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Crowded outdoor scene at a festival gate: a white cloth-draped entrance framed by blue painted columns with carved deity figures and a seated figure in an alcove. Many people in dense crowd walk through, including women in saris and headscarves in purple, green and multicolour prints, men in white kurtas and grey shirts with white shawls, and a few in orange clothing. Beyond the gate, white tents, red and orange canopies and colourful stalls are visible.

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May 15 20162016-05-15May 15 20162016-05-15May 15 20162016-05-15A large crowd of mostly Indian devotees moves through a white cloth gateway at the entrance of Nithyananda Peetham, a festival-style encampment. The arch is flanked by ornate blue and gold temple facades with painted deity murti, including an elephant-headed Ganesha figure on the left and multi-armed deities on the right, plus seated saffron-robed figures in niches. Men wear white kurtas, checked shirts and white head cloths, women wear green, blue and yellow saris, and a few people carry shoulder bags. Tall poles, red flags and colourful umbrellas stand in the background under an overcast sky.2016-05-08 +1 copiesA dense crowd fills a festival lane beneath a white banner reading Nithyananda Peetham. Many people in saris, kurtas and white dhotis walk past tall white fabric panels and a large painted banner of a seated deity figure with a crown and gold ornaments. A man in a beige shirt and white cloth over his shoulder holds up a mobile phone, a woman carries a small child in red, and a man in orange saffron cloth stands in the foreground. Red flags, small shrines and colourful decorated pillars line the path, with tents and stalls in the background.2016-05-15May 15 20162016-05-15May 15 20162016-05-15A large crowd moves through an outdoor entrance gate at the Nithyananda Peetham venue under a pale sky. A wooden sign with red border reads Nithyananda Peetham in Hindi and English, supported by white draped pillars and red flags on poles. To the right, a tall blue-framed banner shows a multi-armed deity murti on a lotus and a seated figure in a shrine arch. Men and women in saris, kurtas and shirts, many in white and red, walk past, some with children. Tents and stalls stretch behind the gate.2016-05-15May 15 20162016-05-15Crowded outdoor festival scene at a fairground between white tent walls, with a dense crowd of men and women walking on a dusty path. A man in front wears a white sleeveless vest and a pendant necklace, with a pointed mustache. Behind him a woman in a green and white salwar kameez and green dupatta, and another in a colourful patterned shawl, one pointing ahead. Several women hold open umbrellas in pink, orange and green. Behind them a golden ornate palanquin or ratha-style structure stands near a tent with a large printed banner. Many people wear turbans and headscarves.2016-05-08February 09 20132013-02-09A dense crowd fills a festival street at dusk, with many people pressing forward between tall blue-and-pink decorated gateways. Saffron-robed sadhus and men in white kurtas stand among women in colourful saris, pink, yellow and green shawls. Several people raise sticks and hands, and police in khaki uniforms hold back the crowd near a decorated vehicle. Large painted saint figures in saffron robes and red flags stand on the gate panels. Some people hold smartphones up to take pictures.2016-05-21