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A crowd of pilgrims walks through a dusty open ground at the Kumbh Mela, many carrying tall orange saffron flags on wooden poles. The flags bear Hindi lettering in dark script. Men and women wear shawls, wraps and headscarves in grey, brown, maroon, purple and blue, some with red or orange head coverings. Tents and a red-and-white striped structure stand behind them, with a large printed banner in the upper right. A few people in the foreground wear wrapped shawls against the cool morning. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.

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February 10 20132013-02-10A large crowd of devotees walks in a procession at the Kumbh Mela camp grounds under a pale sky. Many carry saffron and orange flags, some bearing a circular emblem. A man in the centre wears a red shawl and a shaved head and walks near a white banner held aloft. Men in white and orange dhotis, women in saris and head coverings, and a bare-chested man with a sacred thread and orange cloth around his waist surround them. Scaffolding towers on the left with banners and posters hung on it, one showing a portrait. Many onlookers stand on both sides of the path.2013-02-10A large crowd walks along a dusty road on a hazy winter day during a procession at the Kumbh Mela. Many devotees carry saffron and orange flags on tall poles, and a banner with a framed portrait of a woman in pink and a printed title is carried at the centre. Men wear jackets, sweaters and shawls, while women wear saris in teal and pink, and a man in front in white holds a long staff. Power lines and temporary tin-roofed stalls line the road in the background.2013-02-10A hazy outdoor procession moves down a wide dirt road lined with white canvas tents and red-and-white barrier posts, under a smoky winter sky. In the foreground a young woman in a beige jacket and red scarf carries a long white pole with a red flag, and a bearded man in an orange shawl walks beside her. Behind them devotees in orange and red scarves carry white banners and tall decorated poles with coloured tassels, and a man in a yellow knit cap and green jacket walks on the left. Red banners fly along the route.A large crowd fills a hazy outdoor road during a procession at a river festival, with many people holding tall poles topped by bright orange flags bearing a black circular emblem. A colourful multi-panelled umbrella with blue, red, green and yellow segments and tasselled fringe, decorated with white bird and lotus motifs, rises above the crowd at left. Many men wear white head cloths, shawls and dhoti-style clothing, and a bare-chested man with a shaved head appears at lower left. Steel bridge girders and tall pillars with signage and banners stand in the background under a smoky sky, with a decorated ceremonial pole in the middle distance.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering in early morning light, with a crowd of mostly men and women in layered winter clothes. Several saffron-orange flags with Devanagari lettering on poles are carried aloft at the right. A central bearded man in a saffron-orange robe and dark red-and-white headwrap holds a long staff and wears a white and orange flower garland, with a red-striped shawl over his shoulders. Beside him a man in a maroon turban and gold-trimmed red shawl wears a white-and-gold garland. Behind them are a tarpaulin-covered vehicle and temporary tents. Foreground figures in purple and teal shawls partly block the view.February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Early morning haze at a dusty Kumbh Mela camp path. Five sadhus in saffron, orange and ochre robes walk toward the camera, several raising long saffron-wrapped staffs or flags overhead. The lead figure on the left wears a yellow-ochre shawl and orange turban, and the figure in the centre wears a grey-brown wrap over orange cloth and an orange turban. White tents and a few distant figures appear through the fog, with strings of pennant bunting across the background. No readable printed name or caption is visible, and no figure can be identified as a person from appearance.