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A photograph of a pink-and-orange temple-style gateway facade bearing a large blue banner painted with Shiva's face with trident and cobra, a group of figures in a boat, a bearded seated sadhu in orange robes, a shivling-type shrine, and a white temple spire. The banner text reads Shri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani. A smaller strip below carries Om and Shri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani text. No physical people are visible in the scene; the sadhu is a painted depiction.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A pink-painted temple-like structure with a tiered sikhara-style roof stands at a street junction. A large blue banner on its façade shows Shiva with matted hair and a crescent, beside figures in a boat and a seated sage, captioned in Hindi as Shri Panchayati Shri Anand Akhada Mahanirvani. Below, a smaller blue banner shows a turbaned figure in red robes with a child, labelled as a welcome and honour banner. A red flag flutters at right and a sign reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda on a stall. No people are clearly visible in front of the structure beyond small partial figures at the lower edge.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18May 21 20162016-05-21February 12 20132013-02-12April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor procession at a saffron-painted gate with a large blue banner showing a deity and seated sadhus. A decorated open palanquin draped in white cloth and garlanded with marigolds and rose strands carries a seated man in orange robes, with a shaved head and white beard. Men in orange and white clothing walk alongside, and a uniformed police officer in khaki stands at right. Red flags wave in the foreground and a motor vehicle with a canopy is at left.2016-04-22A photograph of a procession passing through a pink ornamental gateway at a Kumbh Mela site. Naked and near-naked sadhus smeared with ash wear marigold garlands and carry staffs, with one holding a conch-like horn. In the centre, a young man in white dhoti and shawl with a saffron cloth over his shoulder walks among the crowd. Uniformed police officers stand at right and red flags flutter from the gate. The gate's upper banner shows a deity with a crescent and a seated saint, and a red-and-white banner reads a welcome message. Several people are visible in the procession and crowd.2016-04-22A festive procession passes through a pink ornamental gateway decorated with a large painted banner showing Shiva and other deities, and a seated saint. The gateway is inscribed with a Hindi header reading Shri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani. Crowds of devotees fill the street under numerous colourful umbrellas in yellow, red, blue and orange with fringed edges, many carrying red and saffron flags. Two large side banners read Swagat Vandan Abhinandan and show standing saints in saffron robes holding staffs. Several people in the foreground wear garlands and saffron clothing. Sunlight and warm evening light illuminate the scene.2016-04-22May 21 20162016-05-21