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A night photograph at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela, lit by orange sodium street lamps through haze. A crowd of people in light clothing stands and walks along a raised wooden walkway in front of tents. Several decorated carts or palanquins with umbrella-like canopies are gathered in the middle, and tall painted cloth banners stand at the right. Strings of bunting run along the tents at left, and a few figures stand on the dusty ground. A procession-style gathering is visible, though no individual is clearly identifiable as a person.

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Night-time photograph of a procession at a dusty open ground during a festival, lit by orange street lamps under a hazy dark sky. A large group of people in white and light clothing walks across the ground toward a line of tents and shelters. On the right, tall decorated poles or banners with red and white tops stand beside a fenced area, and a few figures wait near them. Several saffron-coloured flags and bundles are visible at the edges. The scene has a warm, smoky orange tone.A night procession at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela, 2007, lit by orange street lamps through hazy air. A group of people in white and cream clothing walks across a dusty open ground, some carrying tall poles and ceremonial umbrella-like canopies on the left. Tents and temporary structures line the background. On the right, a large printed portrait banner of a bald man in saffron-toned clothing stands beside the path, and a few figures in darker clothes move near the barriers.A night procession crosses a wooden footbridge over water, lit by warm orange light from a street lamp and an overhead glow. A decorated palanquin or ratha with several umbrella-like canopies sits at the centre, surrounded by a crowd of people in white and light-coloured clothing, some carrying flags and poles. Tall striped decorated posts stand along the steel bridge in the background. The scene is hazy and dark, with figures on both sides of the walkway.February 12 20132013-02-12A night procession at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela under warm orange haze and street lamps. Devotees in white dhotis and orange or red shawls walk along a sandy path lined with tall striped poles topped with fabric, and several ornate umbrellas with dark fringed canopies are carried aloft. Orange triangular pennants with a black crescent-and-circle emblem hang in a row overhead. A decorated palanquin or ratha is visible in the distance among the marchers, with tents along the sides. Many people fill the frame, several with caps and dark jackets over white clothing.February 12 20132013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12A night procession at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela 2007 moves along a dusty ground under orange sodium street lamps and hazy amber light. Red and orange pennants with a white bird emblem hang across two decorated pillars wrapped in red, blue and patterned fabric. Devotees in white kurtas and dark jackets walk with red shawls draped over their shoulders, some carrying staffs. Two ornate umbrellas and ceremonial standards are carried through the crowd, and rows of tents line the background. Several people in the foreground wear rudraksha-style beaded garlands over their shawls. a person is not clearly identifiable in this image.Night procession at a Kumbh Mela camp under a hazy orange sky lit by a single street lamp. Several dozen people in white kurtas, orange and red shawls and saffron garments walk and stand on a dusty open ground. On the left, a decorated palanquin or float with a seated figure in orange robes is shaded by striped umbrellas. Tall cylindrical painted pillars with red, white and black patterns stand on the right, and a long red and gold cloth banner is carried through the crowd. Tents and flags appear in the background.A night photograph of a procession moving along a road under a single glowing street lamp in hazy darkness. Many silhouetted figures in white clothing walk in a line, several carrying tall flags or banners on poles that rise above them. Dim lights line the distant roadway and the scene is dark and muted. Figures are too dark to identify individually, and no clear presence of a specific leader is visible.A night procession at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela moves along a paved path under an orange-hazed sky lit by street lamps. Many devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, some with red or orange shawls, walk in a dense group. Ornate fringed umbrellas with pole-mounted finials and banners on poles rise above the crowd, and a tall palanquin-like structure is carried near the centre. Tents and stalls line both sides of the route. No individual can be clearly identified from appearance, and the figures are blurred by motion.February 12 20132013-02-12