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Night procession at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering. A long-haired man in white clothes, with white paste on his face and a rudraksha mala around his neck, walks at the front holding an orange flag on a pole. Beside him a young man in white shirt and dhoti with a red sash and bindi wears glasses. Behind them an older man in white shawl and red waist cloth raises a finger, and many others in white and red walk with orange flags carrying a blue emblem. Lamps glow in the dark background. Presence of a rudraksha mala and ornate jewellery on the front figure gives a person candidate, shown as the leading walker in the procession.

Night procession at a Kumbh Mela-style pilgrimage event. A long line of people in white dhotis and white shawls walks forward, many holding tall poles topped with saffron-orange flags bearing a dark emblem. Several men have white-painted faces with red marks, and one bearded older man wears a white turban with rudraksha beads and a gold pendant. A long-haired, light-skinned person in white clothing with a rudraksha mala and red-painted forehead lifts a flag on the right. A woman in a yellow blouse with a red shawl stands at the right edge. Festival lights glow in the background, with a decorated umbrella-like canopy and a bright firework-style light at upper right. A person in a tan jacket stands at the left edge. a person is not clearly identifiable; no appearance-based candidate meets the required cues.

Night procession at a Kumbh Mela area lit by street lamps and hazy orange light. A line of devotees, mostly women and some men, walk along a road carrying tall poles topped with saffron-orange flags. Many wear white or cream sari and dhoti-style clothing with red and maroon shawls and wraps; one woman in the foreground wears a cream head covering and another has a red forehead mark. Several people carry orange flags while others walk with garlands and bags. Background shows more flags and lamps.

A night procession on a street lit by roadside lamps. Several men and women walk with red flags bearing a printed portrait of a smiling man with a yellow-orange head covering. Marchers wear white dhotis and saris with gold borders, a bare-chested man in saffron, and women in red saris. Some carry small bottles and wear beaded necklaces. A motorcycle headlight appears at the lower left.

Night procession at the Kumbh Mela with a dense crowd of devotees holding long bamboo poles topped with saffron-orange flags bearing a dark circular emblem. Many marchers wear white or saffron clothing, several have white sacred ash or tilak on their foreheads and faces, and some wear rudraksha malas. In the centre, a bespectacled person in white robes with white tilak and a dark headpiece stands among the flag-bearers. Illuminated festival lights, decorated kalasha-style poles and ornate parasols with painted motifs rise in the background under a hazy orange sky. The flags and banners are part of the ritual procession toward the river.

Night procession at a Kumbh Mela camp with many devotees carrying saffron-orange flags on long poles. A central figure in a cream shawl and white dhoti, with a dark cap, round glasses, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala, walks forward holding a pole. Surrounding participants wear white and orange garments, some with forehead markings and beaded necklaces. A decorated canopy and lights glow in the background. The flags bear a dark circular emblem.

February 12 2013

A night procession moves along a city road lit by street lamps, with a crowd in white dhotis and white garments walking in the foreground and background. Several red flags are carried high, each printed with a portrait of a saffron-turbaned man with flowing white hair and beard. A figure at right holds a red flag and a large printed portrait of a smiling man in a red turban and red robe, held up beside him. Cars and a red bus edge the road. Foreground people appear as ordinary devotees and marchers, identified only by their roles and dress; no one is confidently identified.

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September 13 2015

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A night street procession moves along a road under streetlights. Several red flags are carried high, each printed with a large smiling portrait of a woman with a light orange-and-yellow head wrap and dark hair; the flags have gold trim. In front, a bare-chested man in an orange cloth and a beaded rudraksha mala walks with a white tilak on his forehead, and a woman in an orange-and-gold sari with a red shawl and a beaded mala walks beside him. Men in white dhotis and an older man in a light striped shirt walk among them, and a man in a green shirt is nearby. Crowd members are visible behind the flags. The printed portraits are on flags, not physical people.

Night procession on a paved street with women and girls in red saris and gold jewellery walking in a line. Some wear white garments and carry red flags bearing a gold emblem. An ornate orange-gold umbrella with fairy lights is held aloft at left. A woman at right in cream clothing and a dark beaded mala speaks into a microphone. Many flags and onlookers fill the dim background.