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Night photograph of a crowd at a Kumbh Mela camp entrance in Prayagraj, lit by warm street lamps and strings of lights. A decorated gateway with green and white illuminated elements and banners stands behind them. Foreground pilgrims include men in white kurta and shawls and women in red, orange, blue and purple saris and head coverings, some with hands folded. A white SUV is parked in front of the crowd. Several large banners show saffron-robed sannyasis and a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" on a pink-red backdrop, with a banner reading "Purnakumbh Prayagraj" beside it. a person's presence is unclear from the visible figures.

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Night photograph of a crowd at the Kumbh Mela camp on a dark evening, lit by sodium street lamps. A brightly illuminated decorative gateway with coloured lights, a starburst crest and a lit arch dominates the centre, with a banner strung across its face. Many robed people in orange and saffron clothing, some with shawls and white wraps, walk through the crowd, and a man in a dark blue jacket holds up a mobile phone to take a picture. Red and orange flags flutter along the right side, and green-lit poles line the left edge beside a tented area. Several people wear orange head cloths and carry wraps over their shoulders.2013-02-10February 12 20132013-02-12Dusk or night crowd scene at a large outdoor camp gathering, with hazy smoky air and many glowing street lamps receding into the distance. Dense crowds of men in white kurtas, dhotis and shawls, some in orange or saffron robes and turbans, mill along a barricaded lane. An overhead arch reads Shri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani, and a tall ceremonial saffron-and-white flag with a red emblem is held at left beside a golden palanquin or ratha with a deity murti. Parked white vehicles and tent roofs fill the background. The mood is a festival procession or akhara gathering.2013-02-12February 10 20132013-02-10Night crowd at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering in hazy orange light under street lamps. A large banner shows a smiling man in orange robes with raised hands, flanked by religious posters. Foreground: a bearded man in a dark green shawl and many people in white head wraps and shawls, some with glasses. A yellow banner reads a sadhu's name and Mahamandaleshwar text, and another poster shows a deity and a saffron-clad figure. The banner figure is a depiction; no clearly identifiable in-person a person is visible among the crowd.2013-02-10Night photograph of a dense crowd at the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad/Prayagraj, lit by orange sodium street lamps and haze. Many people in winter clothing, wool caps, shawls and hooded jackets fill the foreground, some holding up phones to take pictures. Behind them, red and orange flags line the roadway beside a brightly illuminated multi-tier tower decorated with coloured lights and a banner with Hindi script. A large yellow banner and a lit sign panel stand on the right. No individual a person candidate can be distinguished with confidence among the crowd.2013-02-10Outdoor 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.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12Outdoor 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.2013-02-12February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 05 20132013-02-05