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Night procession at a crowded Kumbh Mela-style camp, lit by warm sodium street lamps through hazy orange air. Many devotees fill the road, several carrying tall orange and red saffron flags on poles, and a yellow banner with silver trim is held up at left. Men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees with white-painted foreheads walk among people in shawls, wraps and winter clothing. Overhead signboards and a large vertical banner line the route. No clearly identifiable central leader is visible; the scene reads as a mass devotee procession.

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February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Dense crowd at dusk or night during a procession, many people holding long wooden poles topped with saffron-orange flags bearing a black circular emblem. Lamps glow orange in the hazy background. Several people wear white head coverings and white shawls, and a man on the right has a white cloth wrapped on his head and light ash on his face. A large decorated banner with floral patterns and a bird-like emblem rises at upper right.2013-02-10Night procession at the Kumbh Mela with a large crowd of devotees moving along a lit route under strings of lights and orange-glowing lamps. Many carry orange-and-black flags on poles. Foreground figures include a man in an orange shawl and white dhoti with white-painted face and forehead markings, and a man in an orange robe with a white-smeared forehead. Others wear white, grey, and red shawls, and a woman in pink and grey covers her head. A tall golden staff stands at left. Tents and decorated gateways line the background.2013-02-10Night procession of a large crowd of devotees holding many orange-red flags on poles, some bearing a dark circular emblem and white lettering. Many women wear white saris with red-orange shawls and white tilak markings on their foreheads; a bald man in an orange wrap stands at lower left and a man in a grey knit cap and red shawl walks in the middle. A tall decorated pole with a multicoloured geometric pattern and a white bird emblem rises above the crowd. Warm orange street lights and hazy air fill the background, with banners on the right. The scene resembles a pilgrim procession on a riverside mela route, and no person is clearly identifiable as a person.2013-02-10Night procession in a crowded outdoor festival ground lit by sodium street lamps, with a hazy orange sky. In the foreground a man holds a tall saffron-orange pennant on a pole, and beside him another man carries a long golden staff with a finial. A bearded man with a shaved head in a brown-orange wrap holds a hand drum at the lower left, and a shirtless man in white dhoti stands near the centre. Many devotees in white kurtas, dark jackets and saffron clothing press around, some with palms joined. Parked vehicles, tents and a decorated gateway with painted pillars stand in the background, and a painted pillar with floral motifs appears at the left edge.2013-02-12Night 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 20132013-02-10Night procession at the Kumbh Mela with a dense crowd of devotees holding long bamboo poles topped with saffron-orange flags bearing a dark circular emblem. Many marchers wear white or saffron clothing, several have white sacred ash or tilak on their foreheads and faces, and some wear rudraksha malas. In the centre, a bespectacled person in white robes with white tilak and a dark headpiece stands among the flag-bearers. Illuminated festival lights, decorated kalasha-style poles and ornate parasols with painted motifs rise in the background under a hazy orange sky. The flags and banners are part of the ritual procession toward the river.2013-02-10Night 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 20132013-02-10