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Outdoor photo at a crowded festival camp entrance with a large arch banner reading Shri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani. The banner shows painted deity images and a seated saint. Orange flags and string lights line the road. In the foreground, several men stand watching: one in a white shirt with arms folded, one in a dark jacket, one in white kurta-pyjama, and a man in a brown polo with arms folded. Devotees in saffron and orange robes and a woman in a sari pass by near a white van. Hazy sky and tents in the background.

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February 12 20132013-02-12Outdoor crowd at a Kumbh-style gathering beneath a decorated gateway arch with a painted banner reading Sri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani. Several people in saffron and orange robes, including sadhus with rudraksha malas and one priest in white dhoti with a red shawl, stand among pilgrims. A man in a dark cap photographs with a camera, and a bearded man in grey sits near the front. Overcast evening sky, power lines overhead, flags, tents and street lamps in the background.2013-02-12Outdoor crowd at a festival gate, a tall decorated archway reading Shri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani with painted deity panels and a seated figure at top. Many sadhus in saffron, orange and pink robes, some with pink or orange turbans, mingle with devotees and visitors in jackets and caps; a man in a cap photographs with a camera. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a sacred thread stands near a saffron-robed sadhu with rudraksha beads. Tents, vehicles and poles fill the hazy background under overhead wires.2013-02-12A crowded outdoor scene at a festival ground with many people, most in orange or saffron robes and white or cream clothing. In the foreground, several men play hand drums, one in a dark vest and blue-grey scarf, another in a white shirt, and a young man in a green striped shirt beside them. Beneath a tall decorated gateway reading Sri Panchayati Akhada Mahanirvani, saffron flags and a white banner with a bird emblem flutter. Tents, a row of vehicles and distant poles fill the background under hazy skies.2013-02-12Dusk or night crowd scene at a large outdoor camp gathering, with hazy smoky air and many glowing street lamps receding into the distance. Dense crowds of men in white kurtas, dhotis and shawls, some in orange or saffron robes and turbans, mill along a barricaded lane. An overhead arch reads Shri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani, and a tall ceremonial saffron-and-white flag with a red emblem is held at left beside a golden palanquin or ratha with a deity murti. Parked white vehicles and tent roofs fill the background. The mood is a festival procession or akhara gathering.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12A 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.2016-05-21February 12 20132013-02-12Night photo of a very dense crowd filling a street in front of a decorated gateway. The gate bears a banner reading "Shri Panchdashnam Avahan Akhara" with large portrait prints of saints in red and white robes on its pillars. Many people, mostly men in white, orange and saffron clothing, some with pink or white head cloths, press forward; a few stand on a vehicle roof waving orange flags. A maroon ceremonial banner and orange flags stand in the foreground, bright floodlights illuminate the scene, and a white van and a silver car are visible among the crowd.2016-05-21February 09 20132013-02-09February 10 20132013-02-10February 22 20132013-02-22