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A procession on a rural road lined with green trees and red flowering bushes. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing orange shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, walk and jog along the road. Several carry large ornate umbrellas in orange, red and blue, and others hold orange flags and decorated banners. A yellow and blue truck with a large speaker and white decorated panels leads the group, its driver visible behind the wheel and a person seated atop the truck. Power poles and a blue sky with clouds form the background.

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A photograph of a roadside procession on a tree-lined village road. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts, many with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, walk and jog along the asphalt. Several carry saffron flags on poles and decorated umbrellas in blue, green and white with emblems. Behind them a blue and yellow TATA truck with a loudspeaker and garlanded decorations follows, with a man standing on its bed.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A road procession of devotees walks along a tree-lined road in daylight. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis with orange shawls over their shoulders, and several carry orange flags and decorated umbrellas with bright blue, yellow and red patterns. A yellow TATA truck with people standing on its back moves through the group. Foreground men smile as they walk, one carrying a cloth bag, and a few wear lanyards. Flowering trees and power lines line the road.2008-08-01A road procession of devotees walks along a tree-lined street. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Several carry ornate umbrellas in red, blue and yellow with decorative tassels, and tall saffron flags on poles, plus embroidered banners with a blue emblem. A man in the foreground wearing glasses and a lanyard raises one arm, and a man near the centre holds a white-and-saffron object. Vehicles are parked along the left edge. The scene resembles a ritual street procession, with the men walking in ceremonial formation.2008-08-01A procession of devotees walks and jogs along a paved rural road lined with green trees and a flowering tree on the right. Many men wear white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange shawls draped over their shoulders and rudraksha malas. Several carry orange flags and colourful striped umbrellas, and a blue truck with a loudspeaker moves with them. A man in the foreground holds a plastic bag. The procession appears to be a walking devotional march, with a vehicle in the foreground behind them.2008-08-01A 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.2008-08-01A large street procession of devotees walks along a tree-lined road. Many men in white dhotis and shirts wear orange saffron shawls and carry tall orange flags on poles. Several colourful umbrellas with blue and red patterned fabric and fringes are held aloft, and a drummer in a rust-coloured shirt beats a drum at the centre-left. Some participants wear white caps, and a few carry small decorated banners bearing a blue bird emblem. Buses and vehicles are visible in the background.2008-08-01A 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.2008-08-01A large procession moves along a tree-lined road, with many men in white dhotis and white shirts wearing orange shawls over their shoulders. Several carry ornate square banners with a blue emblem on gold-bordered fabric, and others hold multicoloured umbrellas and orange flags on poles. In the centre a man in an orange-saffron robe with a dark mala around his neck walks among the marchers, and a figure in white with long hair walks near him. Parked vehicles line the left side of the road, and a few people in the background watch.2008-08-01A road procession of many men in white shirts and dhotis, most wearing orange saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, walks along a tree-lined tarmac road. Several carry orange flags on poles and decorated umbrellas or canopies with ornate red, gold and blue patterns and a blue emblem. A white pickup truck and a lorry are parked at the roadside, and a utility pole stands at right. Dense crowd of roughly two dozen to forty visible participants; the leading men in front are smiling and moving quickly.2008-08-01A large procession of men in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing saffron/orange shawls over their shoulders, walks down a road in daylight. Several carry tall poles with saffron flags and square embroidered banners bearing a blue and white emblem, and a few hold ornate umbrella-style canopies with fringed, multicoloured tops. A yellow TATA truck with a loudspeaker stands behind them, and trees line the roadside. Some participants wear identification lanyards and rudraksha-style beads. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person, so no candidate is named.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01