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Night photograph of a dense crowd gathered in front of an illuminated temple-style structure decorated with string lights, a swastika emblem, and circular OM symbols on its facade. Many people in the crowd raise their hands with palms pressed together in namaste near parked white vans and cars. A decorated vehicle with floral and printed panels stands at right, with a man in light clothing on its roof. A large portrait of a bearded man with long hair, printed on a pink banner, is held up at lower right. Red flags are visible among the crowd. Festive lighting fills the scene.

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May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 09th 20162016-05-09Night procession crowded with devotees moving along a street, lit by vehicle headlights and street lamps. Foreground shows large colourful decorated umbrellas in red, orange, green and purple with embroidered and mirrored panels, and orange flags on poles. A white SUV leads the procession with a figure in saffron/orange clothing seated in the front passenger area; a few people stand on its roof and beside it. Many men in white kurtas and shirts, some in orange turbans, walk alongside. Shop stalls and vans line the road, and a painted portrait of a bearded saint appears at the upper right.2016-05-09Night photo of a very dense crowd filling a street in front of a decorated gateway. The gate bears a banner reading "Shri Panchdashnam Avahan Akhara" with large portrait prints of saints in red and white robes on its pillars. Many people, mostly men in white, orange and saffron clothing, some with pink or white head cloths, press forward; a few stand on a vehicle roof waving orange flags. A maroon ceremonial banner and orange flags stand in the foreground, bright floodlights illuminate the scene, and a white van and a silver car are visible among the crowd.2016-05-21Night procession at a decorated gateway lit with pink, purple and blue lights, with a large banner reading "Sri Panchayati Akhara Maha Nirvani" above a smaller sign reading "Swagat Vandan Abhinandan". A dense crowd of many people, including volunteers in yellow-green safety vests, moves toward the gate. Red flags are raised in the foreground, a green umbrella and a golden canopy are carried, and several people wear white and saffron-toned clothing. Strings of lights and illuminated decorations frame the scene.2016-05-21Night photo of an illuminated temporary entrance gate at a festival camp, decorated with strings of coloured lights in red, pink, blue and green and topped by a pointed pyramidal roof outlined in lights. A large painted banner of a seated bearded sage is mounted above the arch. In front, a dark sedan with headlights on stands near the gate, with several people in orange and saffron robes walking toward it, one in a red garment. Tents, parked cars and a ladder appear to the sides under floodlights.2016-05-04Dusk crowd of many people moving through an open ground in front of a stage framed by red and multicoloured string lights. A large banner on the left shows a figure in red and orange robes wearing a garland and a crown-like headdress, labelled with a Tamil-script poster. A stage backdrop displays a red banner with Tamil text. Blurred motion of people in white, pink, orange and blue saris and shirts fills the foreground. The photograph is taken at night with a lens flare from stage lights.2017-05-10Night photograph of a long, brightly lit procession lane at a Kumbh Mela camp. Rows of white-clad devotees and sadhus walk between tents, many carrying red and saffron flags, while several green and red umbrellas are raised above the crowd. At the far end a decorated palanquin or shrine structure glows under white tube lights, with saffron flags flying on poles above. Two white bulls stand to the right beside parked white vehicles, and a small group of figures in uniform and civilian clothes is visible along the left edge. Floodlights illuminate the scene against a dark sky.2016-05-21Night photograph of an illuminated temple-like pavilion at a Kumbh Mela camp, its tiered tower and balconies outlined in coloured fairy lights, with a painted seated deity figure on the upper panel and swastika and Om emblems on the lower balcony. Crowds of devotees in white and orange clothes gather at the entrance, some holding red and saffron flags and umbrellas. Tents and a decorated float with lights stand nearby, with a few figures standing on the far right near the platform.2016-05-21March 07 20162016-03-07