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Large crowd at dusk along a riverside festival route, many people raising saffron-orange flags on poles and holding cameras aloft. In the foreground a man in a dark blue head wrap, grey shawl and brown sleeveless vest looks upward. Beside him a bare-chested young man wears a white dhoti, a long rudraksha mala and a beaded necklace. At right a woman in a red bindi and orange-trimmed shawl smiles, and an older woman with short grey hair and glasses stands in the front. Behind them a tall red, white and green banner shows a white dove emblem. Street lamps glow in the hazy evening light.

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A large crowd of devotees walks in a procession at the Kumbh Mela camp grounds under a pale sky. Many carry saffron and orange flags, some bearing a circular emblem. A man in the centre wears a red shawl and a shaved head and walks near a white banner held aloft. Men in white and orange dhotis, women in saris and head coverings, and a bare-chested man with a sacred thread and orange cloth around his waist surround them. Scaffolding towers on the left with banners and posters hung on it, one showing a portrait. Many onlookers stand on both sides of the path.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Photograph of a dense outdoor crowd at the Kumbh Mela riverbank in Allahabad at dusk, with hundreds of pilgrims in shawls, saris, caps and warm wraps. In the foreground a man with long dark hair and a white wrap walks with a staff and raises a camera, and another man in a striped beanie and dark jacket photographs beside him. Saffron and orange flags wave above the crowd, and a red-and-orange flag appears in the centre. Lamp posts and banners line the background along the river, and a woman in a yellow headscarf stands among the crowd. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person by appearance, so the candidate is marked unsure.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Crowded outdoor procession at dusk along a wide open riverbank during a Kumbh Mela event. Many devotees in winter clothing, wool caps, shawls and jackets walk among numerous saffron-orange flags on poles. Several ornate decorated umbrellas and ceremonial standards with gold and colourful fringes rise above the crowd, and a decorated vehicle or float with a canopy sits in the background. A white banner with printed Hindi lettering is held aloft. Some people wear red scarves and pale blue or yellow head coverings. Street lamps line the open ground under a pale sky. No individual can be clearly identified as a particular person from appearance here.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A dense night-time crowd at a Kumbh Mela procession, lit by strings of bulbs and street lamps. Many devotees hold up saffron-orange flags with a dark emblem on tall poles, and several wear white or saffron clothing with painted white and orange forehead and face markings. A man in a red jacket stands near the centre with his hands folded, and women in red, maroon and teal saris and shawls surround him. Some onlookers hold cameras and phones overhead. At the lower left, a gold-coloured ceremonial staff is visible. A figure in white and saffron with a large mala appears in the lower left. Blurred pennants and lights fill the background. Whether any person is a person cannot be determined from appearance alone.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10