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Night photo of an ornately carved wooden gateway at a Kumbh Mela camp, lit by warm lamps. The gate has tiered pagoda-style tops and panels with portrait medallions of older robed sadhus. A large sign reads Swami Harihar Nanda Camp. Several people stand at the entrance, including a man in white kurta and dhoti, a figure in orange saffron cloth, and others in white clothing. Through the doorway glimpse a golden shrine area and a deity murti. Painted banners of a deity riding a bull flank the gate.

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A photograph of an ornate carved wooden gateway at night, marked as the Swami Harihrananda Camp entrance of the Yoga Shivir run by the Geeta Bharati Dharmarth Trust. Four oval portraits are mounted on the gate: a bearded saint at top left, a bald man in saffron at top right, a bald man in a red-and-white robe at lower left, and a woman in a pink-and-white garland at lower right. Below the gate, several people in white kurtas and saffron or orange robes stand near the open doorway, which shows an orange-draped interior. A man in a white shirt holds a camera at right. A large banner with a faded image of a seated figure flanks the right side of the entrance.2015-09-15 +1 copiesCrowded 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 20152015-09-10 +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.2015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesA 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.2015-09-10Photograph 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 20152015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10A 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.2015-09-10Night photo of a crowded entrance to the Shri Gita Mandir Camp at the Simhastha Kumbh Mahaparv in Ujjain. An arched gateway is strung with white bulb lights and topped by a gold-lettered sign reading Shri Gita Mandir Camp. Two framed portraits flank the banner text, one labelled with the name Swami Shri Satyanandji Maharaj. Saffron-robed sadhus in orange and red garments, several wearing orange and pink turbans and rudraksha malas, walk through the crowd. A man in a white kurta with an orange lanyard carries a shopping bag, and a uniformed police officer stands at left. A white canopy tent is visible behind the gate.2016-05-10A 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.2015-09-10