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Night photo of a dense crowd at a Kumbh Mela-style pilgrimage area under orange sodium street lamps and hazy smoke. In the foreground, many devotees wear shawls, woollen caps and head wraps in orange, grey and striped tones, several with white garments, against the cold night. Overlaid date stamp and archive copyright mark appear at the bottom right.

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February 10 20132013-02-10Night crowd scene at a Kumbha Mela ghat under orange sodium street lights and hazy air. A large dense crowd of pilgrims fills the frame, many wearing white, grey, red and yellow headwear and wraps. In the left foreground a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and white shawl with a red-and-gold waist cloth holds a tall ceremonial staff topped with a gold-trimmed flag and a decorated pillar. Beside him a young attendant in white stands near a saffron-robed shaved-headed figure carrying a long silver-tipped staff. Orange and red-clad sadhus stand among devotees, and a photographer's camera is visible in the background. Ornate processional canopies and banners rise above the crowd.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night photograph of a dense crowd of pilgrims at the Kumbh Mela camp grounds, lit by orange street lamps under hazy smoky sky. Many people wear white and cream clothing, shawls, and headwraps in pink, maroon, blue and orange. Several carry white sacks and bundles on their heads and shoulders. In the foreground, a bald man in white and orange clothing holds a tall brass staff. A large banner with a painted figure with raised arms hangs above tents in the background. Visible: many people densely packed, multiple cameras and phones raised. Scene shows a crowd gathered before the Maha Snan at Prayag.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A dense nighttime crowd at the Maha Kumbh Mela fills the foreground, many men wearing saffron and orange robes, white turbans and grey or dark woollen shawls against a hazy orange-lit sky. A bearded elderly man in front wears glasses and a white beard, and a figure in a grey shawl with a white-and-saffron turban stands near the centre-right. Behind them, illuminated festival structures, a decorated float with lights, flags and a distant palanquin-like canopy line the roadway.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A night procession moves through a hazy, orange-lit street at a Kumbh Mela camp, with many people carrying saffron-orange flags bearing a dove-like emblem. Men in winter jackets, turbans and white shawls walk beside women in headscarves and colourful saris, with street lamps glowing overhead and tents and banners behind them. No individual leader can be picked out with confidence, so no a person candidate is identified in this crowd. The scene shows devotees on a cold winter evening walking in a large group.2013-02-10Night 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