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Outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela gateway with a pink arch bearing a painted banner and the text Shri Panchayati Akhada Mahanirvani. A white horse with a decorated red-and-gold saddle cloth leads, a man in orange and red walks beside it, and drummers play large drums. Naked ascetics with long matted hair and marigold garlands ride on a horse at left, while a bearded sadhu in orange and garlands stands in the centre. Dense crowds in orange, white and striped shirts and many red flags fill the frame, with a ratha-like cart and tall banners beyond the arch.

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Crowded outdoor scene at a pink gateway decorated with a painted banner and two large welcome panels reading 'Swagat Vandan Abhinandan' with painted sadhus. Dense crowd of devotees in saffron and orange robes, many with red and orange turbans and white beards, walks through the gate beneath red flags. A bare-chested sadhu in a red head cloth and orange garment stands in the foreground beside a man in a striped polo shirt and a woman in orange sari-style dress. Uniformed police officers in dark caps stand at the right edge. Several people hold up phones to record. A few sadhus carry ceremonial standards and a bright yellow umbrella is raised above the procession.2016-04-22Crowded outdoor procession at dusk entering a decorated gateway at a Kumbh Mela camp. The arch is pink and lit with string lights, topped by a banner reading Sri Panchayati Dasnam Juna Akhara Mahanirvani, with orange flags flying. Two large blue banners beside the gate show a seated saffron-robed figure labelled Swagat Vandan Abhinandan. In the middle, a decorated palanquin or ratha with a deity murti is carried forward through the gate, surrounded by sadhus in orange and saffron robes. Police in khaki uniforms and volunteers in yellow safety vests manage the crowd. Several Western devotees in pale yellow and white clothing walk in the foreground, and a man in a white t-shirt stands at right holding a printed picture.2016-05-21May 09th 20162016-05-09April 22 20162016-04-22Dense crowd at dusk moving through a pink-and-white decorated gateway with string lights at a Kumbh Mela event. Saddhus in saffron and orange robes and turbans fill the street, while uniformed police in khaki and green-vest volunteers manage the crowd. Behind the gate a decorated palanquin or vehicle with garlands and orange flags is carried forward. Large blue banners flank the arch showing painted sadhus in red and orange robes with headdresses, and a backdrop shows Shiva-style painted imagery. Orange and yellow flags flutter above the arch.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21A large crowd gathers at an ornate pink gateway decorated with lights and orange flags during an evening procession at a Kumbh Mela area. A banner above the arch reads "Shri Panchayati Akhara Maha Nirvani" and shows deity imagery. Flanking blue banners read "Swagat Vandan Abhinandan" and show saffron-robed sadhus. In the foreground, a bald man in white robes and a woman in yellow sari walk with others, including a man in yellow shirt and police officers in khaki uniforms with lanyards. Many men wear orange and saffron robes and turbans. Orange flags and a decorated vehicle appear beyond the gate.2016-05-21Outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela setting before a pink-painted gateway with the sign "श्री पंचायती अखाड़ा" and a welcome banner "स्वागत वंदन अभिनंदन". A white horse with gold-embroidered red and gold headgear and pink tassels stands at left, beside a naked ash-smeared sadhu wearing orange marigold garlands. Centre, a white-bearded ascetic with long matted hair wears marigold garlands and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. In the foreground a figure in saffron wraps a large orange cloth. At right, a bearded man in sunglasses and saffron shawl walks near a red and gold palanquin. A painted deity panel above shows Shiva-like imagery. Blue sky and trees in the background.2016-04-22May 21 20162016-05-21A dense crowd of many hundreds fills a street in front of a pink gateway decorated with a blue banner reading "श्री पंचायती अखाड़ा महानिर्वाणी" and "Om". Two large blue side panels read "स्वागत वंदन अभिनंदन" and show painted portraits of a bearded sadhu in red robes with rudraksha malas, labelled as a portrait. Multicoloured and red umbrellas and red flags are carried over the crowd, and several uniformed police officers stand among the people. Many devotees in white, orange and mixed-colour clothing hold up phones and hands, and a man carries a large white sack on his shoulder. The image is watermarked with the archive copyright text.2016-05-09A photograph of a dense procession moving through a crowded street at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering, with a large crowd lining both sides and many holding up phones to photograph. At the front, a group of sadhus and devotees in white dhotis, orange and saffron robes, and red shawls walk alongside red flags on poles. Behind them a decorated palanquin or ratha canopy with red and gold ornamentation and umbrellas is visible. Behind the gate, blue banners read welcome messages and show a figure in red robes. Trees and pink shrine structures frame the background. The crowd numbers in the many hundreds.2016-05-21May 09th 20162016-05-09