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A dense, night-time crowd fills a hazy, orange-lit riverside procession at the Kumbh Mela, with people pressed together in a sea of heads and shoulders. In the foreground, a tall pole decorated with bright red, teal and white geometric patterns stands at left, and a long wooden staff carrying a yellow-and-saffron pennant with a red and blue emblem rises at right. Several men in white dhotis and orange-saffron shawls stand near the flags, one man in a white kurta and dark jacket holds a camera, and a woman in a yellow top with a teal scarf stands near the front. Many devotees wear turbans, caps and shawls, and some raise cameras or hands. Street lamps glow through the smoke. The scene is clearly crowded with many more than twenty people.

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A dense nighttime crowd fills a wide open ground under an orange, hazy sky lit by street lamps during the Kumbh Mela procession. Many people wear white and grey shawls, knit caps and woollen headwear against the cold. In the right foreground a person in orange robes holds a tall pole topped by a gold ornament, and a teardrop-shaped banner with floral borders and a white bird emblem rises above the crowd. Orange flags flank the banner. A shaved-headed man in orange at the right edge is partly visible but his face and identity are uncertain.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A night procession moves through a hazy, orange-lit street at a Kumbh Mela camp, with many people carrying saffron-orange flags bearing a dove-like emblem. Men in winter jackets, turbans and white shawls walk beside women in headscarves and colourful saris, with street lamps glowing overhead and tents and banners behind them. No individual leader can be picked out with confidence, so no a person candidate is identified in this crowd. The scene shows devotees on a cold winter evening walking in a large group.2013-02-10Night procession crowd at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering, with a dense mass of devotees pressing forward under smoky orange street lights. In the foreground, men in white and saffron clothing stand around a tall red-and-white flag on a pole, and some have white-painted faces and bare chests. On the right, an ornate decorated palanquin with a blue canopy, marigold garlands and a gold kalasha-like finial carries a figure in red and gold dress. Several priests in white dhotis stand near the carriage holding ceremonial staffs and fans.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Large crowd at dusk along a riverside festival route, many people raising saffron-orange flags on poles and holding cameras aloft. In the foreground a man in a dark blue head wrap, grey shawl and brown sleeveless vest looks upward. Beside him a bare-chested young man wears a white dhoti, a long rudraksha mala and a beaded necklace. At right a woman in a red bindi and orange-trimmed shawl smiles, and an older woman with short grey hair and glasses stands in the front. Behind them a tall red, white and green banner shows a white dove emblem. Street lamps glow in the hazy evening light.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession at a large outdoor gathering, lit by sodium street lamps through haze. Many devotees walk densely packed, many carrying saffron-orange flags on poles. Tall cylindrical banners decorated with blue, red and yellow floral patterns rise among them. A man in the foreground wears a white shawl over white clothing with a red cloth at the waist. Another man walking barefoot in white dhoti and white shirt holds a framed portrait photograph against his chest. Women in saffron, red and maroon saris and shawls walk among the crowd. A decorated float or chariot with a deity figure appears in the far background under a canopy. a person's presence is not clearly identifiable here.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10