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A night procession with devotees in white dhotis and orange-red cloths carrying a large banner printed with a standing figure in orange clothing raising both arms, labelled in Devanagari as a Mahamandaleshwar named Jagadguru Paramahamsa Nithyanand, held aloft on poles. Beside it stand decorated flag poles with floral painted panels and bird emblems in blue, red and yellow, and orange flags. Bald and white-haired men in white and a woman in a red and brown sari walk among the crowd under smoky night lighting. The banner depicts a printed portrait; the figure is not a physical person present in the scene.

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A nighttime procession on a paved ground at a Kumbh Mela site. At centre, a man in white dhoti and red cloth holds up a large printed banner reading a Hindi-style heading; the banner shows a man in orange robes and rudraksha beads with raised arms, the banner being a printed portrait rather than a physical person. Around it, sadhus in orange and white robes, some with white ash on their faces, carry triangular yellow and red ceremonial flags on poles. A man in white carries a brass pot, and another in a blue shawl walks nearby. A woman in white with a red waistband stands at right holding a flag.2013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15February 12 20132013-02-12Night procession at a Kumbh Mela area: a line of devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange cloths walks on a wide paved ground. A large banner held upright by a man in a white dhoti and red waistcloth shows a printed photograph of a figure in orange robes with arms raised, labelled in Hindi-style lettering. Behind, another banner, a red and multicoloured umbrella, and orange flags are carried. Several marchers have white-painted foreheads and some wear garlands and rudraksha malas.2013-02-15February 10 20132013-02-10February 12 20132013-02-12February 15 20132013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15February 10 20132013-02-10