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Outdoor scene at a festival gate: a colourful ornate temple-style entrance with a sculpted gopuram-like top and a painted arch of figures, beneath a sign reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. An orange cloth canopy hangs over the doorway. Crowds of devotees walk across a sandy ground; a man in the foreground wears a backpack and grey scarf, and several people wear white or beige traditional clothing and headscarves. A steel railway bridge stands at left and a large painted banner is visible behind.

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February 09 20132013-02-09Outdoor scene at a busy Kumbh Mela-style festival area under clear blue sky, with a steel railway truss bridge on a brick pier at left. Crowds walk along a paved path. Many devotees wear saffron and orange robes; a few sadhus in orange with shaved heads walk among them. Several women carry large bundles of bedding and cloth on their heads, one in orange sari and another in a red shawl. A bright orange canopy and a temple-style entrance with a colourful gopuram topped with figures stand at right, its signboard reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetha beside a portrait. Large billboards with printed images line the background. a person is not clearly visible among the people here.2013-02-09Outdoor photo at a crowded Kumbh Mela area on a flat concrete path under a clear blue sky. A large ornate temple-style gateway with a painted pediment of deity figures and orange canopy stands at right, bearing a banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetha. Pilgrims walk past, including a man in a light grey kurta and white dhoti, a man in a brown shawl, women in pink, red-and-white zigzag, orange and yellow saris, and a woman in a purple shawl in the right foreground. A steel railway truss bridge rises behind on brick pillars. A portrait banner with a figure in orange appears among the stalls in the background. Approximately a dozen people are visible.2013-02-09February 11 20132013-02-11Photograph of an ornate, temporary temple-style entrance gate at a riverside festival site under overcast sky. The tiered gopuram-like facade is painted in bright colours with a relief panel of multiple deities in a row beneath an arch. A bright orange cloth drapes over the central doorway, and a banner beside the arch reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetha. A steel railway bridge stands to the left, and a thatched canopy and a small wooden cart sit at the left edge. Several people in saris and shawls, including women in white and orange, walk across the sandy ground in front; a white hatchback car is parked at right.2013-02-05February 11 20132013-02-11February 15 20132013-02-15Photograph of an ornate temple-style entrance gate at a Kumbh Mela site, with a tiered, brightly painted gopuram-like facade decorated with figures and an arched panel of painted deities. A saffron-orange cloth canopy hangs over the open entrance, and a banner beneath the arch reads Nithyanandam Dhyanapeetham. Dusty open ground in front holds several people walking: a man in a white-and-yellow striped turban, a woman in a beige shawl, a man in an orange-and-grey wrap, and a man in a yellow vest beside a red tractor pulling a trailer with a tarpaulin canopy. A steel railway bridge stands on the left, with thatched huts and tents beyond under hazy grey sky.2013-02-05February 09 20132013-02-09A dense crowd of pilgrims moves along a dusty open road at a Kumbh Mela-style encampment under hazy daylight. Many people wear saffron and orange scarves or turbans, and women wear colourful saris, including a yellow sari in the centre-left. A man in a green polo shirt with an orange scarf smiles at the camera, and another man in a brown jacket and white shawl stands near the centre. A man at right wears a white turban. One man carries a large bundle on his head and another holds a tall bamboo pole with an orange flag. Behind them stands a decorated gateway with orange drapes and painted panels, flanked by tall bamboo poles, with a bridge and a tower in the distance.2013-02-09A photograph of an ornate, brightly painted temple-style gateway at a riverside festival site, with a pale grey sky and a steel truss bridge behind it. The tiered gopuram-like facade is decorated with painted deities and figures in blue, red, yellow and white. Below the arch, a painted panel shows a row of standing deity figures, and a rectangular sign reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeeth. An orange cloth canopy hangs over the open entrance, flanked by grey painted walls. In front, several people walk past in shawls and saris, including a woman in yellow and a figure in a brown wrap, while a white car is parked at right. A thatched hut and a wooden cart stand at left beside a small portrait banner.2013-02-05February 05 20132013-02-05