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Night procession at the Kumbha Mela with devotees in white dhotis and orange-red cloths, several with white-painted faces and bare chests. The man at centre-right wears an orange cloth, a gold chain necklace and a rudraksha-style bead mala, holding a banner pole while leaning toward a companion. A large white banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetha, and a decorated flag with a floral crest is carried at right. Behind them a ratha-style cart is hung with colourful garlands and streamers, with lit lamps and crowds in the background.

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February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesNight procession at a Kumbh Mela camp, shown as a photograph. A man in the foreground with white-painted face and white dhoti-style clothing raises one arm, holding an orange-and-white flag on a tall staff. Behind him, a decorated float or ratha with golden lights carries a deity murti under an ornate canopy. A shaved-headed man in an orange robe walks at centre, and another figure in white with white-painted face and rudraksha-style beads stands at right. Many other people in white and red clothing and devotees with ashen face markings walk along the road, with lamps and banners visible in the dark background.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A night procession of ascetic devotees walks barefoot along a dark road at the Kumbha Mela, lit by a distant orange lamp. Leading figures wear white dhotis and white shawls with red and orange cloth, and many have white-painted faces. The foremost man, in front, carries a tall wooden staff with a dark pennant, wears a white shawl and rudraksha-style beads, and has a white-painted face and a white badge reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham. Behind him, bare-chested men wear red and white dhotis, and a man at left wears an orange turban and orange garment. Many red flags and a large saffron banner with a red and blue emblem are carried high. Some onlookers in dark jackets stand at the right edge.2013-02-10February 15 20132013-02-15February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession at a Kumbh Mela-style event. Robed sadhus and sannyasis walk along a lit road in orange, white and saffron garments. A man in white shawl walks in front holding a red-and-gold ornate parasol above a central figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and garland. Other participants carry long orange flags on poles, a decorated staff and a red and gold ornate ceremonial banner. A large banner on the right shows a photographic image. Several participants wear white or ash-marked forehead markings and garlands of marigolds.2013-02-15