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A wide daytime photograph of a crowded Kumbh Mela camp along a narrow channel of water. Rows of white, yellow and blue canvas tents with tan and grey roofs stretch across grassy ground, with tent reflections in the still water in the foreground. A long steel truss railway bridge on concrete piers crosses the right side, and another bridge appears in the distant left. Dirt paths and scattered debris lie in the lower foreground under a hazy sky. No people are clearly visible in the scene.

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February 10 20132013-02-10Wide daytime photograph of the Maha Kumbh Mela camp-city beside a narrow canal. Rows of large yellow, beige and white tents and smaller blue and purple tents fill the flat ground, with clothing hung on lines between them. A steel railway bridge and a concrete road bridge cross the hazy sky in the background, with a tall utility pole and power lines at left. The scene is an open tent encampment with no visible ritual activity or identifiable people in the foreground.2013-02-10Aerial view of a dense camp city at the Kumbh Mela, with rows of grey and white tents packed along a riverbank in hazy light. Many tents have red, yellow, blue and green canvas tops, and small figures move between them along dirt paths. A long concrete bridge with many pillars crosses the background, and a red temple-like structure stands at right. Power lines run across the foreground above the river water.2013-02-10Aerial photograph of a dense Kumbh Mela camp at Allahabad (Prayagraj) with rows of white and coloured tents, a large orange-and-yellow striped canopy in the foreground, and thick crowds of pilgrims moving between tents and along the riverside. A steel truss bridge spans the flat river plain in the background, and small thatched huts and parked vehicles sit among the tents. No individual figure can be clearly identified as a person from this distance.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Wide elevated photograph of the Maha Kumbh Mela camp-city at Prayagraj, dense rows of white, yellow, blue and multicoloured tents stretch toward a long concrete pontoon bridge with many pillars across the hazy sky. Crowds of pilgrims in saris and dhotis walk along dirt lanes beside a narrow channel, a yellow bus and a loaded truck with a yellow tarpaulin stand near the foreground, and a small blue tarp shelter sits on the slope. No individual figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2013-02-10Pilgrims walk along a dirt path lined with bamboo railings beside a shallow river channel at the Kumbh Mela site. Many people in ordinary street clothes and saris, some carrying bags, move in a line toward the camp. Behind them stands a steel railway bridge on concrete piers, with rows of white tents, blue tarpaulins and small structures across the sandy riverbank under a hazy sky. A tall utility pole and a small colourful banner on a post are visible. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2013-02-10A wide outdoor photograph of the Kumbh Mela camp area beside a narrow channel of greenish water, with a long elevated concrete bridge spanning the background. Dirt embankment in the foreground strewn with rubbish, plastic bags and a discarded flip-flop. Across the channel, a dense cluster of white and yellow tents, a bus, a white car and many tiny distant figures moving among stalls and flags. Hazy pale sky. No identifiable individual is in close view, so no a person candidate is present.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Aerial view of the Kumbh Mela camp-city at Prayagraj, with rows of white and blue tents and temporary shelters spread across sandy riverbank land beside a slow-moving channel. Crowds of pilgrims walk along a dirt road in the foreground, and a yellow school-style bus and a white truck stand at the roadside. A long steel railway bridge runs along the right edge, with strings of electric cables overhead and prayer flags tied to its girders. Hazy sky and distant bridge spans fill the background. No a person candidate is visible in this crowd scene.2013-02-10