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Night photograph of a concrete ghat path leading toward a river lined with lights at a Kumbh Mela site. A man in a dark olive jacket and khaki trousers stands on the right beside wooden railings and small lamp posts with flames. Further along the path, several figures in white and saffron robes stand under tall ceremonial poles with orange flags and circular decorations. Strings of lights cross overhead toward a bridge in the distance.

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Night photograph on a riverside ghat walkway lined with red and white bollards with reflective tips, the water glowing orange from street lamps under a hazy sky. A uniformed security officer in camouflage fatigues and a dark cap stands on the left, facing away toward a procession. In the distance, a palanquin-style carriage draped with a white banner and red decoration is being carried by several people in light clothing, escorted by another uniformed officer. A red flag flies from a pole at upper left, and a lit building stands at the far right edge.2013-02-10A night photograph of a long concrete pontoon bridge over a river, lit by warm orange street lamps and their reflections on the water. A group of about ten people in white and saffron clothing stands near the far end, beside red and saffron flags on poles and a palanquin-like covered platform. Fenced railings line both sides, and a lit white temple-like structure appears in the distant background.2013-02-15Night photograph of a long concrete walkway along a river at Kumbh Mela, lined on both sides by red and white striped posts and a metal railing. Several people walk or stand on the path, one wrapped in a dark shawl. Warm orange lights from the far bank and a bridge reflect on the water. Hazy orange sky above.2013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15February 10 20132013-02-10Night photograph taken across a broad river at a riverside ghat. Lights from the far shore reflect in dark water in the foreground. A long line of people stands along a raised embankment of bundled straw or reed mats, some holding up long poles or sticks, with a few raising their arms. Dim yellow lights and a dark sky fill the background.2013-02-12Night photograph of a pontoon bridge over a river, with a procession of people in white clothes walking along it carrying saffron-orange flags. Some marchers hold tall orange poles, and a lit, ornate orange-decorated palanquin or float sits near the right of the group. Illuminated city lights and their reflections shine on the dark water, and large grey floating pontoons are visible beneath the bridge.2013-02-12Night photograph of a narrow concrete pier at the Kumbh Mela riverside, lit by rows of red-and-white marker posts and street lamps under an orange-hazed sky reflecting on the water. A small group of people walks away along the pier, several wrapped in shawls against the cold, with a few figures in the distance. The landscape is hazy with rows of distant lights. Watermarked archive image; no clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 12 20132013-02-12Night photograph of a long pontoon bridge of large sausage-shaped buoys spanning a dark river, lit by lights along the far bank. A line of people in white dhotis and white garments stands on the bridge holding saffron-orange flags, some raising them high. On the left, a brightly lit illuminated vehicle or float with a decorated figure is visible at the bank. Bamboo poles stand at the right bank edge, and water reflects the warm lights.2013-02-12Night procession on a narrow raised walkway above a river, lined with small lit lamps on red-and-white posts. A large saffron flag bearing a bird emblem leads the group, and several men carry ceremonial standards with decorative fringed banners and a tall painted staff. Participants wear white dhotis and shawls, orange and saffron robes, and red garments, walking in a long line. City lights glow across the water in the background under a dark orange sky.2013-02-15