an unpaved dirt road at dusk during a pada yatra. Several men in orange and saffron robes lead the group, one in the centre wearing an orange dhoti and shawl. Young men in white kurta and dhoti, many with orange or yellow shawls, carry ornate embroidered parasols with gold fringes and pointed finials, and orange flags on poles. A man in a white shirt holds a bag, and a motorcycle with riders stands on the left beside blue tarpaulins. Trees and a low sky frame the scene.2008-08-07A procession of devotees walks along a dusty unpaved road at dusk, under a pale evening sky with palm trees and a low hill behind. Several people in white dhotis and kurtas, some with orange or saffron shawls, lead the group, and a few carry colourful decorated umbrellas, one with a red and gold canopy. Among the walkers are robed figures in saffron/orange garments, and a small child in a teal shirt walks near the front. White stones line the path. Single-storey white buildings and a tree stand at the right edge. A man in front gestures with one arm. No one is identifiable as a person with confidence from appearance, so the figures are described by role and clothing.2008-08-07December 25 20072007-12-25