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Dusk photograph of a stone gateway arch at the entrance of a temple-style compound, topped with a red banner reading Shri Mat Baghambari Gaddi Prayag. Four lion sculptures flank the arch's pillars. To the right, a large sign reads Shri Mat Baghambari Gaddi, Daraganj-Prayag, with a Sanctuary label. Several men stand in white shirts and dark trousers near the entrance, one in pink shirt and dark trousers stands in the centre, and a man in a white dhoti walks at left. A street lamp glows at right beside overhead wires.

A photograph of a stone archway at dusk, its arch carved with lion sculptures on the pillars and a red band bearing white Devanagari lettering. Overhead hang tangled electric wires and a street lamp glows on the right. Behind the arch are pale yellow and peach buildings and trees against a pale sky. No people are visible.

A photograph of a carved stone ceremonial archway at dusk, its curved top decorated with floral relief panels and capped by small stone lion figures. A red banner across the arch bears white Devanagari lettering reading Shri Math Baghambari Gaddi - Prayag. Pillars topped with seated lions flank the gate, with orange-toned buildings and a tree behind it and overhead power lines crossing the pale sky. No people are visible.

A large crowd of men and some women walks through a salmon-pink temple-style gateway with a tiered domed tower topped by a kalasha. A long red flag streams from a pole at right, and a pole with a fringed cloth hangs at upper right. Blue banners on the gate show deity images and a Sanskrit-style banner reads Shri Panchayati Akhada, with side banners reading Swagat Vandan Abhinandan. Some people wear white kurtas and orange or saffron cloth, and police in khaki stand in the crowd. Bright daylight, bare trees and a bus are visible behind the gate.

Outdoor crowd at a festival gate, a tall decorated archway reading Shri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani with painted deity panels and a seated figure at top. Many sadhus in saffron, orange and pink robes, some with pink or orange turbans, mingle with devotees and visitors in jackets and caps; a man in a cap photographs with a camera. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a sacred thread stands near a saffron-robed sadhu with rudraksha beads. Tents, vehicles and poles fill the hazy background under overhead wires.

Outdoor photo at a crowded festival camp entrance with a large arch banner reading Shri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani. The banner shows painted deity images and a seated saint. Orange flags and string lights line the road. In the foreground, several men stand watching: one in a white shirt with arms folded, one in a dark jacket, one in white kurta-pyjama, and a man in a brown polo with arms folded. Devotees in saffron and orange robes and a woman in a sari pass by near a white van. Hazy sky and tents in the background.

Outdoor crowd at a Kumbh-style gathering beneath a decorated gateway arch with a painted banner reading Sri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani. Several people in saffron and orange robes, including sadhus with rudraksha malas and one priest in white dhoti with a red shawl, stand among pilgrims. A man in a dark cap photographs with a camera, and a bearded man in grey sits near the front. Overcast evening sky, power lines overhead, flags, tents and street lamps in the background.

February 12 2013

Outdoor view of a white temple gateway with ornate gold trim, a central plaque reading 'Shri Ram Mandir', and blue-painted guardian statues flanking the arch. Beyond the gate, a white shrine with a gilded doorway. In front, a crowd of about two dozen people in white, saffron and orange robes and red shawls walk and stand on the steps and pavement; a tourist coach is parked at left and a white bus at right. Some hold a saffron cloth and bags.

Outdoor scene at a gated entrance of a campus with a paved walkway, low modern building, palm trees and manicured hedges. Several people stand near the open wrought-iron gate: a man in a pink polo shirt and navy trousers with arms folded, a bare-footed man in white dhoti-style clothing, and two women on the right, one in an orange-saffron sari and one in a white sari with an orange shawl. Light grey chairs sit on the walkway. No swami is clearly identifiable in appearance, so the scene shows devotees and staff greeting an arrival.

A 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.

A photograph taken through a vehicle window of a temple-style gateway with a pale pink-white shikhara-topped entrance pavilion and red pillars, leading to an iron gate in a red boundary wall. A stone sign panel with Devanagari lettering is mounted on the gateway. Two men in light jackets stand on the empty road at left, and a third man in a dark jacket stands near the gate while another sits on a low wall. Bare trees and a hazy winter sky surround the site.