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Night procession at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering. Large painted cylindrical banners in blue, red and yellow with floral motifs and bird emblems are carried aloft. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts with red-orange cloths walk barefoot among saffron-orange flags on poles. Women in white saris with blue and red shawls walk in the crowd on the right. A man in a blue hooded jacket and glasses carries a flag at left. Dim orange street lights glow in the background. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd.

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February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession on a misty road at a Kumbh Mela-style event. Robed participants in white dhotis and orange-red waistcloths walk barefoot, carrying tall cylindrical painted banners decorated with floral patterns, geometric bands and white dove emblems, alongside long orange flags. A man in the foreground at right wears a white shawl and a white head covering and holds a staff; a figure at the front with a bare upper body carries a banner. Several spectators in dark jackets stand at the left. Orange-yellow street lights glow through the haze. Whether a person in white is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so the identity is left unsure.2013-02-10February 12 20132013-02-12February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession at the Kumbha Mela with a crowd of devotees carrying saffron-orange flags on tall bamboo poles. A tall painted pole with blue, red and yellow motifs and gold-yellow base rises at left-centre. Many people wear white or saffron clothing, some with white forehead markings and face paint. A man in a tan jacket and white dhoti holds a flag pole in the centre, and a woman in an orange sari with a red shawl holds a flag nearby. Hazy orange street lights and a camera operator at left frame the scene.2013-02-10Night procession with many devotees carrying saffron-orange flags on poles bearing a dark emblem and the words Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. In the foreground a woman in a red and white shawl and a rudraksha mala holds a flag, and a bare-chested man with white-painted face and a mala walks beside her. Behind them stand a decorated chariot, an ornate red-and-gold canopy umbrella, a glowing illuminated arch and street lights in the dark. A man in a white shawl with glasses and a green cap is also visible.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10