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February 10 2013

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Dense crowd at dusk or night during a procession, many people holding long wooden poles topped with saffron-orange flags bearing a black circular emblem. Lamps glow orange in the hazy background. Several people wear white head coverings and white shawls, and a man on the right has a white cloth wrapped on his head and light ash on his face. A large decorated banner with floral patterns and a bird-like emblem rises at upper right.2013-02-10Dense crowd at dusk or night in an orange-tinted haze, many devotees raising long bamboo poles topped with saffron-orange flags bearing a black crescent-and-dot emblem. Behind them stand tall decorated pillars with blue, red and yellow floral patterns and a white dove emblem, and an ornate canopy or umbrella is visible. Some participants wear dark hats and caps. In the lower right, a cameraman with a video camera and small monitor films the procession, partly blocking the view.2013-02-10Night procession on a dirt path with a crowd of devotees walking toward an illuminated ratha-style chariot carrying a deity murti, lit by torches. Several people in front wear saffron-orange robes; one central figure in orange-red robes and another in orange robes walk at the front, while others in white dhotis and white kurtas accompany them. Many people carry orange and saffron flags on poles, and a white canopy umbrella shelters the chariot. A red compound wall lies to the right.2011-12-05A night procession moves along a wide dusty road under orange sodium street lamps, with a flyover pillar structure in the hazy background. Many devotees walk in a dense crowd, most men in white dhotis and shirts, some carrying orange saffron flags on poles. A banner with a dark background and a figure is raised among the crowd, and a round decorated ornament is visible further back. A man in the foreground with a moustache looks toward the camera, and a small white-topped vehicle with orange flags is at the left edge. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2013-02-12Dense outdoor procession at dusk in a crowded street with many devotees. In the centre, a bare-chested man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron turban and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace; he raises his arm amid smoke and incense. Beside him, a bald man in white holds a golden ornate object, and a golden palanquin-style canopy and decorated yellow and orange parasols (chhatris) rise above the crowd. Silver trishul staffs are carried upright, and many people wear saffron and yellow clothes and red-orange scarves. Red and orange flags, lights and shop fronts line the background. a person: the turbaned man with long hair, gold necklace and saffron cloth is the.2016-04-24Night procession at a Kumbh Mela-style event with dense crowds of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees in orange clothing, many with white and orange tilak marks on their foreheads. Foreground: a large open vehicle with a canopy of gold fringed umbrella and a floral garland frame, carrying bearded sadhus in orange and saffron turbans, one wearing a marigold garland, holding a trident and ritual objects. A flower-decorated palanquin-style float and saffron flags on poles surround the scene, with illuminated bulb-lit stage arches behind. A small framed portrait sits on the float and a vehicle with a seated figure in orange sits in the lower centre. Several uniformed police officers stand at the left edge.2016-05-21December 29 20082008-12-29Night procession at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela in warm orange light. A figure in orange robes and a saffron turban with a garland sits on an ornate decorated float or chariot, with a striped red and gold canopy umbrella overhead. A standing man in orange clothing holds a long pole beside the float, and a man in a dark jacket and cap sits on the right under a second red umbrella. Crowds and blurred motion surround the vehicle, with overhead wires and street lamps behind.February 10 20132013-02-10Evening procession in a crowded outdoor street lined with orange-draped pavilions and string lights. A central man wears an orange turban, orange robe and a large gold pendant necklace, walking among devotees. Behind him a man with long dark hair wears a white dhoti with gold border, and a shaven-headed priest in white with gold beaded necklaces stands at left. Two ceremonial umbrellas are carried: a yellow one with crystal fringe and a red-and-gold one with a deer emblem. Bystanders in saffron, white and blue clothing watch and follow the procession, with a man in a blue polo shirt wearing an ID badge at left. The scene suggests a Kumbh Mela shahi snan procession.2016-04-22A night procession at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela under warm orange haze and street lamps. Devotees in white dhotis and orange or red shawls walk along a sandy path lined with tall striped poles topped with fabric, and several ornate umbrellas with dark fringed canopies are carried aloft. Orange triangular pennants with a black crescent-and-circle emblem hang in a row overhead. A decorated palanquin or ratha is visible in the distance among the marchers, with tents along the sides. Many people fill the frame, several with caps and dark jackets over white clothing.Night procession on a dirt road with a crowd of devotees walking behind four tall poles carrying golden-yellow pennant banners with red and blue floral emblem designs. Foreground figures wear saffron-orange robes, and a row of people in maroon and dark-red robes walks in step. A lit temple shrine with an illuminated deity murti glows in the background, with a lamp-lit palanquin or ratha near the center. A blue tarp shelter and a street lamp sit at left.2013-10-12