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Night photograph of a procession at the Kumbh Mela. Many people in white dhotis and white saris, some with red or maroon shawls and a red padded jacket, walk forward carrying tall poles topped with saffron-orange flags. Street lamps glow along the route through hazy air. A woman in a blue top raises one arm at the left edge. Motion blur suggests a slow walk along the riverside path.

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Night procession at the Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh, with a crowd of devotees and sadhus walking away from the camera across a dusty open ground. Many carry tall orange-saffron flags on poles, and a few carry ceremonial standards and a decorated umbrella-like banner. Several sadhus wear white dhotis and orange or red shawls, a man in an orange robe walks near the front, and women in saffron and purple-draped garments are visible on the right. Hazy orange street lamps and tent structures line the background under a dark, smoky sky.2013-02-15February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession at the Kumbh Mela on a wide dirt road lit by street lamps, with a hazy dusky sky. Many devotees in white dhotis and white saris carry tall red-orange flags on poles, and a drummer in the middle plays a large drum. Some participants wear red shawls and orange headwear, and a few walk barefoot as part of the procession. Some people in the foreground wear western-style jackets and sweaters. Several larger orange-red banners and a lit structure appear in the distance. The crowd is large but partially cropped at the edges.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A night procession on a wide road lit by orange street lamps and hazy smoky light. Many people walk in a column carrying long poles topped with saffron-orange flags and a large ornate embroidered banner on the right. Men wear white kurtas with red-orange dhoti or waist cloths, and women wear white and cream saris with some in orange or patterned shawls. A man at the front left raises one arm, and a man at right in a white shirt and grey-brown cap wears a rudraksha mala. Some participants have white cloth over their heads.2013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession at a Kumbh Mela area on a wet paved road lit by street lamps and haze. A line of women in white and cream saris and salwar with orange and red shawls walks forward, many carrying tall orange flags on poles. Several carry white cloth bags. On the right, a tall decorated pole with colourful painted panels rises above the crowd. Banners with Hindi text line the background.2013-02-15Night procession at the Kumbh Mela camp on a hazy, dimly lit road. In the foreground, men in white dhotis and orange-red cloth lead the group carrying tall orange and red flags on poles. A striped, floral-painted ceremonial pole rises at center. Several men walk barefoot on the dusty ground, one wearing white with a white head cloth and another in a maroon shirt with an orange-red waist cloth. Behind them, a decorated float or palanquin with orange canopy and banners appears through the haze, and devotees in shawls and saris line the background, some near a bicycle. Warm street lights glow in the mist.2013-02-10Night procession at the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad under hazy orange sodium street lights. A large crowd of devotees walks barefoot along a dirt road, many raising saffron-orange flags on tall bamboo poles with white cloth tied at the tops. Men wear white dhotis and shawls, some with red sashes; one man in the foreground has long grey hair and a rudraksha-style mala. A bare-chested man and a woman in a pink sari appear among them. A tent city with red and white canopies lines the left side, and an ornate kalasha-style banner hangs above the crowd. The page-linked a person is not clearly identifiable among the marchers, so no a person candidate is named here.2013-02-10 +1 copies