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Two uniformed police officers ride horses through a dusty fairground at the Kumbh Mela. The officer in front, on a white horse, wears a khaki uniform and a peaked cap and holds a long cane. Behind him, a second officer in a khaki uniform and cap rides a black horse. Behind them stands an orange-draped stall with a colourful temple-style arch painted with deities, a banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, and a sign showing the Nithyanandapedia logo. Several dark stone Nandi bulls sit on a wall behind, and a crowd is visible at left, including a woman in a blue patterned shawl.

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A decorated temple-style entrance gate of the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam pavilion at a Kumbh Mela site, with an orange canopy and a painted arch showing deities. Two mounted police officers on a white horse and a dark horse sit at the gate; one wears a khaki uniform with a yellow cap, the other a dark vest. Pedestrians in saffron and white clothing walk past, and a few people stand near the entrance with shoes left on the ground. Nandi bulls sit on the wall top, and a long printed backdrop of temple architecture covers the enclosure. A printed banner on the gate shows a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" beside the name of the institution.2013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15A procession at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela on sandy ground. In the foreground a police officer in khaki uniform and cap rides a chestnut horse, with a white horse at left edge. Behind him a column of devotees in white clothing walks, several carrying colourful ornate parasols and a tall saffron flag on a pole. Some men wear white kurtas and white caps, and a woman in white with a red bag walks among them. Crowds in the background, with tents and utility poles beside the path. A small banner on a pole shows portraits and printed text. Onlookers in orange and saffron saris stand at left.A night scene at a festival ground lit by strings of warm bulbs and illuminated LED panels with floral and geometric patterns. Two uniformed police officers in dark caps sit on horses in the foreground, one holding a long stick, while several uniformed security personnel in camouflage and khaki stand along the path. Behind them, robed people in saffron, orange and yellow garments walk past striped canopy tents, and pink paper lanterns hang from the poles. A banner with Devanagari lettering stretches across the top.2016-05-21A procession on a wide dusty road at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela. Four uniformed police officers ride horses in the foreground: a dark brown horse, a bay horse, a chestnut horse and a white horse, with their khaki uniforms and caps. Behind them a group of people dressed in white walks beneath an orange saffron flag and raised ceremonial standards. Roadside crowds in colourful clothes, including a man in a blue turban, watch from both sides. +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a wide dusty road at a Kumbh Mela site. Four uniformed police officers in khaki caps and tunics ride horses in the foreground: brown, dark bay and a white horse on the right, the rider in the centre wearing khaki trousers. Behind them a crowd of white-clad devotees walks beneath orange and red flags and decorated umbrellas. A horizontal banner with Devanagari text hangs across the road, and a framed portrait hangs on a pole at right, showing a man with dark hair. Spectators in saris and casual clothes line the right side under a clear hazy sky.May 09th 20162016-05-09May 21 20162016-05-21May 09th 20162016-05-09May 21 20162016-05-21Night street procession with a dense crowd of devotees lining and following a road. Several uniformed police officers ride brown horses in the foreground; the rider on the right wears a dark cap and khaki uniform and gestures with one hand, and another rider in a light uniform and cap is beside him. Devotees in white, pink, purple and blue saris and kurtas walk along the sides, and a man in a white shirt with an orange turban is visible among them. A white van and a vehicle with a roof light move behind the crowd. A large multicolour parasol-like umbrella occupies the bottom edge, and a banner with a portrait of a saint-like figure in orange hangs at top right.2016-05-09A procession on a hazy dusty road at an outdoor festival ground. A white horse decorated with pink and red marigold-style flower garlands, tassels and green pompoms pulls an ornate decorated cart with a multicoloured canopy umbrella. A saffron-robed man in orange clothes with marigold garlands stands on the cart holding a long staff, beside a second man in orange robes; a man in a dark brown jacket and knit cap sits in the front of the cart. Another decorated umbrella with red fringe and a red feather plume stands behind them. A white-clad attendant with a yellow cloth walks at the left edge, and tall festival structures and flags appear in the background.