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Night procession at a Kumbh Mela camp with a red Mahindra 265 DI tractor in the foreground, its bonnet and grille draped with orange marigold garlands and a white cloth. Behind it, a silver-framed decorated float or ratha is festooned with orange marigold garlands and red and gold fabric, with a silver ornamental canopy. Two men in dark jackets and a man in a light shirt stand beside the float, and a dim crowd is visible along the road under a hazy orange sky with string lights and banners.

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Night photograph of a procession at a Kumbh Mela camp. Two decorated floats or tractor-drawn trolleys stand in the foreground, draped with red and gold cloth and marigold garlands. The silver-finished seat and frame on the left are ornately carved, with a lion-like figure on the seat back. Behind them, a row of further decorated vehicles with silver tinsel and orange marigold garlands stretches into hazy darkness. Several people stand and walk along the roadside to the right, some in dark jackets and some in shawls. Illuminated structures glow faintly in the distance under a smoky, orange-tinted sky.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Outdoor procession on a dusty road with a red Mahindra 265 DI tractor pulling a decorated trailer, its driver in a striped shirt and orange flags fixed at the tractor canopy. On the trailer, a canopied palanquin-style float is hung with orange and yellow marigold garlands and a turquoise-and-pink umbrella; a figure in orange robes stands among the decorations and attendants. Two saffron-robed men walk beside the trailer, one bald in orange cloth, and women in red, pink and printed saris with folded hands stand nearby among a crowd. Speakers and a light pole line the route, with banners and a pale temple-style tower in the background.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12Hazy night photograph of a procession at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela. A decorated vehicle with a silver-embossed canopy and an ornate golden seat carries a figure in orange robes and an orange head covering, with a multicoloured umbrella overhead. In the foreground, a young man in a grey jacket sits at a yellow tractor-like cart's steering wheel. Around the cart, several men in orange robes wear beaded necklaces and sit on the vehicle's platform. A man in white jacket and orange shawl stands at left, with a colourful fringed umbrella beside him. Crowds and lights fill the background.A street procession at a Kumbh Mela camp under a clear hazy sky. On a decorated open vehicle beneath a teal-and-red canopy strung with marigold garlands and hanging bells, several robed figures in saffron and white stand, one bare-chested with rudraksha and ornaments. A tall gold-topped pennant with a red and gold embroidered emblem is carried by a man in white dhoti with a bare upper body and red waist cloth. Nearby, an older man in a beige shawl and white kurta, with an orange garland, walks alongside a woman in a blue shawl. A red Mahindra tractor pulls the float, with a driver visible. Devotees in white dhotis and red waist cloths walk barefoot in the procession, and tents stand in the background.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession at the Kumbh Mela with a decorated float-chariot topped by a blue-and-orange canopy, garlanded with marigolds and tinsel, carrying a figure in orange clothing near the front. A yellow embroidered banner hangs from a pole, and a red-and-white painted staff-like symbol stands nearby. A tractor-drawn trolley with tinsel fringing leads the procession. Crowds of people walk in dim orange haze, many holding red and orange flags. Men in the foreground wear white and orange clothing with white forehead markings, and one holds a red cloth. Hazy lamplight and a red sign are visible in the background.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night photograph of a decorated ceremonial ratha or palanquin cart lit with string lights and draped in marigold garlands and colourful fabric. Inside the canopy sits a figure beneath a crown-like floral ornament; beside it stands a man in a saffron-orange shawl and turban with an ornate gold necklace. To the right, two attendants in dark maroon robes hold long staffs, and a man in white kurta stands near a red tractor at left. An ornate gold-fringed parasol is visible at upper right.2015-01-13Night photograph of a red Mahindra tractor, its headlights on, pulling a decorated float toward the camera. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a sash sits at the tractor wheel, smiling. Behind him a golden canopy with multicoloured fabric and garlands shelters a figure of a deity murti or decorated icon amid flower garlands and lamps. A man in a white dhoti with a gold border stands to the right at the roadside. Dark trees frame the left side of the scene. The float appears to be part of a procession.2015-04-29