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Dense crowd photographed from above in a large exhibition hall at a Kumbh Mela event, with red and yellow umbrella-style canopies and decorated stalls. Many devotees wear white kurtas, saffron and orange shawls, and sarees in red, pink and purple. Parents carry small children, and a few people wear dhotis. Display panels on the right show a person Sangha photographs and banners. Many people are visible, though the crowd is too dense to count precisely.

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April 25 20162016-04-25April 25 20162016-04-25 +1 copiesApril 25 20162016-04-25April 25 20162016-04-25 +1 copiesApril 25 20162016-04-25A dense crowd of devotees packs a covered pavilion lined with orange and red canopies, hanging lanterns and decorative streamers. A man in a turban and a woman in a green sari with a red border stand near the centre, while others in checked shirts, white kurtas and pastel salwar kameez press forward. On the right, a red-and-white display board shows framed photographs of a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Karnataka exhibition. The scene suggests a busy darshan line at a festival camp.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24May 17 20162016-05-17A dense crowd of devotees fills a festival passage at night, many raising their hands in the air. Men and women wear white, blue and orange clothing, some with forehead markings. Ornate umbrellas in orange, yellow and blue, and colourful striped banners line the path. Display panels with red frames and photographs stand along the side, one labelled Nithyananda. The crowd is packed tightly, with faces turned in various directions.2016-04-25 +1 copiesA crowded indoor darshan hall with a dense throng of devotees pressing toward a raised shrine. Many people hold up mobile phones to photograph the scene. Visible are a man in a white kurta, a woman in a pink dupatta, a woman in a purple sari, a man in a black t-shirt holding a small child, and a man in a checked shirt. A red banner reads Nithyananda Sangha Tamilnadu and another section lists Singapore, with gold ceremonial staffs and a red-and-gold shrine decorated with garlands and deity figures in the background. Barriers and red chairs line the left side.2016-05-15April 25 20162016-04-25A large crowded tented hall during a festival, with a long canopy of white and red cloth and rows of hanging bunting lights. Dense crowds of devotees fill the space. In the foreground, a bald man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands near a barrier, with other saffron-clad sannyasis and a man in white holding a shawl nearby. Women in red, orange and pink saris stand around them. Colourful umbrellas and decorated ceremonial items line the back of the tent, with a lit lamp hanging near the centre. Several sannyasis are visible in orange clothing among the crowd.2016-04-24