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A festive procession passes through a pink ornamental gateway decorated with a large painted banner showing Shiva and other deities, and a seated saint. The gateway is inscribed with a Hindi header reading Shri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani. Crowds of devotees fill the street under numerous colourful umbrellas in yellow, red, blue and orange with fringed edges, many carrying red and saffron flags. Two large side banners read Swagat Vandan Abhinandan and show standing saints in saffron robes holding staffs. Several people in the foreground wear garlands and saffron clothing. Sunlight and warm evening light illuminate the scene.

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Crowded 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.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A large crowd gathers in front of a pink temple-style gateway decorated with a blue banner showing deity murti and a Shivalinga, with the printed sign reading Sri Pancha Dashnam Juna Akhara Mahamandaleshwar and Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam text on the arch. Many people in saffron and white clothing, some with red and orange headwear, carry or hold up colourful umbrellas in green, red, yellow, pink and blue, and red flags flutter in the foreground. Blue side banners read Swagat Vandan Abhinandan and show a portrait of a man in saffron with a red turban and rudraksha beads. Trees and a dusky sky frame the procession scene.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22May 09th 20162016-05-09April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A crowd gathers outside a pink temple-style gateway at a Kumbh Mela procession. A large banner on the building shows a blue-skinned Shiva with a trident and a seated figure. A tall banner on the left shows a man in red and saffron robes with an orange turban and rudraksha beads, beside a blue sunburst background. Many devotees in white and orange clothing walk among colourful yellow, red and multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas. On the right, a golden palanquin with an ornate canopy carries a seated figure, and attendants stand beside it. Red flags fly over the crowd under a bare tree.2016-04-22May 21 20162016-05-21A large crowd gathers at an ornate pink gateway decorated with lights and orange flags during an evening procession at a Kumbh Mela area. A banner above the arch reads "Shri Panchayati Akhara Maha Nirvani" and shows deity imagery. Flanking blue banners read "Swagat Vandan Abhinandan" and show saffron-robed sadhus. In the foreground, a bald man in white robes and a woman in yellow sari walk with others, including a man in yellow shirt and police officers in khaki uniforms with lanyards. Many men wear orange and saffron robes and turbans. Orange flags and a decorated vehicle appear beyond the gate.2016-05-21May 09th 20162016-05-09April 22 20162016-04-22