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A dense nighttime crowd fills a wide open ground under an orange, hazy sky lit by street lamps during the Kumbh Mela procession. Many people wear white and grey shawls, knit caps and woollen headwear against the cold. In the right foreground a person in orange robes holds a tall pole topped by a gold ornament, and a teardrop-shaped banner with floral borders and a white bird emblem rises above the crowd. Orange flags flank the banner. A shaved-headed man in orange at the right edge is partly visible but his face and identity are uncertain.

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February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession through a dense, hazy crowd under bright orange sodium lights at a Kumbh Mela-style camp setting. In the centre, a richly decorated ratha-style float with golden ornaments, garlands and a seated figure in red and gold; men in saffron and white stand beside it and walk alongside. Many orange and saffron flags, banners and a large hand-painted banner dominate the scene, with barricades and tents in the background. Visible crowds are very large, with thousands of people pressed together behind barriers. A small white-clad figure with a staff walks at the front of the float; a seated figure in a crown-like headdress appears on the float, and a person cue cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night photograph of a large crowd at the Kumbh Mela, lit by warm orange haze and rows of electric lights. Dense crowds of pilgrims and devotees fill the foreground and midground, many in dark winter wraps and some in saffron-orange robes. Tall saffron and white banners on poles rise above the crowd, and several printed banners hang on the right. Behind them stands an illuminated ornamental gate or archway with a lit pavilion and flags, and distant festival structures glow along the horizon. A tall white ceremonial flag stands in the left foreground. No individual a person candidate is clearly identifiable in this crowd scene.2013-02-10Night procession at the Maha Kumbh Mela amid dense crowds under hazy orange light from rows of street lamps. A large decorated float covered in marigold garlands and lights carries figures in its centre, with a canopy above and a ceremonial umbrella at left. A banner held aloft at left shows a portrait of a figure with long dark hair in saffron clothing. Many saffron and orange flags line the scene, and uniformed police officers stand along metal barricades in the foreground. Thousands of pilgrims fill the procession route.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10 +3 copies