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Night procession in a crowded street lit by warm lamps and green lights, with several large yellow and red ceremonial umbrellas raised above the crowd. At centre, a person in saffron-orange robes with an orange turban, multiple beaded garlands and a large ornate gold pendant stands among devotees, with a second man in an orange shawl and white kurta beside him. Around them press many young men in red and yellow clothes, some holding phones, with photographers filming. A decorated palanquin or ratha appears in the background near a lit temple structure, and a trident is visible at right. The appearance of the central figure is consistent with the a person candidate, with cues of saffron garments, turban and ornate necklaces, though the image is not conclusive.

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April 24 20162016-04-24Night photo of a dense crowd at a riverside ghat with many illuminated umbrellas in yellow, red and green overhead. At centre, a man in an orange-red turban and orange robe, with a large gold pendant and multiple beaded necklaces, holds his hands together while surrounded by devotees. Several men press close, some with hands raised and foreheads marked with tilak. A man in a white kurta with an orange shawl stands at left, and video cameras and phones are raised around the group. A gold-and-silver ceremonial structure appears in the background.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24Night procession at a riverside ghat during the Kumbh Mela, lit by warm lamps. Large yellow and red ceremonial parasols rise above a dense crowd, many holding up phones. In the centre, a man in an orange-red turban and orange-saffron robes, with a rudraksha-style necklace and a bangle on his upper arm, stands amid devotees who press around him. Beside him a man in a yellow top with an orange shawl and mala walks at the front of the crowd. Behind them a decorated ornamental structure and illuminated temple buildings are visible. Several devotees and onlookers fill the frame, with many partially visible in the foreground.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24Night crowd scene at a religious gathering, with a dense mass of devotees pressing forward and many raising hands and phones. In the centre, a bare-headed man wearing an orange-saffron shawl and a white kurta with a vertical tilak on his forehead and a beaded necklace stands among others; a figure in a red-orange turban and orange robes with a garland is beside him. Behind them, large yellow and red ceremonial umbrellas with beaded fringes shelter an ornate gold-covered object, possibly a kalasha or ritual vessel, and a lit temple façade glows in the background under floodlights. A camera operator is visible among the crowd. Several yellow-and-orange flags are visible above the throng.2016-04-24Night outdoor ritual at a riverside ghat with crowds and lamps. A central man in a saffron-orange turban, saffron-orange robe, and long beaded rudraksha-style garland with heavy gold ceremonial chain holds a metal ritual vessel and performs a sacred aarti-like offering, appearing to be the principal ritual figure (a person label applies only if appearance cues hold; the figure wears a turban and rudraksha-style malas). Beside him a bald man in saffron garlands and a man in orange with a red-and-white scarf stand close; devotees in white, yellow and orange kurtas surround them, some with folded hands. Behind are golden canopy umbrellas, a gilded palanquin-like structure, orange flags and a smoking incense or offering pot, with illuminated tents and temple lights across the water.2016-04-24