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Night procession on a misty road at a Kumbh Mela-style event. Robed participants in white dhotis and orange-red waistcloths walk barefoot, carrying tall cylindrical painted banners decorated with floral patterns, geometric bands and white dove emblems, alongside long orange flags. A man in the foreground at right wears a white shawl and a white head covering and holds a staff; a figure at the front with a bare upper body carries a banner. Several spectators in dark jackets stand at the left. Orange-yellow street lights glow through the haze. Whether a person in white is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so the identity is left unsure.

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Night procession at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering. Large painted cylindrical banners in blue, red and yellow with floral motifs and bird emblems are carried aloft. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts with red-orange cloths walk barefoot among saffron-orange flags on poles. Women in white saris with blue and red shawls walk in the crowd on the right. A man in a blue hooded jacket and glasses carries a flag at left. Dim orange street lights glow in the background. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 12 20132013-02-12February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession at a Kumbh Mela camp, shot in hazy orange light with street lamps glowing. Two men in white kurtas with orange shawls carry tall, cylindrical banners painted with red, blue and yellow patterns and white dove motifs. Behind them, a decorated palanquin-style chariot with a canopy is pulled forward by white horses draped in colourful cloth. Several people in saffron and orange robes and white clothing walk alongside, with striped umbrellas raised above the vehicle. Tents and lit stalls line the background, and an onlooker in a shawl stands at the right edge.A night procession at the Kumbh Mela moves through a dusty camp lit by warm sodium lamps. Many men carry orange and red flags on long poles, and a decorated multicoloured parasol with fringe, white dove and lotus motifs shades the central group. Two tall cylindrical banners with blue, red and yellow patterns rise behind them. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti with a grey-green head cloth and saffron shawl holds a flag pole beside another in white with a red waist cloth. A bare-chested man at right has ash markings on his forehead and a white dhoti. Several people are visible in the crowd behind, many wearing white or saffron clothing.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night photo of a procession on a wide road at Kumbh Mela, Uttar Pradesh. Two tall decorated ceremonial poles or banners painted with flowers and geometric bands in blue, green, red and yellow are carried upright. Several men in orange and saffron robes walk in front, one bald man in orange with white tilak on his forehead carrying a white bag, and another in white dhoti with a bare torso. A woman on the left carries an orange flag with a dark emblem. Spectators and pilgrims in casual clothes walk along the roadside, with hoardings and banners behind them and street lights glowing in the haze.2013-02-15February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession at the Kumbh Mela crowd in Allahabad. Many saffron-orange flags on poles are carried forward through a dense crowd under warm street lights. A tall cylindrical banner with a white dove emblem, red and blue bands and yellow floral patterns rises at right. Several people in white and orange clothing walk in front, some wearing white robes and a sash-like red strap. Devotees and onlookers fill the foreground and background, many in light and dark clothing. A small white ceremonial fan is visible at left. The dark sky and bright lamps give a dusky atmosphere.2013-02-10A night procession of saffron-robed sadhus and white-clad devotees walks along a dusty road past an illuminated temple-like gate hung with fairy lights. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti carries a brass kalasha-style pot, and a sadhu with white-painted face and tilak holds a long decorated staff. Several people carry tall ornate banners and flags in orange, red and yellow with floral and circular emblems. Hand-painted banners and lit lamps line the background. The scene appears to be a ritual procession at a Kumbh Mela camp.2013-02-15Night procession at a large outdoor gathering, lit by sodium street lamps through haze. Many devotees walk densely packed, many carrying saffron-orange flags on poles. Tall cylindrical banners decorated with blue, red and yellow floral patterns rise among them. A man in the foreground wears a white shawl over white clothing with a red cloth at the waist. Another man walking barefoot in white dhoti and white shirt holds a framed portrait photograph against his chest. Women in saffron, red and maroon saris and shawls walk among the crowd. A decorated float or chariot with a deity figure appears in the far background under a canopy. a person's presence is not clearly identifiable here.2013-02-10