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Outdoor photo of a large tented pavilion at a Kumbh Mela camp, with yellow and red-white fabric draped over a wide canopy and garlands of orange and yellow flowers strung along the edges. Ornate golden arched gateways decorated with purple and white flowers and hanging green balls stand at the entrance. On the left, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis, kurtas and colourful saris moves along a gravel path. In the centre, a woman in an orange sari and a man in orange robes stand near the gateway, while a woman in a white sari with a red border and a man in white kurta stand nearby. A white SUV with a windshield sign is parked at right. Photo-sized banners with portrait images are mounted along the canopy top.

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Outdoor scene at a large red-and-white tented pavilion with a banner reading Shukdevanand Puri Ji Maharaj, the banner also naming Atal Peethadhishwar Acharya Mahamandaleshwar. Several saffron-robed sadhus and devotees stand in a dusty lane, with a man in a saffron shawl and orange-robed monks greeting each other with folded hands. A bearded sadhu in an orange turban and saffron robes stands near the tent entrance; a woman in an orange sari and others in white kurta stand around, with a silver car parked at right. Corrugated metal fencing lines the lane.2013-02-15Outdoor event with a large tent canopy draped in orange and multicoloured fabric banners and hanging decorative tassels. A crowd of devotees, many in saffron, white and everyday clothing, walk and gather near a carved wooden doorway and metal barricades. Women in green and pink saris stand at left. At right, a large printed portrait shows a figure with red-and-gold ornamented garments and a red turban-style headdress, along with a bejewelled necklace; this is a printed portrait, not a physical person. A banner at top reads partly in Hindi-style script.2016-05-15A photograph of an outdoor ceremony beneath a large canopy hung with red, orange, green and blue fabric scallops. At the centre, a figure in orange robes sits on a red and white raised platform, with ceremonial staffs and a decorated parasol behind. Around him, many people in saffron and orange robes and in white dhotis and kurtas stand in a crowd on sandy ground. A man in white at the right edge gestures toward the group, and a garlanded deity murti sits in the background near a gate with signage. Strings of marigolds hang on the white wall behind the crowd.2008-12-24Outdoor photo at a Kumbh camp entrance: an ornate pinkish-brown gateway topped with towers and small figures, labelled in Hindi and English as the Swami Hariharanand Camp, with a yoga shivir sign above. Crowds of devotees in saffron and orange robes, white dhotis and colourful saris move through the gate and past parked white cars. A saffron-robed sadhu in the foreground wears an orange shawl. Yellow railings, a red banner of a white horse, and a tall signboard reading Dashadoot appear at the sides, under a pale sky with white flags.2015-09-10 +1 copiesA large tent at the Kumbh Mela with red and white draped fabric and a banner reading Atal Peethadheeshwar Acharya Mahamandaleshwar Sri Sri 1008 Swami Shukdevanand Puri Ji Maharaj. Several saffron-robed sadhus and monks walk in front of the entrance, one wearing a rudraksha mala and a garland. A bearded man in orange on the right touches his hand to his chest, while devotees in plain clothes stand nearby. Inside the tent entrance, a deity murti is visible.2013-02-15A festive procession under a canopy of red, yellow, green and orange fabric hung with pennants and banana-leaf decorations. Along a red carpet, a man in an orange robe with a long gold-beaded necklace walks at the right, while a white-clad man with a grey moustache and dark beaded necklace walks at the left, and women in white saris line the path. A dark vehicle decorated with floral garlands sits in the centre, and several men in white and women in white and yellow stand beside the route with hands in anjali. Probable Swamiji is the orange-robed figure with the long hair and ornate gold necklace, shown in procession.2008-12-31Outdoor ceremonial scene under a tented pavilion decorated with colourful hanging banners. In the centre, a man in a rust-red robe with a red-orange turban and rudraksha mala, wearing a white flower garland and gold-toned necklaces, stands before a man in white dhoti and bare chest, who bends forward and holds a small object in his hands. To the left, a man in white holds a tall ornate yellow-and-multicolour parasol pole while others in white and orange stand nearby. Several men in orange and saffron dhotis, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, stand around; a woman in a gold-bordered white sari and a woman in red stand among the crowd. Palm fronds and a yellow nameboard on a vehicle appear at right, and a crowd of devotees is visible behind the barriers.2016-12-03December 22 20062006-12-22December 24 20082008-12-24Kailasa Paramparagatha Atal PeethamFebruary 15 20132013-02-15January 20 20072007-01-20 +1 copies