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Outdoor roadside scene during a monsoon-season pilgrimage. On the left, a blue tractor draped in white mesh and red-and-white cloth carries a small shrine with a deity image and marigold garlands; several people ride on it. On the road, men in saffron-orange shirts carry decorated kanwar-style bamboo carry-frames hung with red and orange ribbons and flowers, and one man carries a tall red and orange flag. Dense green trees and papaya-like foliage line the road under a grey sky.

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July 21 20142014-07-21September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesA road procession moves along a tree-lined highway under a pale sky. Devotees in white dhotis and kurtas walk in a long column, many carrying red and orange flags with a dark emblem. In the foreground, men in saffron and orange garments with green lower cloths carry a decorated palanquin hung with marigold and red garlands and gold finials. Men in yellow kurtas play a drum at right, and uniformed police officers walk along the left side of the road. A motorcyclist rides in the distance.2010-07-24A roadside procession on a paved road lined with dense green trees. Two flower-decorated palanquins, one draped with green and purple cloth and the other with red and orange blooms, are carried on poles by men in orange and green dhotis and white turbans. Behind them, marchers in white dhotis and shirts, grey trousers and yellow shirts walk with red and orange flags. One man in grey shirt and blue trousers holds a red placard with a portrait and printed text, and others carry smaller orange placards. The scene is a Pada Yatra walking procession.2010-07-24A street procession on a tree-lined road moves along the asphalt past a tractor trailer on the left. Several orange-saffron robed sannyasis walk at the front, some carrying orange flags on poles. Behind them are men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shoulder cloths, many wearing rudraksha or beaded necklaces. Above the group are colourful striped ceremonial umbrellas with gold finials and square banners bearing a blue emblem. A bare-chested man walks at the right, and a sign stands on the roadside near a small pedestrian crowd. Approximately a dozen or more people are visible, mostly on foot.2008-08-01A street procession of devotees carrying decorated wooden kanwar-style frames on their shoulders. The frames are bright with streamers and ribbons in pink, orange, green and red, with small red cloth pouches hanging below. Most walkers wear orange or red headbands and orange scarves, with casual shirts, shorts, lungis and sandals. Several carry black or blue backpacks. A parked auto-rickshaw and roadside trees are visible behind them on a wet road.2014-07-21September 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesA wide road procession moves down a tree-lined street in a rural Tamil Nadu setting. Many men in white dhotis and shirts walk in the crowd, several wearing saffron-orange shawls or sashes. Orange flags rise above the group, and a decorated palanquin or float with umbrella-like canopies is visible in the middle distance. In the foreground, a man in white with an orange shawl walks beside a boy beating a drum, and other children and a man in a light shirt stand along the road. A yellow-green three-wheeler vehicle is parked on the right, with a bench and motorbikes beside the road.2008-08-01A pada yatra procession moves along a tree-lined rural road, with many people in white dhotis and white kurtas carrying decorated umbrellas and fan-shaped standards with red and yellow designs. A palanquin-style float at the centre carries a figure in saffron-orange robes seated among floral decorations, with orange flags raised around it. Behind, trucks and a tractor trailer filled with people wave red and orange flags, and a yellow auto-rickshaw is visible among the vehicles. Some participants wear saffron shawls and women wear sarees.2010-07-24August 01 20082008-08-01A photograph of a pada yatra procession walking along a paved road beside green roadside shrubs and utility poles under an overcast sky. In the centre, a man in an orange robe holds up a small deity murti under a multicoloured umbrella, and another man in orange walks beside him. Several men in white dhotis and white kurtas follow, some carrying orange flags and a decorated ornamental umbrella, with a boy in a white shirt among them. The procession moves away from the camera.2008-08-07A street procession on a tree-lined rural road. At the centre, a richly decorated palanquin with garlands, tassels and a gold kalasha-like finial is carried on a red tractor trailer. Standing on the palanquin, a figure in saffron-orange robes with long hair and a rudraksha-style necklace receives offerings, with a second person in orange beside them and an attendant in white. Multicoloured umbrellas with blue and gold trim shade the procession. Men and women in white dhotis and saris, many carrying orange and red flags, walk alongside, and uniformed police officers march along the road. A man in a red shirt carries an umbrella pole on the left, and a motorcycle and auto-rickshaw pass in the background. A placard held by a participant is partly legible.2010-07-24