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Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered at a roadside bus shelter marked Bikkanapalli, with a red-and-white canopy umbrella with orange fringe at left. A saffron-robed man stands centrally, holding a small object, flanked by devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing garlands and orange scarves. A large red banner reads a 41st Avatara Thiruvizha announcement for a Pada Yatrai footpilgrimage, showing a painted figure in red with a crown and rudraksha malas. Red flags with black emblems are held aloft, and onlookers in casual clothes fill the frame.

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January 04 20182018-01-04January 04 20182018-01-04January 04 20182018-01-04 +1 copiesA procession of devotees walks along a paved road in daylight, with a large red banner carried by several men and women. The banner reads in Tamil about the 41st Avatar Thiruvizha Padha Yatra and shows a portrait of a figure with a crown and rudraksha necklace. Many marchers wear white dhotis and white sarees, and some carry red flags. An orange umbrella with a decorated fringe is held above the group. A woman in a white saree with a gold border holds a tray of offerings. A red and white truck with a person on its side is visible behind them, and a bus shelter stands at the right.2018-01-04Outdoor street procession on a paved road with a white-and-red-lined road marking. A group of devotees, mostly men and women in white ritual clothes, walk behind a large maroon banner that reads a Tamil heading with the number 41 and shows a painted portrait of a figure with long hair and ornate necklaces, held by a man in white. Red flags are raised, and an orange-and-white ceremonial umbrella is carried. A woman in a white sari holds a brass plate, and another woman in a purple-bordered white sari presses her palms together. Trucks painted with NITHYANANDAM lettering and a National Highways Authority bus shelter appear in the background.2018-01-04January 04 20182018-01-04 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a roadside procession on a paved highway. Devotees in white dhotis and white saris, many barefoot, raise red saffron-coloured flags on poles and march behind a red banner showing a painted figure with a trident and garland. A woman in a white sari with a gold border holds a tray, and a man in white carries a garland of red and white flowers. An orange umbrella with white beading is held aloft. A bearded elderly man in white with rudraksha beads on his neck raises his hand. Behind them are trucks and a bus shelter, with a white car in the right foreground.2018-01-04January 04 20182018-01-04January 04 20182018-01-04Outdoor photo on a dusty open ground in front of a thatched-roof shed. An orange umbrella is held over a figure in a sleeveless red top and orange cloth wrap, walking toward an older man in white shirt and white dhoti who extends his hand toward them. Several people stand along the left in white shirts, white dhotis and orange cloth, some with palms pressed together in namaskar; a woman in a blue-and-white sari stands among them. On the right, a large printed banner shows a portrait of a smiling woman in orange, a temple-like hilltop monument and a rows-of-people photo, with Tamil text and phone numbers. Orange-and-white garlands hang along the thatch. A wrapped-figure candidate in orange is present but appearance cues are insufficient to confirm identity.2009-08-08July 01 20142014-07-01January 03 20122012-01-03