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Night 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.

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Night 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.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09Night 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.2016-05-21May 09th 20162016-05-09Night street scene during a crowded procession. Two uniformed mounted police officers in khaki ride horses at the centre, followed by a bright headlight of a vehicle. Dense crowds of people in mixed clothing fill the road, many in white kurtas and some wearing orange turbans. In the foreground, ornate decorated umbrellas in orange, green and red with mirror-work and tassels are carried, alongside red and orange flags on poles. A man in a light blue shirt holds up a phone to take a photo. Street lights, a bus and roadside stalls and banners appear in the background.2016-05-09A 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.2013-02-10Night photo of a dense crowd of sadhus and devotees along a barricaded road during a Kumbh-style shahi snan procession. Many sadhus wear saffron and orange robes, some with flower garlands and rudraksha beads, and some are bare-chested. Uniformed police in khaki and dark blue caps line the route and hold back the crowd, and a yellow barrier runs down the right side. Orange and red flags, illuminated tents and bright green lights fill the background, and several people hold cameras or phones. Crowd is large but only partly countable.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09Evening procession at a Kumbh Mela camp with a crowd lining temporary tent structures. In the foreground a uniformed police officer in khaki with a cap and rifle walks at the centre, flanked by a man in an orange robe and a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with gold trim and beaded necklaces. Behind them a man in a saffron turban and beaded necklaces stands beside a yellow ceremonial umbrella and a red-and-gold decorated umbrella with a circular emblem. Devotees with folded hands and men in orange saffron garments watch from the crowd.2016-04-22May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09