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Outdoor crowd at a festival gate, a tall decorated archway reading Shri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani with painted deity panels and a seated figure at top. Many sadhus in saffron, orange and pink robes, some with pink or orange turbans, mingle with devotees and visitors in jackets and caps; a man in a cap photographs with a camera. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a sacred thread stands near a saffron-robed sadhu with rudraksha beads. Tents, vehicles and poles fill the hazy background under overhead wires.

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Outdoor crowd at a Kumbh-style gathering beneath a decorated gateway arch with a painted banner reading Sri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani. Several people in saffron and orange robes, including sadhus with rudraksha malas and one priest in white dhoti with a red shawl, stand among pilgrims. A man in a dark cap photographs with a camera, and a bearded man in grey sits near the front. Overcast evening sky, power lines overhead, flags, tents and street lamps in the background.2013-02-12Outdoor photo at a crowded Kumbh-area camp at dusk. A large painted arch with a banner reading Shri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani spans the path, with painted panels of deities and a saint-like figure. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with gold border and layered beaded necklaces stands beside two men in ochre and white robes, one in white dhoti with prayer-folded hands and rudraksha mala, another bald in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala. An elderly sadhu in pink turban and robes stands nearby. Men in jackets and a man photographing with a camera stand among the crowd. Overhead power lines and tents fill the background.2013-02-22February 12 20132013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12Outdoor photo at a crowded festival camp entrance with a large arch banner reading Shri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani. The banner shows painted deity images and a seated saint. Orange flags and string lights line the road. In the foreground, several men stand watching: one in a white shirt with arms folded, one in a dark jacket, one in white kurta-pyjama, and a man in a brown polo with arms folded. Devotees in saffron and orange robes and a woman in a sari pass by near a white van. Hazy sky and tents in the background.2013-02-12Dusk or night crowd scene at a large outdoor camp gathering, with hazy smoky air and many glowing street lamps receding into the distance. Dense crowds of men in white kurtas, dhotis and shawls, some in orange or saffron robes and turbans, mill along a barricaded lane. An overhead arch reads Shri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani, and a tall ceremonial saffron-and-white flag with a red emblem is held at left beside a golden palanquin or ratha with a deity murti. Parked white vehicles and tent roofs fill the background. The mood is a festival procession or akhara gathering.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12A crowded outdoor scene at a festival ground with many people, most in orange or saffron robes and white or cream clothing. In the foreground, several men play hand drums, one in a dark vest and blue-grey scarf, another in a white shirt, and a young man in a green striped shirt beside them. Beneath a tall decorated gateway reading Sri Panchayati Akhada Mahanirvani, saffron flags and a white banner with a bird emblem flutter. Tents, a row of vehicles and distant poles fill the background under hazy skies.2013-02-12Night photograph of a large dense crowd of pilgrims and sadhus in saffron, orange, ochre and white robes, many with shawls and woollen caps, gathered in front of an illuminated gateway. The lit arch has a decorated top and a banner reading in Hindi-script text, with festive lights and a tall orange flag at left. Hazy warm light fills the scene. Individual faces are small and partially visible; no single figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2013-02-10February 12 20132013-02-12February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10