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Night photograph at the Maha Kumbh Mela, Prayagraj, showing a crowd on a sandy riverbank under hazy orange sodium street lights. Many people in white and saffron clothing stand along a wooden railing lined with tall orange and yellow flags on poles. In the foreground, several people sit and lie on blankets and bedrolls beside a blue and green tarpaulin shelter, with rows of sandals left on the sand. A lone figure with a black backpack and dark jacket walks through the scene. Hanging power cables and lamp posts cross the sky above. Several figures on the raised area in the distance, one wearing a red and white garment, are too small to identify. The exact number of visible people is uncertain.

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A photograph taken at night under an orange-tinted sky of a riverside pilgrimage area at the Kumbh Mela. A crowd stands along a raised wooden walkway and bridge lined with yellow flags, while many people in white and light clothing sit and walk on sandy ground in the foreground. Tarpaulins, bundles, bags and rows of sandals lie near a rope barrier, and decorated painted pillars and street lamps stand along the route. Individual faces are small and not identifiable; no clear a person candidate is visible.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night photograph at a riverbank during a large pilgrimage gathering, with an orange, hazy sky lit by street lamps. A long line of people in white clothes walks along a raised bridge or embankment, many carrying saffron-orange flags on poles, with tall decorated staffs rising behind them. In the foreground, a crowd of pilgrims sits and walks on sandy ground, some women in saris and shawls, and a man in white carrying a bag. A blue and green tarpaulin covers goods on the right, and a decorated saffron-and-gold palanquin or float with a banner stands at the far right edge.2013-02-10Night photograph of a procession crossing a long pontoon or bridge over the Kumbh Mela sandbank, lit by an orange-hazed sky and sodium street lamps. Many white-clad marchers carry tall orange and saffron flags on poles and line the span, with striped ceremonial poles rising above them. On the sandy ground in the foreground, devotees sit in groups wrapped in shawls beside bundles, bags and tarpaulins. At right, a tent with yellow and white canopies and orange banners stands by a railing. A loudspeaker is mounted on a pole at centre. a person is not clearly identifiable among the marchers at this distance.2013-02-10Night scene at a riverside camp during a Kumbh Mela-style gathering, lit by warm orange sodium lamps under a hazy sky. A dense crowd of people in white and saffron-orange clothing stands along a raised embankment, many holding orange flags. In the foreground, several people sit on sand near a blue and green tarpaulin, with sandals and bundled cloth scattered on the ground. Tall decorated poles with bands of colour and a yellow-and-red ceremonial parasol stand among bamboo barriers. A loudspeaker is mounted on a pole. The image is too dim and crowded for any single figure to be clearly identified, so no individual is singled out here.2013-02-10A large nighttime photograph of a dense crowd at the Kumbh Mela, with thousands of pilgrims packed together on a dusty riverside field under a hazy orange glow from rows of street lamps. Many people wear shawls, wraps and head coverings in muted colours, and bamboo barriers and wooden fencing divide the crowd. Tall utility poles, hanging wires, loudspeakers and small signboards stand among the throng, and banners are visible in the distance. No individual a person candidate can be distinguished at this scale.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A hazy, orange-lit night scene at a large open campground. Rows of tall street lamps stretch into the fog across dusty ground. In the foreground, a few small groups of people sit or stand near low tarpaulin shelters and bundled belongings, and a blue tarp lean-to stands near a utility pole with hanging signs. Scattered tents and distant figures fade into the glowing mist.2013-02-15Night photograph of a large crowd at the Kumbh Mela, lit by warm orange haze and rows of electric lights. Dense crowds of pilgrims and devotees fill the foreground and midground, many in dark winter wraps and some in saffron-orange robes. Tall saffron and white banners on poles rise above the crowd, and several printed banners hang on the right. Behind them stands an illuminated ornamental gate or archway with a lit pavilion and flags, and distant festival structures glow along the horizon. A tall white ceremonial flag stands in the left foreground. No individual a person candidate is clearly identifiable in this crowd scene.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Hazy, orange-lit night scene on a wide paved road at a Kumbh Mela camp. A group of about twenty walking figures in white kurtas and saffron or orange robes moves toward the camera, some carrying flags and banners. Tents with blue tarps line the left side, and illuminated temple-like structures with spires and a tall tower stand in the background under street lamps. A single dog walks at the right edge. No individual can be clearly identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2013-02-15A hazy, orange-lit evening scene at a Kumbh Mela ground, with a wooden-post fenced walkway running into the distance under sodium street lamps. A small group of people walks along the path, some dressed in white, one in a red top and another in a dark jacket. A pennant-decorated banner strung with triangular flags and a saffron flag rise near the group. Crowds stand behind the fence on the right, and the sky glows with smoke or dust.