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Night photograph of a dense crowd at the Kumbh Mela under orange sodium lights, with a tall lamp pole and distant lit structures behind. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in white cloth, bare-chested, stands beside a man with a white-painted face and rudraksha beads, both in white garments. A bespectacled, shaved-headed man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at right, and a woman carries white plastic bags on her head. Many people wear white, maroon and red headwear and shawls. a person cues are not clearly visible; the figures are ordinary pilgrims and priests in white.

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Night photograph of a dense crowd of pilgrims at the Kumbh Mela camp grounds, lit by orange street lamps under hazy smoky sky. Many people wear white and cream clothing, shawls, and headwraps in pink, maroon, blue and orange. Several carry white sacks and bundles on their heads and shoulders. In the foreground, a bald man in white and orange clothing holds a tall brass staff. A large banner with a painted figure with raised arms hangs above tents in the background. Visible: many people densely packed, multiple cameras and phones raised. Scene shows a crowd gathered before the Maha Snan at Prayag.2013-02-10A large nighttime crowd of sadhus and pilgrims gathers under a row of glowing street lamps at the Kumbh Mela camp grounds. Many naked or bare-chested ascetics have their bodies smeared with grey ash, and some have long matted hair and beards; several raise fists or arms in exuberant gestures. A man in a bright orange turban stands at lower left, and another in a white turban and grey shawl appears at left. Orange and saffron flags and tall poles rise above the throng, and a plain orange-saffron cloth banner hangs at upper left. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2013-02-10 +2 copiesA large nighttime crowd gathers under sodium street lamps that give the air an orange haze at what appears to be the Kumbh Mela camp grounds. Many people wrap themselves in shawls and sheets against the cold, some with headwraps and dupattas, and many carry bundles and cloth bags. Numerous saffron and orange flags fly above the crowd, and several people raise phones to take photographs. In the foreground a young man in a yellow-and-orange patterned shawl stands with palms pressed together in anjali. Among the crowd is a man in a white turban and a person in a saffron-toned shawl. A green and white banner line runs along a barrier in the middle distance.2013-02-10A crowd moves through hazy orange-lit dusk at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering, with many people in shawls, knit caps and winter wraps. In the foreground a man in white wrap with a white turban stands with a red waist cloth, and beside him a woman in a red shawl walks. On the right a shirtless man with a grey cap and mala holds a camera with a microphone. Orange flags and a pilgrim in white are visible in the background. a person cues are not clearly visible on any individual; no candidate is confidently identified.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night photograph of a dense crowd of naked or semi-naked ascetics, sadhus and pilgrims packed on a riverbank at the Kumbh Mela, under warm orange-lit sky. Many have ash-smeared bodies, long matted hair and beards, and some wear rudraksha or flower garlands; a man in the foreground near the centre wears an orange garland and has long dreadlocked hair. Tall bamboo poles and staves rise through the crowd, with a row of bright torches or lamps along the far bank and a boat-like structure at left. Several people wear yellow and orange cloth. The scene conveys the Maha Snan ritual bathing gathering on the Ganga.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night photograph of a dense crowd of pilgrims at the Kumbh Mela camp market, with rows of stalls under red and orange awnings lit by bright lamps. Many men and women in white shawls, wraps and turbans move through the lanes; an elderly bearded man in a brown shawl holds a metal pot. In the foreground a silver trident-shaped staff (trishul) is visible. Hazy orange night sky and street lights overhead.2013-02-10A dense crowd of pilgrims fills a hazy, orange-lit night scene. Many people, mostly women in headscarves and shawls, carry bundles, bags and luggage on their heads and shoulders while moving through the crowd. A man in a green striped sweater and white head cloth stands near the centre, and another man in a cream jacket and white shawl stands at left. Tents and signboards are faintly visible in the background through the fog. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this view.2013-02-10Night 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 procession at a crowded Kumbh Mela bathing area with a golden ornate palanquin-like ratha at left, its pole wrapped in silver and gold. A man in a saffron-orange shawl and white dhoti walks beside it, holding a tall gold staff. Nearby, a nude ash-smeared sadhu walks barefoot, and a woman in white with a red shawl and a man in orange robes extend hands toward the procession. Orange flags wave above. Many onlookers in white and dark clothing, some in turbans, stand behind barricades, several raising phones and hands. Marigold garlands decorate the ratha.2013-02-10