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Night photograph of a dense crowd at the Kumbh Mela camp, lit by warm orange haze and street lamps. A large white banner with blue and red Hindi lettering is carried at the front. Many people wear saffron and orange shawls, wraps and head coverings, with some in grey and white winter wear. A man at lower centre wears a white knit cap and white garment, and another in an orange wrap and cap stands nearby. Orange flags rise above the crowd, and an illuminated festival structure glows on the right.

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A dense nighttime crowd at the Maha Kumbh Mela fills the foreground, many men wearing saffron and orange robes, white turbans and grey or dark woollen shawls against a hazy orange-lit sky. A bearded elderly man in front wears glasses and a white beard, and a figure in a grey shawl with a white-and-saffron turban stands near the centre-right. Behind them, illuminated festival structures, a decorated float with lights, flags and a distant palanquin-like canopy line the roadway.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession at the Kumbh Mela with many people walking through a dusty, lamp-lit camp. In the foreground, several men wear white dhotis and white shawls with saffron-orange waist cloths, and some carry tall orange flags on poles. A man at left has white-painted face markings. Behind them, people in a mix of jackets, shawls, yellow and red garments and headwraps move forward, with a decorated float or ratha, lights and tall structures visible in the distance. Hazy lamplight and smoke fill the background.2013-02-10Night procession on a wide road in Kumbh Mela camp area under orange street lamps and hazy air. Devotees in white dhotis and orange-red sashes walk barefoot; many carry tall orange and red flags on poles. A bald man in white robes with a red waist cloth walks near the centre, and a figure with long dark hair and a white shawl leads in the middle, wearing a white dhoti. Spectators in shawls and headscarves line the right foreground, and a child in orange stands among them. Banners hang on poles in the background.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night photograph of a large dense crowd of pilgrims and sadhus in saffron, orange, ochre and white robes, many with shawls and woollen caps, gathered in front of an illuminated gateway. The lit arch has a decorated top and a banner reading in Hindi-script text, with festive lights and a tall orange flag at left. Hazy warm light fills the scene. Individual faces are small and partially visible; no single figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A dense nighttime crowd fills a wide open ground under an orange, hazy sky lit by street lamps during the Kumbh Mela procession. Many people wear white and grey shawls, knit caps and woollen headwear against the cold. In the right foreground a person in orange robes holds a tall pole topped by a gold ornament, and a teardrop-shaped banner with floral borders and a white bird emblem rises above the crowd. Orange flags flank the banner. A shaved-headed man in orange at the right edge is partly visible but his face and identity are uncertain.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10