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A photograph of a pink-and-orange temple-style gateway facade bearing a large blue banner painted with Shiva's face with trident and cobra, a group of figures in a boat, a bearded seated sadhu in orange robes, a shivling-type shrine, and a white temple spire. The banner text reads Shri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani. A smaller strip below carries Om and Shri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani text. No physical people are visible in the scene; the sadhu is a painted depiction.

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Photo 11702331April 22 20162016-04-22A pink-painted temple-like structure with a tiered sikhara-style roof stands at a street junction. A large blue banner on its façade shows Shiva with matted hair and a crescent, beside figures in a boat and a seated sage, captioned in Hindi as Shri Panchayati Shri Anand Akhada Mahanirvani. Below, a smaller blue banner shows a turbaned figure in red robes with a child, labelled as a welcome and honour banner. A red flag flutters at right and a sign reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda on a stall. No people are clearly visible in front of the structure beyond small partial figures at the lower edge.2016-04-18April 22 20162016-04-22April 18 20162016-04-18April 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 20162016-05-21April 22 20162016-04-22A 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.2016-05-21A 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.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22