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Outdoor photo at a crowded Kumbh Mela area on a flat concrete path under a clear blue sky. A large ornate temple-style gateway with a painted pediment of deity figures and orange canopy stands at right, bearing a banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetha. Pilgrims walk past, including a man in a light grey kurta and white dhoti, a man in a brown shawl, women in pink, red-and-white zigzag, orange and yellow saris, and a woman in a purple shawl in the right foreground. A steel railway truss bridge rises behind on brick pillars. A portrait banner with a figure in orange appears among the stalls in the background. Approximately a dozen people are visible.

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Outdoor scene at a busy Kumbh Mela-style festival area under clear blue sky, with a steel railway truss bridge on a brick pier at left. Crowds walk along a paved path. Many devotees wear saffron and orange robes; a few sadhus in orange with shaved heads walk among them. Several women carry large bundles of bedding and cloth on their heads, one in orange sari and another in a red shawl. A bright orange canopy and a temple-style entrance with a colourful gopuram topped with figures stand at right, its signboard reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetha beside a portrait. Large billboards with printed images line the background. a person is not clearly visible among the people here.2013-02-09February 09 20132013-02-09February 09 20132013-02-09Outdoor scene at a festival gate: a colourful ornate temple-style entrance with a sculpted gopuram-like top and a painted arch of figures, beneath a sign reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. An orange cloth canopy hangs over the doorway. Crowds of devotees walk across a sandy ground; a man in the foreground wears a backpack and grey scarf, and several people wear white or beige traditional clothing and headscarves. A steel railway bridge stands at left and a large painted banner is visible behind.2013-02-09February 11 20132013-02-11A crowded open dirt path at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering, with a large steel rail bridge supported by two tall brick piers overhead. Many pilgrims walk in both directions, including men in saffron and orange robes carrying walking sticks, women in colourful saris and shawls, a woman in a black top with a long braid, and a woman in a light blue head covering. Small children and a toddler are among the crowd. Temporary stalls, a parked vehicle, and tall bamboo poles with flags line the sides, and a large banner with a portrait of a saffron-clad figure with a crown is visible on the right. Hazy winter light fills the scene.2013-02-11February 15 20132013-02-15February 09 20132013-02-09February 11 20132013-02-11Crowds of pilgrims walk along a wide sandy embankment at the Kumbh Mela, beneath a large steel railway bridge supported by brick piers. Many women wear saris and shawls in pink, yellow, green and patterned colours, carrying pink and white plastic bags. A woman in a yellow kurta wears a lanyard badge and walks barefoot, and several older women walk barefoot as well. Men in jackets and a few in white dhotis and orange turbans move among them. Tents, banners and a large poster showing a smiling figure in red and orange stand in the background, with a dense crowd stretching into the hazy distance.2013-02-10Wide dusty road at a Kumbh Mela camp with pilgrims walking on both sides, several women in colourful saris (red, purple, yellow, orange), men in white shirts and trousers, and motorcycles and vehicles moving down the centre. Temporary stalls and tents line the road, with red and white painted gateway structures and a steel footbridge spanning the hazy sky. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2013-02-14A wide, hazy sandy riverbank at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela, with a steel truss bridge spanning the frame. A large banner hangs from the bridge, and several tall temple-style structures and red-draped tents rise behind. Many pilgrims walk along the dusty path, mostly women in red, orange, pink and blue saris, some carrying bundles and bags. On the left, a vendor sits beside spread-out colourful cloth. Small tents, parked white vehicles and a jeep are scattered across the grounds, and a few people stand near the bridge pillars. +1 copies