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Night procession at a religious gathering, lit by warm lamps and string lights. In the foreground a man with glasses and a moustache, wearing an orange shawl over white clothes, holds up a tall orange flag on a pole. Behind him, devotees in orange and red shawls walk beneath large ornate umbrellas with red, blue and tasselled trim. A white canopy hangs with a banner reading Mahasthan, and a chandelier-style lamp glows overhead. Many people in white and orange clothing fill the street, and a figure in a dark jacket and red shawl stands in the middle of the procession.

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Night procession at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela. Several colourful umbrellas with a blue dove emblem and Dhyanapeetam lettering on their panels, with tasselled fringes, are held aloft on long poles. Robed devotees in saffron, orange and white walk in the crowd; one figure in an orange turban and orange robe wears long beaded necklaces, and a shaved-headed boy in a striped sweater walks at the front. Attendants carry brass ceremonial standards and a large brass plate-like fan. The crowd of many people fills the dusty ground under dim street lights.Night procession at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering with a crowd moving through hazy orange lamplight. In the centre, a man in a saffron robe with a saffron turban and a long ornate rudraksha-style mala walks beneath a colourful multi-panelled parasol with rainbow tassels. Around him, saffron-clad sannyasis and white-clad devotees carry tall ceremonial staffs and fans. A man in saffron on the right faces a bearded attendant in orange cloth, with a mustached man in white nearby. Behind them are tents, lights and more people.A night procession at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela moves along a paved path lit by dim street lamps. Several men in white kurta-pyjama carry tall poles: one holds a multicolored embroidered parasol with tassels, another a large orange flag, and others carry gold-toned ceremonial fan-like emblems. Devotees walk behind, including a man in an orange shawl drinking from a bottle, a woman in a pink wrap, and people in sweaters and dark jackets. A second decorated parasol bears a faint logo and blue bird emblem. The background is dark with scattered lights and more walkers.February 15 20132013-02-15Night procession at a Kumbh Mela site: a line of saffron-robed sadhus and white-clad attendants walk along a paved path under a red-and-green fringed umbrella held aloft. Several men carry long silver-topped staffs and a silver ceremonial vessel, and one man in white holds a garland of marigolds. Tents and orange-lit flags line the background, with a banner showing a figure in orange behind them. Shaved heads, tilak marks and bead malas are visible. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2013-02-15Night procession at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela 2007 moving along a dusty road under orange-tinted street lights. Devotees in red and orange shawls and white dhoti-style clothing walk in a crowd, several carrying red flags on tall poles. Ornate umbrella-like canopies with fringed red and gold borders are carried above the procession, and a figure with a lamp walks near the front. Tents with striped fabric stand on the left and a string of lights hangs on a pole at right. Heavy haze softens the scene.A night procession under a hazy orange glow moves along a dirt road through a Kumbh Mela camp. Many people in white kurtas and dhotis, many with red or orange shawls, carry tall ornate umbrellas and decorated standards with tassels and red fabric. Shadowy tents and a streetlamp line the route. In the foreground a man in a dark jacket with a red bag holds an umbrella pole beside a man in a white cap and white kurta. The scene is dense with walkers, though faces are small and indistinct in the distance.Night procession at a Kumbh Mela site, with a line of saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis walking along a paved road under orange sodium lights. Foreground figures in orange and saffron dhotis, some bare-chested, carry ceremonial staffs, a fan-shaped gold standard and a decorated golden umbrella; a man in white dhoti and shawl carries a flower-laden tray. Large orange flags with a blue bird emblem flutter above the group, and draped banners and tented stalls line the route. Roughly twenty to thirty people are visible in the procession. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance.2013-02-15September 15 20152015-09-15February 15 20132013-02-15A night procession at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela under a glowing orange haze of lamplight. Devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, some in black jackets, wear red or orange shawls and walk along a dusty road between tents. Several carry tall poles topped with ornate canopy-style standards in red, orange and green with decorative gold and bird motifs, and one carries a lamp-topped staff. Street lamps line the route and bright flags rise in the background.Night procession in a crowded street lit by warm lamps and green lights, with several large yellow and red ceremonial umbrellas raised above the crowd. At centre, a person in saffron-orange robes with an orange turban, multiple beaded garlands and a large ornate gold pendant stands among devotees, with a second man in an orange shawl and white kurta beside him. Around them press many young men in red and yellow clothes, some holding phones, with photographers filming. A decorated palanquin or ratha appears in the background near a lit temple structure, and a trident is visible at right. The appearance of the central figure is consistent with the a person candidate, with cues of saffron garments, turban and ornate necklaces, though the image is not conclusive.2016-04-24