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Night procession at the Kumbh Mela with a large group of devotees walking barefoot through hazy, dim light. Many carry tall orange saffron flags on wooden poles bearing a dark circular emblem, and some wear orange or red shawls. Several people have white and orange vertical tilak marks on their faces and wear white dhoti-style garments. In the foreground a woman in white with a red shawl and a man in a striped sweater and red scarf stand at the front. Tall painted pillars with floral and bird motifs rise at the sides of the road. Crowds and a dark tent-like structure are visible behind the marchers, with a warm light glowing through the mist.

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Night procession of devotees at the Kumbh Mela, walking through hazy smoke under an orange glow. Many carry long poles topped with saffron-orange flags bearing a dove-like emblem, and tall painted decorative poles with floral motifs rise behind them. Front left, a man in white garments with a red waist cloth and tattooed arm holds a flag; beside him an older man in white wears a green-trimmed shawl. A woman in a light pink top and red shawl with a painted white forehead mark stands in the center, while a woman with glasses and reddish hair in a red patterned top holds a flag at front. At lower right, a woman in a blue jacket with a white forehead mark and a white shawl holds a pole. Several participants have white-painted faces and forehead marks, and some are dressed in saffron and red.2013-02-10Night procession at the Kumbha Mela with a crowd of devotees carrying saffron-orange flags on tall bamboo poles. A tall painted pole with blue, red and yellow motifs and gold-yellow base rises at left-centre. Many people wear white or saffron clothing, some with white forehead markings and face paint. A man in a tan jacket and white dhoti holds a flag pole in the centre, and a woman in an orange sari with a red shawl holds a flag nearby. Hazy orange street lights and a camera operator at left frame the scene.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession with many devotees carrying saffron-orange flags on poles bearing a dark emblem and the words Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. In the foreground a woman in a red and white shawl and a rudraksha mala holds a flag, and a bare-chested man with white-painted face and a mala walks beside her. Behind them stand a decorated chariot, an ornate red-and-gold canopy umbrella, a glowing illuminated arch and street lights in the dark. A man in a white shawl with glasses and a green cap is also visible.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night 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 20132013-02-10Night 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 the Kumbh Mela with many people in white and cream ritual clothing walking among large orange flags bearing a blue bird-and-circle emblem, some flagpoles held upright. A man in the centre-left, with grey hair and a white forehead mark, raises one arm and wears a white shawl over white clothes. Behind them a illuminated chariot or palanquin glows with lights in the misty dusk, and a banner with red and white lettering hangs on a booth at left. A man at right wears a grey-striped cap and white wrap with red waistband. Strings of lights and a crowd of onlookers fill the background.2013-02-10February 15 20132013-02-15Night procession at the Kumbh Mela with many people walking through a dusty, lamp-lit camp. In the foreground, several men wear white dhotis and white shawls with saffron-orange waist cloths, and some carry tall orange flags on poles. A man at left has white-painted face markings. Behind them, people in a mix of jackets, shawls, yellow and red garments and headwraps move forward, with a decorated float or ratha, lights and tall structures visible in the distance. Hazy lamplight and smoke fill the background.2013-02-10