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Night procession at the Kumbh Mela. A decorated palanquin with marigold garlands, tassels and a golden finial is carried forward through a dense crowd lit by streetlamps. On the right, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border, wearing a rudraksha mala and glasses, raises a camera toward the scene. Beside the palanquin, a man in orange-red robes holds a long staff with a trident-topped finial, and a yellow ceremonial umbrella with a painted red and blue emblem is raised at left. Orange flags and marigold festoons frame the scene.

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Night procession at a Kumbh Mela event with a richly decorated palanquin draped in marigold garlands and tasselled hangings in red, pink, blue and yellow. Seated on the palanquin is a figure in an orange robe and a crown-like headdress, with garlands around the neck. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala holds a camera aloft toward the palanquin. Another man in reddish-orange clothing carries a long pole, and a tall ornate yellow and red umbrella with floral embroidery stands at left. Attendants in orange and light clothing surround the procession and a crowd is visible at the lower left under night lights.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession at a Kumbh Mela-style event, lit by warm lamps. A decorated ratha-style float with a fringed blue and orange canopy and marigold garlands carries a seated figure in red and orange robes wearing a crown-like headdress and floral garlands, flanked by attendants in saffron and white. In front, a standing man with a shaved head and white upper cloth and red-and-white dhoti holds a microphone stand beside a speaker. Crowd members in brown and pink headwear and light garments watch from below, some holding phones. Gold ceremonial staffs and tassel decorations line the float. No a person identification can be confirmed from appearance; the seated and standing figures are described by role only. Visible credit text reads 'Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam ' and is omitted from the text field2013-02-10Night procession at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering with a flower-garlanded ratha or palanquin carrying a seated figure in red and gold under a blue-and-orange canopy with tassels. Around it, saffron-robed men walk with ceremonial staffs and standards; one man in a saffron dhoti with an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style necklace stands at left, raising a staff. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a red cloth at right holds a microphone-like object near the chariot. Crowds surround the procession, many holding orange flags, under warm streetlights. Bodies appear smeared with white ash or sacred clay.2013-02-10Night photograph of a procession float decorated with marigold garlands, strings of hanging golden bells and a blue and magenta fringed canopy. A woman in an orange sari sits on the float, raising one hand. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti with a bare upper body and an orange cloth holds a camera on a boom. Men in orange and reddish-brown dhotis hold tall silver ceremonial staffs with bells and finials at the left, and a crowd is visible at the bottom edge. The scene is lit by night lights and street lamps.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 12 20132013-02-12Night photograph of a decorated procession chariot at a Kumbha Mela event. A central figure seated on an ornate golden-and-red throne wears a tall red-and-gold crown and orange robes, with a rudraksha-style necklace visible; this is an appearance-based candidate, a person, seated under a blue-and-orange canopy. The chariot is draped with marigold and orange garlands, tassels and a gilded kalasha-like finial. A man in an orange-and-white dhoti holds a long ceremonial staff topped with metal finials and another man in a brown-orange dhoti stands beside him. Orange flags flutter at the left and a man in white clothes with a forehead mark holds up a phone in the foreground. Other people stand along the edge of the frame.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10 +1 copiesNight procession at the Kumbh Mela on a flower-decorated ratha with a bright canopy of blue, orange and pink fabric hung with tassels. A seated figure in red and gold, with a crown and floral garland, sits on the raised platform. A bare-shouldered man in saffron cloth stands at the front of the float and raises his hands in greeting. Ceremonial attendants in white dhotis and saffron cloth hold tall silver staffs and ornate poles, and a man in white raises a camera on a long pole. Crowds in winter caps and shawls line the road, and a saffron flag flies at right. Marigold garlands drape the cart and strings of lights glow in the dusk.2013-02-10