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Night-time outdoor procession at the Kumbh Mela crowd with many people raising arms and palms together in devotion. A bearded man in the centre wears an orange-yellow shawl printed with Om symbols and an orange lower garment, with arms raised. Beside him a man in a similar yellow Om-printed shawl faces away, arms lifted. A drummer on the left plays a drum wearing a striped headband in red, yellow and green. Other devotees in orange and saffron robes fill the background, and a man in a grey patterned shirt with a lanyard stands at right. Lamps and lights glow in the dark.

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September 13 20152015-09-13Night procession at the Kumbh Mela camp with a crowd of devotees in saffron and orange clothing. In the centre, a bearded man with a wrap of saffron cloth printed with Om symbols and Namah Shivaya mantras raises his arms toward a devotee facing away in a matching yellow-orange shawl. Nearby, a drummer beside a drum wears a rainbow knit cap, and several men in orange kurtas wear lanyards. Bare-chested sadhus stand among the crowd under dark sky and distant lights.2015-09-15 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesNight procession photograph of a dense crowd of devotees dressed in orange saffron robes and orange caps, many with arms raised and hands clapping. On the left a large silver trident (trishul) is raised above the crowd. At upper right an ornate palanquin or deity float with a decorated canopy, garlands and golden ornaments is carried in the procession. A few devotees wear rudraksha or white beaded wrist threads, and one woman has long braided hair. The atmosphere is of a festive yatra or ratha procession.2006-05-22December 17 20112011-12-17May 22 20062006-05-22April 24 20162016-04-24December 17 20112011-12-17A night-time photograph of a crowd of devotees in saffron-orange clothing and matching orange caps carrying a decorated palanquin topped by an ornate deity murti adorned with white and red garlands and a crown-like headdress. Two tall silver ceremonial staffs with finials stand at the left, and two embroidered orange canopy banners hang above the murti. A devotee at the left holds a bell-like object, and a man wearing a rudraksha mala at the centre-left smiles while holding a small object. A photographer with a camera is visible near the palanquin. The scene is a procession.2006-05-22Night procession at an outdoor ashram ground under a dark sky, lit by a street lamp and string lights. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and sleeveless orange garments, with rudraksha malas around their necks, play white hand drums while walking. Behind them, a row of women in colourful saris (red, green, blue, yellow) stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. At the centre, a figure with long dark hair in an orange-red top with a rudraksha mala carries a deity murti or image held aloft on a platform, decorated with red and white garlands, under a multicoloured canopy on poles. Tall orange and red flags with a golden emblem stand at the right, and palm trees and a tree sit in the background.2018-12-31August 25 20172017-08-25