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Night procession at a Kumbh Mela camp with devotees in white dhotis and orange-red shawls, many barefoot, carrying tall poles and saffron flags. In the centre a smiling man in a white sleeveless garment and a red-orange cloth holds a pole and flag; a large white banner shows a portrait of a woman in red with a printed caption reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham. Other marchers carry orange and gold umbrella-like standards. Streetlights and a dusky orange sky backdrop the crowd along a road.

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February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, with many devotees in white dhotis and bare feet, many with red cloth sashes and some with white-painted faces. Several men carry tall poles, one topped with a cross-shaped crossbar, and a saffron-and-gold pennant banner is held aloft. A large white banner with a portrait labelled "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham" is carried at left beside a white car, and many saffron flags fly across the crowd. A tall decorated ritual pillar stands in the background under a dim orange sky, with a dense crowd of onlookers.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession at the Kumbh Mela on a dirt road lit by street lamps. Many barefoot men and some women in white dhotis and white shirts with red or saffron waist cloths march carrying tall poles topped with saffron-orange triangular flags. At right, a man in a black shirt and orange shawl walks beside a large white banner printed with a portrait of a deity and Hindi-style script. A decorated palanquin or ratha with lights and a deity figure is visible in the background at left. Several people carry a yellow-and-red ornamental banner. The scene shows a large devotional procession moving through the night.2013-02-10February 15 20132013-02-15Night 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 15 20132013-02-15February 10 20132013-02-10A night procession at the Kumbh Mela on a dirt road lit by street lamps. In the foreground a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a red waist cloth and rudraksha mala walks beside a long pole topped with an ornate fringed umbrella-like canopy. Behind him, several men in saffron and orange shawls and dhotis carry ceremonial standards, poles, a tall decorated banner and fringed parasols. A parked silver car and banners with printed text stand at the roadside.2013-02-15 +1 copiesNight procession on a wide paved road lit by street lamps, with a hazy dusk sky. Robed men walk in a group: many wear white dhotis and shawls, others wear saffron or orange cloth. A man at center in orange robes carries a tall orange flag, and a man at right holds a large banner showing a standing figure in orange with raised arms. Ceremonial umbrellas, a long staff with brass ornaments, and a drum are carried in the procession. Several participants wear rudraksha malas. A deity murti is not visible.2013-02-15February 10 20132013-02-10