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Night crowd at the Kumbh Mela camp-city in Allahabad, lit by orange haze and street lamps. Large crowd of pilgrims in white shawls and dhotis, many barefoot, some holding saffron flags. A tall vertical banner shows a standing woman in orange with raised arms. Another banner reads a welcome message beside framed portraits. A colourful striped umbrella stands at right. Dense crowd fills the dusty lane.

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February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A dense nighttime crowd fills a wide open ground under an orange, hazy sky lit by street lamps during the Kumbh Mela procession. Many people wear white and grey shawls, knit caps and woollen headwear against the cold. In the right foreground a person in orange robes holds a tall pole topped by a gold ornament, and a teardrop-shaped banner with floral borders and a white bird emblem rises above the crowd. Orange flags flank the banner. A shaved-headed man in orange at the right edge is partly visible but his face and identity are uncertain.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A night procession moves along a wide street lit by sodium street lamps and a hazy orange sky. Many people in saffron and orange robes carry tall orange flags and ornate golden banners with decorative finials; a large ornamented standard in front is raised high. Devotees in white and saffron clothing walk in dense crowds on both sides, while a man in orange on the right raises his arm. A colourful temple-style building with arched pilasters stands at left beside parked white vehicles, and a commemorative banner hangs nearby. The scene suggests a ratha-less religious procession through a city street at night.2013-02-12February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10 +3 copiesNight procession at a large outdoor gathering, lit by sodium street lamps through haze. Many devotees walk densely packed, many carrying saffron-orange flags on poles. Tall cylindrical banners decorated with blue, red and yellow floral patterns rise among them. A man in the foreground wears a white shawl over white clothing with a red cloth at the waist. Another man walking barefoot in white dhoti and white shirt holds a framed portrait photograph against his chest. Women in saffron, red and maroon saris and shawls walk among the crowd. A decorated float or chariot with a deity figure appears in the far background under a canopy. a person's presence is not clearly identifiable here.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10