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Night procession at the Kumbh Mela camp on a hazy, dimly lit road. In the foreground, men in white dhotis and orange-red cloth lead the group carrying tall orange and red flags on poles. A striped, floral-painted ceremonial pole rises at center. Several men walk barefoot on the dusty ground, one wearing white with a white head cloth and another in a maroon shirt with an orange-red waist cloth. Behind them, a decorated float or palanquin with orange canopy and banners appears through the haze, and devotees in shawls and saris line the background, some near a bicycle. Warm street lights glow in the mist.

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February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession at the Kumbh Mela with men in white dhotis and shawls walking barefoot, many carrying tall orange-red flags on bamboo poles. One man in front has a red tilak and white-marked face, holding a flag. Behind them tall decorated poles with blue, red and floral patterns rise above the marchers. A central bearded man wears a white head cloth and rudraksha-style beads and walks with his head bowed, while a figure with long dark hair wears a beige shawl. The crowd stretches into the dark background under orange lamplight. a person not clearly identifiable in this procession.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession at the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad under hazy orange sodium street lights. A large crowd of devotees walks barefoot along a dirt road, many raising saffron-orange flags on tall bamboo poles with white cloth tied at the tops. Men wear white dhotis and shawls, some with red sashes; one man in the foreground has long grey hair and a rudraksha-style mala. A bare-chested man and a woman in a pink sari appear among them. A tent city with red and white canopies lines the left side, and an ornate kalasha-style banner hangs above the crowd. The page-linked a person is not clearly identifiable among the marchers, so no a person candidate is named here.2013-02-10 +1 copiesFebruary 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession at the Kumbh Mela on a dirt road lit by street lamps. Many barefoot men and some women in white dhotis and white shirts with red or saffron waist cloths march carrying tall poles topped with saffron-orange triangular flags. At right, a man in a black shirt and orange shawl walks beside a large white banner printed with a portrait of a deity and Hindi-style script. A decorated palanquin or ratha with lights and a deity figure is visible in the background at left. Several people carry a yellow-and-red ornamental banner. The scene shows a large devotional procession moving through the night.2013-02-10