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Outdoor street scene at a Kumbh Mela camp entrance, with a blue arch banner reading श्री प्रेम प्रकाश मण्डल की कुम्भ मेला छावनी (अन्न क्षेत्र) and portraits of a saint in orange robes with garlands. Crowds in white and orange clothing walk beneath a pink embroidered umbrella held over a figure in white robes with an orange shawl. Several people wear white dhotis, a man in a teal shirt stands at right, and a red-and-white flag flies above. Side hoardings show a portrait of a woman in red with rudraksha-style beads and Hindi event text, and a 'Paramhamsa Nithyan[anda]' banner.
Photo 1304 of 1479 from 9 May 2016

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