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Night procession at the Kumbh Mela with a large crowd pressing close on both sides. A figure seated on a flower-decorated, lit palanquin-style float with a golden crown-like headpiece and an orange garment with a red-and-white garland. Strong sense of a ratha procession: marigold garlands hang along the canopy, with fabric fringes in blue and multicolour. Around the float, attendants in orange carry a tall orange flag bearing a black emblem of a bird, and orange flags and an orange umbrella with the same emblem are visible. A large banner at lower left reads Dhyanapeetha. Devotees in white and light clothing, some with white head coverings, fill the foreground and background. Cameras and a microphone stand are visible at right.

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February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession at a crowded Kumbh Mela, with a dense mass of pilgrims behind saffron flags. A brightly lit, flower-garlanded ratha/chariot dominates the centre, carrying a seated figure in orange robes and a red-and-white floral garland. Orange flags bearing a black emblem with a yellow bird fly beside the chariot, and a decorated umbrella stands at left. A white banner reads partially "Nithyananda Dhyanapeeta". Cameras and a monitor are near the chariot, and devotees in white and orange line the route.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession at a crowded religious gathering, lit by warm orange light. At centre, a richly decorated float covered in marigold garlands and strings of flowers rises above the crowd; a figure seated in an orange-saffron robe with a red and white flower garland sits on a golden throne under a crown-like headdress. Attendants in white and brown ceremonial dress stand beside the float, one holding a tall staff. Large yellow flags bearing a black emblem wave in the foreground, alongside striped and patterned ceremonial umbrellas and an orange-flagged crowd. A banner in the lower left reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetha, and a dense mass of devotees fills the background.2013-02-10Night procession at a crowded riverside festival with a densely packed crowd of pilgrims behind barricades. Central focus is a richly decorated golden palanquin-style chariot covered in marigold and orange flower garlands and lit by warm lamps, with a blue canopy above. A seated man at the centre wears an orange robe, a gold crown, a red and white flower garland and rudraksha-style beads. Flanking him, a shaved-headed priest in white and orange robes holds a ceremonial staff, and another man in orange stands behind. Orange and saffron flags and a yellow banner reading Dhyanapeetha are visible at the left, while a camera operator in white clothing films at right. Ornate decorated poles and a kalasha-like finial appear on the chariot.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10