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Outdoor photo at a riverside Kumbh Mela site on a hazy winter day. A large vertical banner dominates the right, showing a smiling man with raised hands, orange robe and red beaded necklace against a maroon curtain; the banner's Hindi heading reads परमहंस and नित्यानन्द. People, many in shawls and wrapped winter clothing, queue on a wooden plank walkway at left, with a white-clad man standing near the banner base and a man in a red sweater at lower right. Tents and a distant temple-like structure appear in the background.

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February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Outdoor scene at a riverside pilgrimage site beneath a large steel railway bridge with a concrete pier on the left. A crowd of pilgrims, many women in saris and head coverings and men in jackets and white trousers, walks along a narrow wooden plank path between red poles. On the right stands a large vertical banner showing a saffron-robed figure with a raised hand and a crown-like headdress and a rudraksha-style necklace, against a maroon backdrop, with a yellow strip of text at the bottom. Scattered belongings, cloth bundles and sitting people fill the sandy ground, and white tents appear in the distance under hazy sky.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Outdoor Kumbh Mela scene at the riverbank on a hazy winter day. A large vertical banner on the left shows a seated figure in orange robes and a red turban in a red-and-orange setting, with a printed Hindi-style sign beneath it. On a wooden plank walkway, a decorated open chariot with a blue canopy, golden finials and marigold garlands carries several people in white and orange robes, including a man in white raising an arm. Devotees in saffron, white, red and blue saris and dhotis crowd the bridge and the bank, and orange flags flutter nearby. Murky water and debris lie in the foreground.2013-02-10February 08 20132013-02-08A large crowd of pilgrims gathers along a dusty riverside road at a Kumbh Mela camp. On the left, a large banner shows a seated figure in a saffron-orange turban, ornate necklaces and orange robes before a golden throne, with a lion motif beside it; the banner is labelled Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham. On the right, a richly decorated palanquin with a teal canopy, gold finials and hanging tassels is carried by men in saffron and white clothing. Many people wear orange, red and maroon saris, shawls and caps, and several bundles and flags are visible among the crowd under hazy skies.2013-02-10Outdoor procession at a riverbank during a Kumbha Mela-style gathering under a pale hazy sky. A large ornate chariot with a blue-and-white canopy, marigold garlands and hanging tassels is pulled along a wooden plank walkway at the water's edge while many people in white, orange and red clothing walk alongside, and several men stand on the chariot, one raising an arm. A large printed banner on the left shows a figure seated in red robes with a red turban and a halo-like backdrop, labelled with a Hindi caption and a phone number. Shallow muddy water reflects the crowd, and tall painted poles and flags stand in the background. Crowd is dense along the walkway.2013-02-10Night 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.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10