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A dense crowd of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees presses through the ornately carved entrance of the Swami Hariharanand Camp at the Kumbh Mela. The carved reddish-brown facade bears large Hindi lettering reading Swami Hariharanand Camp, with portraits in roundels and paintings of Krishna and a deity on cloth banners. Many men wear orange and saffron head cloths and robes; a white-shirted man stands in the middle. A white SUV with its hazard light on is parked among the crowd, and a tree and tents stand on the right.

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A dense crowd of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees presses toward the carved wooden entrance of the Swami Hariharanand Camp at the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar. Many men wear orange or saffron cloths wrapped over their heads and shoulders, and some wear pink and white shawls. Two large portraits flank the doorway, and a painted Krishna figure with blue skin appears on a banner. Painted lettering across the facade names the camp. A white SUV with its door open sits at the right edge of the crowd, and a tree and hills stand behind the street.2015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesCrowded outdoor scene at a Kumbh camp entrance. An ornate, carved sandstone-coloured gateway bears the Hindi sign for Swami Hariharanand Camp, and a Hindi banner lists the Gita Bharati organisation. Dozens of saffron-clad sadhus and devotees press around a white SUV, many with orange and pink turbans, rudraksha malas and bare heads. A man in a white shirt on the right raises a hand, and a sadhu in the centre wears a long saffron robe with a beaded necklace. Painted murals of a deity and horses flank the gate, and a few white flags fly against distant hills.2015-09-10Photograph of a crowd of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees pressing around a white SUV outside the ornate terracotta-coloured gateway of the Swami Harihanand Camp at the Kumbh. The gate bears the printed name Swami Harihanand Camp with Hindi and English text, portrait medallions and carved panels. A man in the centre-left lifts an orange cloth, and an orange-robed sadhu with a rudraksha mala stands at the front of the group. Painted murals of a deity figure and horses decorate the side walls under overcast mountain hills with white flags.2015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10Crowded outdoor scene at a decorated gateway of the Swami Hariharanand Camp, its ornate brown-red facade topped with pinnacles and portrait medallions. Many saffron-robed sadhus wearing orange turbans and orange and pink shawls press around a white SUV. A bearded man in white shirt and trousers films with a camera. Painted banners on the sides show a deity figure and a horse. Some sadhus carry orange umbrellas, and a few wear woven multicolour caps.2015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10A photograph of the entrance to the Swami Hariharanand Camp at a Kumbh gathering, a tiered brick-red ornate gateway with carved panels and kalasha-like finials topped with Om symbols. Several saffron-robed sadhus and devotees in orange clothing walk through and gather at the gate, some carrying cloth shoulder bags, while men in white shirts and a white-capped attendant stand nearby behind yellow metal barricades. Painted murals of deities and portraits of figures frame the gateway, and a banner in Devanagari script reads the camp name. Motorcycles and parked cars line the roadside under a grey sky.2015-09-10A crowd of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees gathers around a dark SUV at a Kumbh camp entrance. Many men wear orange and saffron robes, some with orange turbans and rudraksha malas, while a few wear white kurtas. Behind them a painted wall shows a conch shell labelled शंख and a figure with a crown and wings, beside an ornate pink carved gateway with a framed portrait. Several people press close to the vehicle, with a white-bearded sadhu in pink gesturing on the left. a person is not clearly identifiable among the crowd, so no candidate is confidently marked.2015-09-10 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at a Kumbh camp entrance: an ornate pinkish-brown gateway topped with towers and small figures, labelled in Hindi and English as the Swami Hariharanand Camp, with a yoga shivir sign above. Crowds of devotees in saffron and orange robes, white dhotis and colourful saris move through the gate and past parked white cars. A saffron-robed sadhu in the foreground wears an orange shawl. Yellow railings, a red banner of a white horse, and a tall signboard reading Dashadoot appear at the sides, under a pale sky with white flags.2015-09-10 +1 copiesA crowded outdoor street scene at a Kumbh camp entrance. Saffron-robed sadhus in orange turbans and orange garments press around a dark grey SUV, with a bare-chested man in a saffron wrap and rudraksha beads at the centre. Devotees and onlookers in blue shirts, white kurtas and pink clothing crowd the foreground. Behind them a painted mural shows a conch shell labelled shankh, a coiled cobra and a deity figure with a crown beside a decorated red-and-gold temple gateway. White flags fly above.2015-09-10