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A dense crowd fills a street in front of a pink, temple-style gateway decorated with a painted banner reading Shri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani-style signage and a welcome arch. On the gateway's raised platform atop a truck labelled PALKI, several people in orange and white robes stand with red flags. Red flags and large ornate umbrellas in yellow, red and purple rise above the crowd, many people raising phones. Uniformed police stand at the right edge. A shrine-like structure and bare trees complete the procession scene.

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May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09A dense outdoor crowd gathers before a tall pink gateway with a pointed spire, decorated with a large blue banner showing painted deities and figures. Banner text reads Sri Kailasa Adheenam Pradhanpeeth style lettering and Hindi script; side panels show a robed sadhu figure in orange. Many people in white, orange, saffron and multicoloured clothing press forward, several holding large red flags and colourful umbrellas. Police officers in khaki uniforms stand among the crowd, and tents and banners fill the background under a clear sky.2016-05-09May 21 20162016-05-21A dense crowd fills a street in front of a pink gateway with a blue banner reading a Hindi headline and a painted panel of deities. Several large umbrellas in yellow, green, blue and pink are held over a procession of saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees. A bald man in white stands near the center, with a man in an orange robe nearby. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at right, and many people wear yellow, red and white clothing while carrying red flags and bags.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09A dense crowd fills a street outside a pink temple-style gateway decorated with a blue banner showing deities and a Hindi-titled inscription. In the centre, a vehicle draped with garlands and flower strings carries a framed portrait and orange flags; colourful umbrellas shade the procession. Around it, many devotees in orange, white and saffron clothing press forward, while uniformed police officers keep order. A shirtless man in white dhoti stands barefoot in the foreground. Tents, flags and banners line the background under a clear sky.2016-05-09April 22 20162016-04-22May 09th 20162016-05-09Crowded 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 09th 20162016-05-09Crowded outdoor scene at a pink gateway decorated with a painted banner and two large welcome panels reading 'Swagat Vandan Abhinandan' with painted sadhus. Dense crowd of devotees in saffron and orange robes, many with red and orange turbans and white beards, walks through the gate beneath red flags. A bare-chested sadhu in a red head cloth and orange garment stands in the foreground beside a man in a striped polo shirt and a woman in orange sari-style dress. Uniformed police officers in dark caps stand at the right edge. Several people hold up phones to record. A few sadhus carry ceremonial standards and a bright yellow umbrella is raised above the procession.2016-04-22