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Dense crowd at dusk or night in an orange-tinted haze, many devotees raising long bamboo poles topped with saffron-orange flags bearing a black crescent-and-dot emblem. Behind them stand tall decorated pillars with blue, red and yellow floral patterns and a white dove emblem, and an ornate canopy or umbrella is visible. Some participants wear dark hats and caps. In the lower right, a cameraman with a video camera and small monitor films the procession, partly blocking the view.

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Dense crowd at dusk or night during a procession, many people holding long wooden poles topped with saffron-orange flags bearing a black circular emblem. Lamps glow orange in the hazy background. Several people wear white head coverings and white shawls, and a man on the right has a white cloth wrapped on his head and light ash on his face. A large decorated banner with floral patterns and a bird-like emblem rises at upper right.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession at the Maha Kumbh Mela with a dense crowd of devotees holding orange-red flags bearing black circular emblems on poles. Many wear orange, red, white and grey shawls, woolen caps and head wraps against the cold. Green vertical lights and strings of lamps glow overhead in a hazy, warm-lit tent setting. A man in a dark jacket with a red scarf and an older man in a white shawl stand prominently in the foreground. a person's presence is not clearly visible in this crowd.2013-02-10Night procession at the Kumbh Mela with a dense crowd of devotees holding long bamboo poles topped with saffron-orange flags bearing a dark circular emblem. Many marchers wear white or saffron clothing, several have white sacred ash or tilak on their foreheads and faces, and some wear rudraksha malas. In the centre, a bespectacled person in white robes with white tilak and a dark headpiece stands among the flag-bearers. Illuminated festival lights, decorated kalasha-style poles and ornate parasols with painted motifs rise in the background under a hazy orange sky. The flags and banners are part of the ritual procession toward the river.2013-02-10Night procession in a dense crowd of devotees holding aloft many saffron-orange flags on long poles, with a tall gilded staff in the centre. Men wear white dhotis and some bare-chested with rudraksha malas and tilaka; women wear saris and gold bangles. A hand drum is raised on the left and a few people film with phones. Painted ceremonial poles with floral designs stand in the background under warm lamplight.2013-02-12 +1 copiesNight procession of a large crowd of devotees holding many orange-red flags on poles, some bearing a dark circular emblem and white lettering. Many women wear white saris with red-orange shawls and white tilak markings on their foreheads; a bald man in an orange wrap stands at lower left and a man in a grey knit cap and red shawl walks in the middle. A tall decorated pole with a multicoloured geometric pattern and a white bird emblem rises above the crowd. Warm orange street lights and hazy air fill the background, with banners on the right. The scene resembles a pilgrim procession on a riverside mela route, and no person is clearly identifiable as a person.2013-02-10Night photograph of a large procession moving toward the river at a Kumbh Mela bathing ghat, lit by warm street lamps and a hazy orange sky. Many devotees carry tall orange and saffron flags on poles, and some wear orange or white cloth. Several people in the foreground, including a figure in white with a bare upper body and a person in an orange wrap, hold up flags or raised hands. No figure can be confidently matched to a person from appearance, so no candidate is claimed. Water reflects the lights along the shore.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night photograph of several saffron-orange flags on bamboo poles raised against a dark sky. Each flag bears a dark brown circular emblem with a white bird silhouette in flight. Blurred shapes of people stand at the bottom edge, partially visible. Lit background shows warm light at the left.2013-02-15February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession at the Kumbh Mela with a large crowd of devotees moving along a lit route under strings of lights and orange-glowing lamps. Many carry orange-and-black flags on poles. Foreground figures include a man in an orange shawl and white dhoti with white-painted face and forehead markings, and a man in an orange robe with a white-smeared forehead. Others wear white, grey, and red shawls, and a woman in pink and grey covers her head. A tall golden staff stands at left. Tents and decorated gateways line the background.2013-02-10Night photograph of a dense procession at the Kumbh Mela. Two tall decorated poles dominate the frame, painted with bands of red, blue, green and yellow and with flower motifs and white dove emblems. Many people with saffron-orange flags on bamboo poles press forward through a hazy, orange-lit crowd. Lamps and floodlights glow in the background, and a small canopy or umbrella is visible in the distance. No individual a person candidate is clearly identifiable in this crowd view.2013-02-10