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A dense crowd of devotees at a festival procession near a pink gateway decorated with blue banners. Many people raise large red flags on poles, and several colourful parasols in blue, green, pink and red shade the crowd. A shaved-headed man in the foreground raises one arm and wears rudraksha beads. Men in saffron and orange cloths and women in white and cream saris walk together. Beside the gate a blue banner reads a welcome message. The scene shows a procession with flags and umbrellas.

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A dense procession crowd of devotees in white and saffron-red clothing carries red flags and small green, pink and blue umbrellas along a street in front of a pink gateway. A shaved-headed man in the foreground raises one arm and wears a rudraksha mala and brass necklace. Red flags bear a faded portrait. Behind the crowd a banner reads a welcome message with a saffron-robed sannyasi depicted in a blue panel. Bright daylight, white garments, many people visible.2016-04-22May 21 20162016-05-21Crowded outdoor procession passing through a pink ornamental gateway topped with a dome, its banner reading "Shri Panchayati Akhada Maha Nirvani" in Hindi script beneath a painted panel of deities and sadhus. Flanking banners read "Swagat Vandan Abhinandan" with painted portraits of saffron-robed sadhus. Numerous colourful umbrellas in red, yellow, green and blue are carried above the crowd. Several sadhus in white and orange-red robes with rudraksha malas and red-painted faces walk among devotees, one at left wearing a flower garland. Many men in white kurtas and turbans fill the street under a dusk sky.2016-04-22May 21 20162016-05-21April 22 20162016-04-22A crowd of devotees raises their arms and hands in celebration at a procession near a pink gateway. In the centre, a white-haired man in a white kurta wears an orange and red scarf and raises both hands. Others wear orange scarves and orange or red flags are held aloft. Behind the gate a painted banner shows a deity and a large sign reads a welcome and abhinandan message. The crowd includes men and women in mixed dress, and an orange-robed sadhu stands at the right edge.2016-04-22May 21 20162016-05-21April 22 20162016-04-22May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21A dense crowd of many hundreds fills a street in front of a pink gateway decorated with a blue banner reading "श्री पंचायती अखाड़ा महानिर्वाणी" and "Om". Two large blue side panels read "स्वागत वंदन अभिनंदन" and show painted portraits of a bearded sadhu in red robes with rudraksha malas, labelled as a portrait. Multicoloured and red umbrellas and red flags are carried over the crowd, and several uniformed police officers stand among the people. Many devotees in white, orange and mixed-colour clothing hold up phones and hands, and a man carries a large white sack on his shoulder. The image is watermarked with the archive copyright text.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09