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A night photograph of mounted police on horseback at a Kumbh Mela area in an orange-lit haze. Two uniformed officers in khaki with peaked caps sit on brown and white horses in the foreground, one with arms folded. Behind them more riders and pilgrims wrapped in shawls walk along a dusty road under sodium street lamps. A white van stands at left beside a large painted hoarding, and a tall wooden lookout tower with a banner is visible at right. Visible people are many, but fewer than fifty are clearly distinguishable.

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Night scene at a festival site with two uniformed police officers mounted on brown horses, wearing khaki uniforms and dark caps, one holding a long lance-like staff. Behind them stands a red banner with rows of circular portrait photographs of several bearded and turbaned men, with a printed text block. A string of white and yellow fairy lights hangs above a tent and a fence of printed flags. Several people in casual clothes stand near the horses on a dusty ground.2016-05-21Night street scene of a large crowd walking along a road lined with vans and vehicles. Three mounted police officers in khaki uniforms and dark caps lead the way on brown horses, the foremost holding a long stick. Behind and beside them, many people in white, pastel and colourful clothes walk, with an orange and a multicoloured umbrella in the foreground. Vehicles and shopfronts line the street.2016-05-09Night street procession with a dense crowd of devotees lining and following a road. Several uniformed police officers ride brown horses in the foreground; the rider on the right wears a dark cap and khaki uniform and gestures with one hand, and another rider in a light uniform and cap is beside him. Devotees in white, pink, purple and blue saris and kurtas walk along the sides, and a man in a white shirt with an orange turban is visible among them. A white van and a vehicle with a roof light move behind the crowd. A large multicolour parasol-like umbrella occupies the bottom edge, and a banner with a portrait of a saint-like figure in orange hangs at top right.2016-05-09Dusk scene at a Kumbh Mela crowd with a mounted police officer in dark uniform and cap on a dark horse at left. Behind him, a large bamboo-scaffolded hoarding shows a smiling bearded man in orange-red turban and saffron garment, with Hindi text, labelled as a banner; the face depiction is a printed poster, not a physical presence. At right, several men in white head cloths and white shawls stand in a crowd, one holding a small object in his hands. The sky is warm orange-brown with silhouetted figures.2013-02-10A night scene at a festival ground lit by strings of warm bulbs and illuminated LED panels with floral and geometric patterns. Two uniformed police officers in dark caps sit on horses in the foreground, one holding a long stick, while several uniformed security personnel in camouflage and khaki stand along the path. Behind them, robed people in saffron, orange and yellow garments walk past striped canopy tents, and pink paper lanterns hang from the poles. A banner with Devanagari lettering stretches across the top.2016-05-21May 09th 20162016-05-09Two uniformed police officers on horseback at night at a Kumbh Mela site, with a dusty dirt ground in front of corrugated metal fencing. The rider on the left wears a khaki uniform and dark blue cap and holds a baton, on a chestnut horse with a white blaze. The rider on the right wears a similar uniform and cap and sits on a dark horse with white socks. A third uniformed officer in camouflage fatigues stands at the far right edge. Behind them a large red banner shows a grid of circular portraits of robed religious figures, with Hindi text across the top. Tents, strings of lights and a green cart are visible in the background, along with a few onlookers in casual clothes.2016-05-21Night crowd scene at a Kumbh-style festival street. Three uniformed police officers ride brown horses through a dense crowd of many devotees, some in orange and white clothing. Behind them stands a large banner reading Simhastha 2016 Panchavati, showing small framed photographs of saints and a vehicle-mounted spiritual image. Vehicles, a minibus and a white van line the street under electric lighting.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09February 10 20132013-02-10May 21 20162016-05-21