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Night procession at the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, dim smoky light and warm lamps. Many devotees walk with orange-red flags on poles, several with white painted faces and red or pink shawls. A decorated float (ratha) on the right is hung with orange marigold garlands, lit lamps and a blue canopy, with a figure standing near its top. Men in white dhotis and a man in a saffron-orange turban and striped sweater stand in the foreground. A small banner in Hindi is visible at upper left.

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Night procession at the Kumbha Mela with a dense crowd of devotees walking through hazy orange light. Many carry long poles with saffron-orange flags bearing a small blue emblem, and several women wear white saris with red borders and red shawls, some with painted faces and forehead markings. A decorated float or chariot with illuminated lights and ornaments moves in the background. Men in sweaters and jackets walk in the foreground. A large banner and a portrait are visible on a structure at left. No clearly identifiable a person is distinguishable with sufficient cues.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession at a Kumbh Mela-style pilgrimage site under an orange-hazy sky, with many people crowded along the roadway. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and shawls have white and ochre forehead markings, one with a white cloth draped over his head. Saffron and orange flags on tall poles rise on both sides, and a large decorated yellow-and-red banner with a blue emblem is held aloft at center. Behind them, a decorated vehicle with garlands, glittering tinsel and marigold-like flower strings carries figures, and a red tractor-type vehicle with a canopy and tinsel fringe is nearby. Bright streetlights and a red illuminated sign glow in the background. Visible people number well above twenty.2013-02-10Night procession at the Kumbh Mela with a decorated float-chariot topped by a blue-and-orange canopy, garlanded with marigolds and tinsel, carrying a figure in orange clothing near the front. A yellow embroidered banner hangs from a pole, and a red-and-white painted staff-like symbol stands nearby. A tractor-drawn trolley with tinsel fringing leads the procession. Crowds of people walk in dim orange haze, many holding red and orange flags. Men in the foreground wear white and orange clothing with white forehead markings, and one holds a red cloth. Hazy lamplight and a red sign are visible in the background.2013-02-10Night procession at the Kumbh Mela with a flower-garlanded decorated chariot under a blue canopy with hanging tassels, lit by oil lamps. Robed men in saffron and white walk alongside, some holding long ceremonial staffs and one carrying a kalasha-like vessel; a few devotees wear saffron with white-painted foreheads. A seated figure in ornate red and gold clothing sits at the centre of the chariot. Crowds of onlookers, some in shawls and blue bags, watch from the street, and a cameraman films from a vehicle on the right under orange, hazy sky. Printed banners appear at left. a person identification uncertain.2013-02-10Night procession at a Kumbha Mela-style gathering in heavy smoky haze. A richly decorated palanquin-style ratha with marigold garlands, gold finials, a blue canopy and a saffron-and-gold kalasha-like top carries a central seated figure in red and orange robes. Around it, saffron-clad sadhus with white-painted faces and tridents stand near the chariot, and white-clad attendants push and steer the vehicle. A large saffron flag with a blue circular emblem flies at the right edge. Dense crowds of devotees, many in white and red shawls and headwraps, fill the foreground and background, with lit street lamps in the distance.2013-02-10Night procession at the Kumbh Mela with many devotees carrying saffron and orange flags on tall poles. A decorated vehicle with an orange-lit canopy and ornamental lights is visible in the background, pulled by a red tractor. Several participants have white-painted faces and wear white, orange and red clothing, some with blue or red shawls. A large brass fan-shaped ornament and a yellow-and-red decorated banner are visible near the flag bearers. Hazy night lights and a crowd fill the scene.2013-02-10Night 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.2013-02-10Night procession at the Kumbh Mela on a wide dirt road lit by orange street lamps. A man in a dark jacket and light trousers, with white-painted face and a red scarf, carries a tall orange flag on a pole at the front. Behind him, many devotees in white and orange-red garments and red shawls walk barefoot, several holding orange flags. Behind them a decorated float or chariot with colourful ornaments and a deity murti is visible, along with tall painted poles and banners. The sky is hazy and dark orange.2013-02-10Night procession at a Kumbh Mela camp, shown as a photograph. A man in the foreground with white-painted face and white dhoti-style clothing raises one arm, holding an orange-and-white flag on a tall staff. Behind him, a decorated float or ratha with golden lights carries a deity murti under an ornate canopy. A shaved-headed man in an orange robe walks at centre, and another figure in white with white-painted face and rudraksha-style beads stands at right. Many other people in white and red clothing and devotees with ashen face markings walk along the road, with lamps and banners visible in the dark background.2013-02-10A night procession of ascetic devotees walks barefoot along a dark road at the Kumbha Mela, lit by a distant orange lamp. Leading figures wear white dhotis and white shawls with red and orange cloth, and many have white-painted faces. The foremost man, in front, carries a tall wooden staff with a dark pennant, wears a white shawl and rudraksha-style beads, and has a white-painted face and a white badge reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham. Behind him, bare-chested men wear red and white dhotis, and a man at left wears an orange turban and orange garment. Many red flags and a large saffron banner with a red and blue emblem are carried high. Some onlookers in dark jackets stand at the right edge.2013-02-10