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Night procession on a raised riverside embankment lined with sandbags and wooden posts, with a river and city lights in the background. A line of people in white clothing and orange sashes carry orange flags, tall decorated poles and ornate silver-and-gold standards with lamps. Several figures in white stand at the front and along the rail, holding staffs and banners in the warm glow of the lights.

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A night procession crosses a narrow pontoon-style bridge over a river at a riverside festival site, with rows of lit lamps on the bridge railings and city lights glowing along the far bank. Many devotees in white and orange-red clothing walk in a long line carrying orange and saffron flags, ornate banners, and a large gold-coloured ceremonial standard, several people holding lit torches or lamps. Foreground figures wear white dhotis and shawls, with some in saffron and purple garments. Large round metal drums sit beneath the bridge. Murti-style lamps and flags mark a ritual procession.2013-02-15Night photograph of a long pontoon bridge of large sausage-shaped buoys spanning a dark river, lit by lights along the far bank. A line of people in white dhotis and white garments stands on the bridge holding saffron-orange flags, some raising them high. On the left, a brightly lit illuminated vehicle or float with a decorated figure is visible at the bank. Bamboo poles stand at the right bank edge, and water reflects the warm lights.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12February 15 20132013-02-15Night procession on a narrow raised walkway above a river, lined with small lit lamps on red-and-white posts. A large saffron flag bearing a bird emblem leads the group, and several men carry ceremonial standards with decorative fringed banners and a tall painted staff. Participants wear white dhotis and shawls, orange and saffron robes, and red garments, walking in a long line. City lights glow across the water in the background under a dark orange sky.2013-02-15February 12 20132013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12Night photograph of a procession crossing a long pontoon bridge over a river, with large grey floating drums and ropes below. Dozens of people in white and red garments walk in a line, many carrying tall orange flags on poles, with lit lamps along the bridge edge and more people visible on the far bank under an orange-tinted night sky.2013-02-12February 15 20132013-02-15Night photograph of a procession walking along a riverside ghat at the Kumbh Mela, with warm orange haze and city lights reflecting on the water. A saffron flag on a tall pole leads the group, followed by a dark ceremonial umbrella and a large printed banner. Several people walk in white dhotis and shawls; one central figure in a saffron robe carries a long staff, and others wear white kurtas and red-brown cloths. Striped red-and-white barrier posts line the walkway. Several figures stand out clearly, the rest blurred by motion.2013-02-15February 12 20132013-02-12