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Night photograph of a pada yatra procession on a paved road. Devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, many with orange shawls, walk barefoot behind a dark SUV with its headlights on. A man in front carries a tall orange flag with a dark emblem, and others hold a decorated umbrella-style canopy and a golden-fringed ceremonial parasol. A passenger in the SUV wearing orange raises a hand toward the procession. Dark roadside vegetation lines the right side of the road.

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Night photograph of a roadside procession of men in white dhotis and kurtas with orange shawls. Several carry bright orange flags bearing a dark bird emblem and the word NITHYANANDAPEETAM. Two figures hold ornate embroidered parasols, one multicoloured with a bird emblem. A man in orange robes stands among them holding a small deity figure garlanded with flowers. A silver SUV on the left has passengers, one waving from the window, lit by its headlights. Dark sky above.2008-08-07Night photograph of a procession on a dark road beside a silver SUV with headlights on. Several men in white dhotis and shirts, with orange or yellow shawls, walk barefoot and carry bright orange flags bearing a dove-like logo. A decorative multicoloured canopy with gold finials is held aloft over the group, and one man carries a small black bag. Two passengers in orange clothing sit in the car. Some men are smiling. Dark sky above.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 photograph of a procession walking along a dark road. In the foreground a barefoot man in white dhoti and kurta with an orange shawl around his neck holds up a tall pole flying an orange flag printed with the Dhyanapeetam bird logo. Behind him, several men in white and grey clothing carry orange flags and a golden decorated canopy or parasol, with a dark vehicle and headlights on the left side of the road.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.2008-08-07Night 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.2008-08-07Night 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.2008-08-07Dusk 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.2008-08-07Night 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.2008-08-07January 03 20082008-01-03Night 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.2008-08-07