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Aerial view of a dense temporary camp at the Kumbh Mela, with many white and grey canvas tents, tarpaulins in red, blue and yellow, and clotheslines hung with laundry. Thatched huts and a stilted hut stand among dusty ground, with cows, a white goat and a dog resting near metal bowls on straw. Red and white tractors and parked cars move along the lanes. A banner at upper right is printed in Hindi, and a few small figures walk or work among the tents. No identifiable ritual or person is clearly featured.

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February 10 20132013-02-10Aerial view of a large Kumbh Mela encampment beside a river, with rows of canvas tents in beige, grey and dark tones, many roofed with blue tarpaulins. Red tractors and parked white vans and cars sit among the tents, and a multi-span steel railway bridge on brick piers crosses the top of the frame. Crowds of pilgrims fill the distant ground, and orange and red flags and banners mark the camp. A few small figures are visible between the tents.2013-02-10Aerial view of a dense tented camp city at the Maha Kumbh Mela, with rows of grey, blue and pink canvas tents and tarpaulins lining dirt lanes. Small white vehicles and a white van are parked along the lanes, and a few pedestrians walk between the tents, some in orange and dark clothing. A purple flag with a white bird emblem flies at the upper left, and a red flag stands among the tents at right.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Aerial view of a dense tented camp at the Kumbh Mela, with rows of small makeshift tents in green, blue, yellow and grey tarpaulins enclosed by corrugated metal walls. Clothes hang on lines between tents, and red-and-white tractors are parked along the upper left. On the right, many pilgrims walk along a sandy riverbank toward the water, some in light clothing. No individual can be clearly identified as a person, and the camp appears to be a pilgrim settlement rather than a specific ritual event.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Aerial view of a dense Kumbh Mela camp city with rows of colourful tents in blue, yellow, orange, green and grey canvas over a dusty road. A central lane is busy with cars, vans, a truck and a few auto-rickshaws, and many small figures in dark and light clothing walk along the sides and between tents. Corrugated metal roofed stalls line the left edge, with clothes drying on lines and a bright orange gate at the top left. Distant riverbanks and smoke stacks appear at the top. No individual figure can be clearly identified as a person.2013-02-10Aerial photograph of the Maha Kumbh Mela camp-city at Prayagraj, showing dense rows of white and grey tents, thatched pavilions and colourful canopies spread across open ground. A large red-and-blue tented hall in the foreground has a yellow banner reading Bhuma Niketan Shivir. A steel bridge and a red temple-like gateway appear in the background beside a railway line, with many small crowds visible in the distance. Vehicles, flags and clothing lines fill the scene. No individual person can be clearly identified, and no candidate for a person is visible.2013-02-10February 13 20132013-02-13Aerial view of a dense tent camp at a Kumbh Mela site, with rows of tents in white, blue, yellow, orange, green and grey canvas packed along sandy ground. Laundry hangs on lines between tents, and small figures move among them in the lanes and between tent clusters. No identifiable a person figure is visible; the scene shows the camp-city layout and everyday pilgrim life rather than a ritual event.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Elevated view of a dense crowd of pilgrims walking along a wide dirt lane through a temporary camp city. Many people wear saris and kurtas in red, pink, orange, yellow and white, and several carry bundles, bags and umbrellas on their heads. Makeshift tents with white, yellow, pink and red canopies line both sides, along with stalls, tarpaulin shops, saffron-coloured flags and signboards. Small shrines and a red-and-white gateway stand at the left edge. No single figure can be picked out as a person (the crowd is too distant), so no appearance-based candidate is identified. The image shows a large crowd of pilgrims and vendors in a crowded camp city.2013-02-10