Outdoor procession on a tree-lined road in daylight, with many people in white dhotis and white saris walking alongside orange flags and multicolored striped parasols. A central figure in a long orange robe with a dark head walks at the front, while devotees in white hold saffron flags and a large ornate banner. Roadside utility poles, a blue truck and parked vehicles line the street. - Nithyanandapedia

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Outdoor procession on a tree-lined road in daylight, with many people in white dhotis and white saris walking alongside orange flags and multicolored striped parasols. A central figure in a long orange robe with a dark head walks at the front, while devotees in white hold saffron flags and a large ornate banner. Roadside utility poles, a blue truck and parked vehicles line the street.

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A road procession of devotees runs along a tree-lined street. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts with saffron/orange shawls and rudraksha-style necklaces, carrying tall orange flags and decorated umbrellas with colourful floral and geometric panels. A drummer in a light shirt and shorts plays a large drum in the middle of the group, and a vehicle is visible behind the crowd.

A street procession moves along a paved road lined with greenery and a low wall. Many people in white dhotis and shirts with lanyards and beaded malas walk in a dense crowd, many carrying orange flags. Colourful striped umbrellas are raised above the group. At the centre, a figure in an orange robe with a long orange shawl and a rudraksha mala walks beside a man in a white shirt and cap, while a drummer in a red garment plays a large drum nearby. Some people in orange robes walk among the crowd. Purple flowers are visible at the lower right corner. The scene looks like a ratha/chariot yatra procession.

A tree-lined rural road carries a procession of many men in white dhotis and shirts with orange shoulder cloths. Several orange flags fly from poles, and decorated umbrella-style canopies with embroidered panels are carried aloft. A blue Tata truck with a figure standing on top drives slowly in the background. A man in the foreground wears a light blue shirt and dark trousers, and another in front holds a pole. Some participants wear orange kurtas, and a figure in an orange robe stands near the center of the group.

A street procession moves along a tree-lined road with many devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls. Several men hold tall poles topped with ornate, colourful umbrella-style canopies with red, blue and gold panels bearing a blue and white emblem. Orange flags flutter above the crowd, and a man in the foreground in a white shirt, purple lanyard and jeans gestures toward the camera while another plays a drum at the lower right. Vehicles including a yellow truck and a bus line the roadside. Visible saffron-robed figures walk among the devotees.

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A large outdoor procession moves along a tree-lined road. Many devotees in white dhotis and shirts wear orange shawls and rudraksha-style necklaces, while saffron-orange flags on tall poles are carried above the crowd. Several colourful striped umbrellas shade a central group. A man in the foreground grins and holds a pole, and an older man in an orange shawl walks at the front. Vehicles and a parked auto-rickshaw line the roadside, and a drummer in a light shirt walks among them.

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A street procession moves along a paved road lined with palm trees and small houses. Many men and women in white dhotis, saris and shirts walk together, several wearing rudraksha malas. Two large embroidered banners with a blue-and-red emblem on orange-gold fabric are carried on tall poles at the front, alongside orange flags and colourful umbrellas held overhead. A few figures in orange and saffron robes walk within the group. Purple flowers are visible at the lower right edge.

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A large procession moves along a dirt road lined with dry brush, with a canopied palanquin or ratha at the rear topped by purple-trimmed canopies and ornate red and gold decorations. Many devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas or saris walk along, some holding orange flags, metal staffs and a tall silver trident-topped standard. A man in front raises a long pole with a red-and-gold banner, a woman in an orange sari and white shawl carries a brass or silver vessel with offerings, and a bearded man in sunglasses and a grey shawl holds a tall silver ceremonial staff. Many people stand along the roadside watching the procession.

A photograph of a walking procession on a paved rural road lined with trees and dry red earth. Dozens of men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces walk forward, many carrying saffron-orange flags on tall poles. A drummer in white beats a drum at center, and a man in front with white hair and a beard raises his hand in greeting. Several multicoloured umbrellas are held overhead, and a white van with a portrait on its rear and orange-bannered flags follows the crowd. Yellow banners with blue-and-red emblems stand at the edges. Bright daylight, leafy trees and a utility pole frame the scene.