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A dense crowd of devotees packs a covered pavilion lined with orange and red canopies, hanging lanterns and decorative streamers. A man in a turban and a woman in a green sari with a red border stand near the centre, while others in checked shirts, white kurtas and pastel salwar kameez press forward. On the right, a red-and-white display board shows framed photographs of a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Karnataka exhibition. The scene suggests a busy darshan line at a festival camp.

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April 24 20162016-04-24May 17 20162016-05-17May 03 20162016-05-03April 25 20162016-04-25 +1 copiesPhoto 11702466A dense crowd of devotees fills a barricaded walkway at night during a festival at the Ujjain Aadheenam Kumbh Mela. Many people press forward, some raising mobile phones, including a man in a light white collared shirt near the centre and a small boy in a yellow shirt at left. Women wear sarees and salwar kameez in purple, blue and pink, some with dupattas over their heads. On the right, a sari-clad woman faces away beside a brass lamp stand and decorated banners with floral and animal motifs. A framed portrait is mounted on a red display board. Red flags and canopy fabric hang overhead. a person's presence cannot be confirmed from the image.2016-05-17May 15 20162016-05-15A dense crowd of devotees packs a barricaded lane during an evening event, many raising hands and phones toward an unseen focal point. Men and women in saffron, red, yellow and pink clothing stand shoulder to shoulder, with a few wearing bindis and necklaces. On the left, tall orange and red umbrellas and red pennants line the path. On the right, colourful vertical banners with floral and elephant motifs hang beside a red-and-white display panel. Warm lights fill the hall. No single identifiable a person figure is clearly visible in the foreground.2016-05-17Dense crowd photographed from above in a large exhibition hall at a Kumbh Mela event, with red and yellow umbrella-style canopies and decorated stalls. Many devotees wear white kurtas, saffron and orange shawls, and sarees in red, pink and purple. Parents carry small children, and a few people wear dhotis. Display panels on the right show a person Sangha photographs and banners. Many people are visible, though the crowd is too dense to count precisely.2016-04-25May 08 20162016-05-08May 15 20162016-05-15May 03 20162016-05-03 +1 copies