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Night procession at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering with many people. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with long wet matted hair and a full beard, his face and body smeared with white ash, raises a fist high. Behind him, numerous naked or near-naked ascetics and devotees walk along a dusty ground lit by street lamps, some in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha beads. A person in a brown knit top with a light shawl stands at the left edge, and photographers with cameras crowd the right side. No person is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues, so no identification is made.

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February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession at the Kumbh Mela on the riverbank, with many ascetics crowded together under orange sodium street lamps and a hazy orange sky. Several naked or bare-chested sadhus are smeared with white ash, with long matted or white hair and beards, some raising arms high. A man in a dark knit cap and orange-and-white vest stands at left, and a bearded elder in a dark cap and rust-coloured cloth stands center-right. Camera operators and photographers are visible at the edges. A bare-chested figure at upper right carries long dark hair and a beard.2013-02-10Night photograph of a dense crowd of naked, ash-smeared sadhus at the Kumbh Mela, gathered on a paved road under orange sodium street lamps and hazy sky. Many men have grey-white ash covering their bodies and long matted hair or beards; a bearded sadhu in the centre wears orange-red rudraksha beads and a white necklace while raising his hands. A bare-skinned figure with long blonde hair stands at right, and several people in saffron and orange cloth stand further back. A photographer with a large camera lens is visible at the right edge, and a man's raised arm with bangles appears at the upper left. The crowd is far larger than the countable figures, so this is best counted as a large group.2013-02-10Crowd of naked or near-naked sadhus at dusk at the Kumbh Mela, their bodies smeared with grey-white ash. In the centre a bearded sadhu with long matted dreadlocks and a white-painted face raises his right hand toward the camera. Beside him a man with a shaved head wears a beaded necklace and rudraksha-style bead strands on his wrist, and a sadhu on the right has long matted hair tied up with a red cloth. Street lamps glow orange against the evening sky, and the surrounding pilgrims fill the frame.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Dusk crowd at a Kumbh Mela bathing ground with sodium street lamps glowing in the pale sky. Several naked or near-naked sadhus are covered in grey-white ash, with matted dreadlocks and long beards. One central sadhu with long dreadlocks and a full beard looks toward the camera, and another on the right wears a red cloth tied in his hair and a rudraksha-style bead bracelet. Behind them more ash-smeared ascetics stand close together. No identifiable a person figure is visible; there is no appearance-based candidate.2013-02-10Night photograph at a crowded riverbank during a Kumbh Mela bathing procession, lit by orange street lamps. In the left foreground an elderly sadhu in a saffron-pink robe and yellow shawl, with a white beard and a yellow head wrap, extends his arms and holds a long bamboo staff. Behind him, several naked, ash-smeared sadhus raise their arms and dance, some with long grey matted hair and orange-beaded necklaces. Devotees and sadhus in orange and saffron robes stand packed along the edges, with flags on poles in the background and photographers with long lenses along the right. The whole scene is crowded with many people.2013-02-10 +1 copiesPhotograph at dusk of a large crowd of ascetic men at the Kumbh Mela, their bodies and faces smeared with white ash. Foreground men are bare-chested and wear rudraksha and bead malas, with long matted hair and beards on the right. Behind them, more sadhus stand among warm street lamps and an orange flag on the left. No individual here can be confidently matched to a person from appearance, so no identity is asserted.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night photograph of a huge crowd at a Kumbh Mela bathing area, lit by rows of orange street lamps under hazy orange sky. Many men are nearly unclothed and covered in white ash, walking barefoot across a mat-covered ground toward the water. Several long-haired sadhus wear orange and saffron cloths; one bearded elder on the left wears a white turban and orange shawl. A bare-bodied man in the centre wears a yellow marigold garland. a person's presence is not verifiable from appearance here, so no candidate is marked. Dozens of people are visible across the scene.2013-02-10