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Night procession at a Kumbh Mela-style pilgrimage site under an orange-hazy sky, with many people crowded along the roadway. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and shawls have white and ochre forehead markings, one with a white cloth draped over his head. Saffron and orange flags on tall poles rise on both sides, and a large decorated yellow-and-red banner with a blue emblem is held aloft at center. Behind them, a decorated vehicle with garlands, glittering tinsel and marigold-like flower strings carries figures, and a red tractor-type vehicle with a canopy and tinsel fringe is nearby. Bright streetlights and a red illuminated sign glow in the background. Visible people number well above twenty.

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Night photograph of a festival procession at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering, smoky dark sky behind. A decorated ratha-style float covered in marigold garlands and orange flowers carries several robed sadhus in saffron and orange clothing, some wearing rudraksha malas and holding tridents. A large orange flag on a tall pole rises at right. A blue-and-gold canopy tops the float, and standing figures in white and red dhotis help at the front. A dense crowd of pilgrims in woollen caps and shawls surrounds the float, with orange-clad figures among them.2013-02-10Night procession at the Kumbh Mela with a brightly decorated float (ratha) draped in marigold garlands and topped by a multicoloured canopy with tassels. Men in white dhotis and white shirts stand on and around the float, one raising an arm near the canopy. Orange flags printed with a blue dove-like emblem are carried by marchers in white and saffron, and ornate banners with the same emblem hang at left. A dense crowd fills the background under orange streetlights and hazy fog.2013-02-10Night procession at the Kumbh Mela with a flower-garlanded decorated chariot under a blue canopy with hanging tassels, lit by oil lamps. Robed men in saffron and white walk alongside, some holding long ceremonial staffs and one carrying a kalasha-like vessel; a few devotees wear saffron with white-painted foreheads. A seated figure in ornate red and gold clothing sits at the centre of the chariot. Crowds of onlookers, some in shawls and blue bags, watch from the street, and a cameraman films from a vehicle on the right under orange, hazy sky. Printed banners appear at left. a person identification uncertain.2013-02-10Night photograph of a procession at Kumbh Mela on a riverside bridge or ghat, lit by warm yellow lights. A brightly illuminated decorated vehicle with fairy lights and a red and gold canopy is pulled by a red tractor. Several robed men in white and saffron dhotis stand around the float, one holding a tall golden standard pole and another an orange flag. Devotees in white shawls line the sides, and a barefoot man in white in the foreground is partly visible. Crowds fill the background. No clear a person candidate can be confirmed by appearance here.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession at a Kumbha Mela-style gathering in heavy smoky haze. A richly decorated palanquin-style ratha with marigold garlands, gold finials, a blue canopy and a saffron-and-gold kalasha-like top carries a central seated figure in red and orange robes. Around it, saffron-clad sadhus with white-painted faces and tridents stand near the chariot, and white-clad attendants push and steer the vehicle. A large saffron flag with a blue circular emblem flies at the right edge. Dense crowds of devotees, many in white and red shawls and headwraps, fill the foreground and background, with lit street lamps in the distance.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.2013-02-10Night procession at the Kumbha Mela camp with a richly decorated golden palanquin lit by warm lamps and draped in marigold garlands, under a striped canopy. Inside, several figures in ornate attire are seated; one standing figure in white dhoti and gold-trimmed shawl holds a long gold-topped staff. A man in a white dhoti and red cloth blows a large brass horn at left. A crowd of pilgrims in winter wraps and woollen caps lines the route, and an orange flag bearing a dark emblem is held in the foreground. A portrait-style sign at left is labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" in printed text. Oil lamps and a floodlit stage shape the smoky, golden atmosphere.2013-02-10Night procession photographed at a festival. A large decorated palanquin with a blue canopy and strings of orange and yellow flower garlands, topped with a golden finial, is carried forward as a figure stands on it wearing an orange garment and a crown-like headdress. Orange flags on tall poles rise around it, and a person on the left holds a long pole. Several people in white dhotis and bare-chested or white clothing walk alongside and push or carry the carriage; a crowd of onlookers fills the lower left. Street lamps glow in the dark background. A large banner with blue and white floral patterns hangs at the left edge, and a shaded cart with colourful tassels appears in the lower right.2013-02-10Night procession crowd at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering, with a dense mass of devotees pressing forward under smoky orange street lights. In the foreground, men in white and saffron clothing stand around a tall red-and-white flag on a pole, and some have white-painted faces and bare chests. On the right, an ornate decorated palanquin with a blue canopy, marigold garlands and a gold kalasha-like finial carries a figure in red and gold dress. Several priests in white dhotis stand near the carriage holding ceremonial staffs and fans.2013-02-10