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A busy outdoor scene at a festival camp entrance, with a bamboo gateway decorated with latticework and leaf-shaped tops. Several red, white and yellow banners hang from it, advertising a bhandara (free food distribution) and camp names. A crowd of people, including women in red saris and men in white kurtas, queues or walks past the gate, while a blurred motorcycle rider in a helmet passes in the foreground. A woman in a green shawl stands at the right edge.

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A photograph of the entrance gate of a Shri Mad Paramahans Ashram camp at a Kumbh Mela site, with a tent-like structure in red and yellow chevron drapery topped by a yellow spire. A banner above the gate shows two portrait photos and printed Hindi text. On the left, a large banner advertises a Ram Katha by Sadhvi Devi, and on the right, a banner advertises a Shrimad Bhagavat Katha Gyanyagya. A saffron-robed portrait photo of a bearded sadhu is displayed on a vertical panel beside the gate. In the foreground, several men in white kurtas and dhotis walk past, and a man with a bundle on his head walks along a dusty path. Some people sit on the ground near the banners. The a person depiction on the gate and banners is a printed portrait, not a person present.2013-02-10February 07 20132013-02-07February 05 20132013-02-05February 13 20132013-02-13A dense crowd of pilgrims walks along a dusty road at a Kumbh Mela camp, with many people in white kurtas, saffron and red turbans, colourful sarees and shawls. Many carry bundles and bags on their heads. Behind them stand temporary stalls with tarpaulin roofs, flags, and signboards, plus utility poles and a footbridge under a hazy sky. On the right, a tall yellow banner shows a woman in saffron robes beside a printed name. a person is not clearly visible in this photo.2013-02-10February 07 20132013-02-07A crowded dusty road at a Kumbh Mela fair ground, with a large mass of pilgrims walking among tents and stalls. On the right, a tall vertical banner shows a smiling face, and a second banner beside it shows a woman in orange robes with a wet, glistening backdrop; the banner reads Nithyananda. Behind them stand a tent with striped orange and white canopies, colourful ribbons and a sign in Devanagari. Colourful umbrellas shelter stalls on the left, and an Indian flag flies from a pole. In the foreground a man wears an orange turban, and several men in white dhotis and saffron shawls, along with women in red, orange and green saris, walk through the throng. Loudspeakers are mounted on poles and power lines cross the pale sky. +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a large temporary bamboo and thatch structure with tiered roofs and pointed finials, built for a festival or camp. A long red banner across its gateway reads in Hindi, and a second white banner below it bears red text. Red-and-white and yellow cloth hangs from the frame, and a man in white bends over at the lower left by a wooden bench. Loudspeakers are mounted on a pole at the left. In the lower right corner, a person in a white sari with red stripes is partially visible in the foreground. Several other red placards with portrait photographs are attached to the structure. Visible people: a man bending at lower left and a partially visible person at lower right, about two.2013-02-07Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA dense crowd of pilgrims moves along a dusty, hazy riverside road at the Kumbh Mela camp site. Many people wear saris, shawls and dhotis in red, orange, pink, white and green, some carrying bundles and bags on their heads. Makeshift stalls with tarpaulin roofs and colourful signboards line the left side, a tall electric pole stands near the tents, and a long concrete bridge spans the river in the background. On the right, a large yellow banner shows a woman speaking into a microphone, with partial Hindi text. Many people are visible across the scene, mostly seen from behind or partly hidden by others.2013-02-10A dense crowd of pilgrims moves along a dusty open road at a Kumbh Mela-style encampment under hazy daylight. Many people wear saffron and orange scarves or turbans, and women wear colourful saris, including a yellow sari in the centre-left. A man in a green polo shirt with an orange scarf smiles at the camera, and another man in a brown jacket and white shawl stands near the centre. A man at right wears a white turban. One man carries a large bundle on his head and another holds a tall bamboo pole with an orange flag. Behind them stands a decorated gateway with orange drapes and painted panels, flanked by tall bamboo poles, with a bridge and a tower in the distance.2013-02-09February 08 20132013-02-08 +1 copies