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Night 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.

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February 10 20132013-02-10Night photo of a dense crowd at a Kumbh Mela-style pilgrimage area under orange sodium street lamps and hazy smoke. In the foreground, many devotees wear shawls, woollen caps and head wraps in orange, grey and striped tones, several with white garments, against the cold night. Overlaid date stamp and archive copyright mark appear at the bottom right.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A night procession moves through a hazy, orange-lit street at a Kumbh Mela camp, with many people carrying saffron-orange flags bearing a dove-like emblem. Men in winter jackets, turbans and white shawls walk beside women in headscarves and colourful saris, with street lamps glowing overhead and tents and banners behind them. No individual leader can be picked out with confidence, so no a person candidate is identified in this crowd. The scene shows devotees on a cold winter evening walking in a large group.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night crowd at the Kumbh Mela camp-city in Allahabad, lit by orange haze and street lamps. Large crowd of pilgrims in white shawls and dhotis, many barefoot, some holding saffron flags. A tall vertical banner shows a standing woman in orange with raised arms. Another banner reads a welcome message beside framed portraits. A colourful striped umbrella stands at right. Dense crowd fills the dusty lane.2013-02-10Night photo of a large crowd in a Kumbh Mela procession at Allahabad. A white banner held high by several people reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetha, with a portrait of a smiling figure with long hair and saffron clothing, labelled as Jagadguru Sri Sri Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Many people carry saffron-orange flags on poles, and some wear white robes and white-painted faces or bodies. A tall decorated pole and two ornate teardrop-shaped standards with gold borders stand above the crowd, with lights and billboards in the background. Some men in orange and white clothing walk barefoot in the procession.2013-02-10February 15 20132013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 10 20132013-02-10