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A large dense crowd of devotees fills a street outside a pink ornate gateway topped with a painted blue banner showing deities and saints, with Hindi script reading the gate's name. Many umbrellas in red, green, teal and pink with fringed edges are raised above the crowd, and red flags are carried among them. Men wear white kurtas, orange and saffron clothing, and red and orange turbans or headcloths. A man in the foreground carries a large white sack on his shoulder, and a few people in yellow caps and grey caps stand near the front. A blue banner beside the gate shows a robed saint with a crown-like headdress holding a staff, and a hanging white flag is held up on a pole. The scene appears to be a procession moving through the gate.

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May 09th 20162016-05-09April 22 20162016-04-22A large, dense crowd of devotees pushes forward in an outdoor festival setting beneath a pink gateway decorated with blue panels. Many people wear white, yellow, blue and orange clothing, and several women in saris carry red flags on poles. Multicoloured umbrellas, including a pink embroidered one and a yellow one, rise above the crowd. A decorative painted figure appears on the gate panels, and a man in a khaki cap stands at the right edge. Tents and flags are visible in the background.2016-05-09A dense crowd fills a dusty street before a pink ornamental gateway topped with a golden finial, whose banner reads Sri Panchayati Akhara Maha Nirvani. Red ceremonial flags on tall poles and several green embroidered umbrellas rise above the crowd. Men in white dhotis and saffron-coloured robes walk in a procession, some carrying flags, while uniformed police and volunteers in high-visibility vests keep order. Many devotees, including women in pink, red and yellow saris, press close, and a cameraman with a video camera films the procession. Side banners show welcome text and portraits on trees and stalls.2016-05-21A dense outdoor crowd gathers before a tall pink gateway with a pointed spire, decorated with a large blue banner showing painted deities and figures. Banner text reads Sri Kailasa Adheenam Pradhanpeeth style lettering and Hindi script; side panels show a robed sadhu figure in orange. Many people in white, orange, saffron and multicoloured clothing press forward, several holding large red flags and colourful umbrellas. Police officers in khaki uniforms stand among the crowd, and tents and banners fill the background under a clear sky.2016-05-09A dense crowd fills a street in front of a pink ornate gateway with painted blue signage and religious figures on top. Many people press forward; several hold long red flags on poles, and red and gold umbrellas or canopies rise above the throng. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand among the crowd, and a shirtless man with a white cloth and a bald man in white are visible near the red flags. Bare trees and tents appear in the background under a bright sky.2016-05-09May 21 20162016-05-21April 22 20162016-04-22Crowded outdoor procession passing through a pink ornamental gateway topped with a dome, its banner reading "Shri Panchayati Akhada Maha Nirvani" in Hindi script beneath a painted panel of deities and sadhus. Flanking banners read "Swagat Vandan Abhinandan" with painted portraits of saffron-robed sadhus. Numerous colourful umbrellas in red, yellow, green and blue are carried above the crowd. Several sadhus in white and orange-red robes with rudraksha malas and red-painted faces walk among devotees, one at left wearing a flower garland. Many men in white kurtas and turbans fill the street under a dusk sky.2016-04-22A large crowd gathers in front of a pink temple-style gateway decorated with a blue banner showing deity murti and a Shivalinga, with the printed sign reading Sri Pancha Dashnam Juna Akhara Mahamandaleshwar and Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam text on the arch. Many people in saffron and white clothing, some with red and orange headwear, carry or hold up colourful umbrellas in green, red, yellow, pink and blue, and red flags flutter in the foreground. Blue side banners read Swagat Vandan Abhinandan and show a portrait of a man in saffron with a red turban and rudraksha beads. Trees and a dusky sky frame the procession scene.2016-04-22A dense crowd of devotees and onlookers fills a street in front of a pink gateway decorated with large blue banners reading an Ashram-style welcome, with painted portraits of a saffron-robed figure on each side. Many people carry red, orange and yellow umbrellas and tall red flags on poles in a procession. Men in yellow, white and light-blue shirts, a woman in a wide-brimmed hat, and uniformed police officers stand among the crowd, while a man carries a large red bundle on his head. Tents and trees are visible in the background.2016-05-09A dense crowd fills a sunlit road in front of a pink and blue gateway decorated with painted sadhu figures and Hindi signage. Men in white dhoti and saffron-orange shawls walk in a procession near the center, and a bare-chested man in white with a red-orange shawl stands at right beside uniformed police. Red and orange flags and a red-and-gold umbrella rise above the crowd, with a green umbrella further back. Tents and trees line the background under a clear sky.2016-05-09