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Night procession at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering, with barefoot devotees walking on a dirt road under orange sodium lights. Many people carry saffron-orange flags on long poles, some bearing a dark emblem. In the foreground, a woman in a black jacket with an orange shawl walks beside a woman in a cream and white outfit holding a flag, and a woman in white with a saffron-orange sash and a sadhvi-style cloth holds up a hand. A banner behind the procession carries printed Hindi text. The white-clad figures and saffron sashes mark the group as participants. No one in the frame is clearly identifiable as a person.

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Night procession at a Kumbh Mela area on a wet paved road lit by street lamps and haze. A line of women in white and cream saris and salwar with orange and red shawls walks forward, many carrying tall orange flags on poles. Several carry white cloth bags. On the right, a tall decorated pole with colourful painted panels rises above the crowd. Banners with Hindi text line the background.2013-02-15February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 15 20132013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15Night procession at the Kumbh Mela on a dirt road lit by street lamps. Many barefoot men and some women in white dhotis and white shirts with red or saffron waist cloths march carrying tall poles topped with saffron-orange triangular flags. At right, a man in a black shirt and orange shawl walks beside a large white banner printed with a portrait of a deity and Hindi-style script. A decorated palanquin or ratha with lights and a deity figure is visible in the background at left. Several people carry a yellow-and-red ornamental banner. The scene shows a large devotional procession moving through the night.2013-02-10February 15 20132013-02-15Night procession at a riverside Kumbh Mela area. Several women in white saris with red and orange borders walk along a paved path carrying saffron/orange flags on bamboo poles. One woman in a yellow-and-white striped shawl carries a water bottle; others wear green, red and white garments, and some have red headscarves. Behind them are tents with string lights, a striped cloth, and a banner with a red-and-white heading and the year 2093. Street lamps glow in the background.2013-02-15Night procession at the Kumbh Mela on a wide dirt road lit by street lamps, with a hazy dusky sky. Many devotees in white dhotis and white saris carry tall red-orange flags on poles, and a drummer in the middle plays a large drum. Some participants wear red shawls and orange headwear, and a few walk barefoot as part of the procession. Some people in the foreground wear western-style jackets and sweaters. Several larger orange-red banners and a lit structure appear in the distance. The crowd is large but partially cropped at the edges.2013-02-10Night procession on a city road under orange street lamps. Devotees in white and cream clothing carry orange and saffron flags on poles. In the foreground an older bearded man with white hair and glasses, wearing a white dhoti and cream shawl, holds a long pole topped with a gold and orange emblem banner. Behind him a line of followers in white and red-orange garments walks in formation, and a banner on the left shows a portrait of a woman beside Hindi lettering. Several people on the far left stand on the roadside.2013-02-15Night procession at a Kumbh Mela area lit by street lamps and hazy orange light. A line of devotees, mostly women and some men, walk along a road carrying tall poles topped with saffron-orange flags. Many wear white or cream sari and dhoti-style clothing with red and maroon shawls and wraps; one woman in the foreground wears a cream head covering and another has a red forehead mark. Several people carry orange flags while others walk with garlands and bags. Background shows more flags and lamps.2013-02-15Night procession at a riverside Kumbh Mela area, lit by a hazy orange sky. In the foreground a figure in white robes and a white head covering holds up a saffron flag on a pole, with a white bag slung at the hip. Beside them a woman in a patterned white sari with a teal top raises a saffron flag, barefoot, while a woman in a pink shawl walks nearby. Behind them more saffron flags wave above a crowd of devotees, some in white and others in red and orange saris. A tall decorated pole stands in the distance and a camera on a tripod is set up at left. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2013-02-10