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A small stone shrine roof on a riverbank at the water's edge, with the Sanskrit-script inscription सत नाम साक्षी and an Om symbol in orange lettering across the grey slanted roof. Below, a painted portrait of a bearded elderly sadhu in orange robes is framed by orange and yellow marigold garlands, with a pink sign reading ॐ सत नाम साक्षी beside it. The lower board reads स्वामी सर्वानन्द स्मृति स्थल. Orange-robed figures stand and sit at the base of the shrine near the river, and bare branches frame the left edge.

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Photograph of a small open-sided shrine pavilion with a pitched tiled roof at a riverside, with a large red-orange Om symbol emblem hung above its roof and a saffron flag on a pole. Inside the pavilion's front, a red-carpeted platform holds a few people in orange and white clothing. A group of visitors climbs an orange-railed concrete path toward it: a woman in a dark jacket with a backpack, a man in white with a red shawl, a woman in a long grey coat, and a small child in a red jacket. Trees frame the scene on both sides, with pale sandbanks and a river beyond. Printed signs on the pavilion and railings show Hindi text.2014-01-10January 10 20142014-01-10Outdoor photo of a small stone-roofed shrine on a sandy riverbank under hazy winter sky. A large red-and-gold circular emblem bearing the Om symbol hangs from a crane above the roof. Orange Devanagari lettering on the shrine reads Satnam Sahib. A signboard beneath reads Swami Swarupananda Samadhi Sthal. Several visitors walk up the white stone steps, including a woman in red and a child in a red jacket carrying bags. Inside the pavilion, a few figures in orange and white stand near a framed image. Tall trees frame both sides of the scene.2014-01-10A photograph of a riverside ghat structure with a painted wall in red and cream diagonal stripes. Large orange Hindi lettering on the wall reads Shri Sadguru Sharanam, flanked by a blue emblem and smaller text above. Below the wall, wire-mesh gabions filled with white river stones sit along the bank. A red-railed concrete staircase and a white-pillared canopy stand behind, with trees and a pale sky overhead. No people are visible.2014-03-10A 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.2016-04-18May 21 20162016-05-21A photograph of the entrance to the Swami Hariharanand Camp at a Kumbh gathering, a tiered brick-red ornate gateway with carved panels and kalasha-like finials topped with Om symbols. Several saffron-robed sadhus and devotees in orange clothing walk through and gather at the gate, some carrying cloth shoulder bags, while men in white shirts and a white-capped attendant stand nearby behind yellow metal barricades. Painted murals of deities and portraits of figures frame the gateway, and a banner in Devanagari script reads the camp name. Motorcycles and parked cars line the roadside under a grey sky.2015-09-10A pink-washed stone archway set into a riverside wall, with a dark cave-like entrance and faded Devanagari inscriptions on the masonry. Several people stand at the entrance on a red sandstone ghat: a man in an orange shawl over white clothes at the front, a bare-shouldered man in white dhoti and an orange wrap nearby, and a figure in white and orange at the left edge. Red-and-white offerings sit on a cloth on the steps. Green trees line the bank beside a wide brown river, with a bridge in the distance.September 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesA procession of devotees in saffron and orange clothing walks across a riverside bridge in Haridwar, India, beneath grey monsoon-like clouds. Several men carry tall ornate umbrellas (chhatris) with red, gold and teal embroidered canopies and fringed edges, while others carry a decorated staff and a silver-toned ceremonial standard. A bearded man in orange t-shirt and rudraksha mala at left leads the group; a man in saffron dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha-style garland walks centre, and a man in orange kurta with a backpack at right holds a yellow-gold standard. A woman in white carries a long pole. A concrete gateway with signage and a river run beside the path, with a small shrine niche at right. Several men in saffron and orange follow behind in a long line.2006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04A procession of naked ascetics (sadhus) walks along a dusty road at a Kumbh Mela site, many wearing marigold garlands on their necks and shoulders, with orange and yellow marigold strands across their bodies and head wreaths. Several have long white beards and matted or hair-covered heads, and ash-smeared skin. Behind them, a pink-orange temple gateway stands under a banner depicting deities and a river scene, with the inscription in Devanagari reading Shri Panchayati Akhada Mahanirvani. Spectators in saffron and colourful saris line the route, and some hold cameras. Flags in red and white are visible at the right.2016-04-22