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A crowded street scene during a Kumbha Mela event, with a dense mass of people in white and mixed everyday clothing walking and gathering on a road. Yellow bunting strung overhead and yellow banners printed with Kannada text line the street. Above the crowd hang large portrait banners showing multiple photographed faces, and a small thatched-roof shop and a parked white van sit at the edge. Many people wear white dhotis and kurtas, some in orange shawls, with a few women in red and saffron saris and a uniformed policeman visible near the centre. No single figure can be reliably identified from this distance.

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A large outdoor crowd fills a dusty village street in Karnataka under a clear sky. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, some with towels, while others wear colourful saris and kurtas. Strings of yellow triangular pennants printed with green emblems stretch across the street, and several painted banners on the roadside buildings show rows of portraits. A thatched hut, parked vehicles and a large tree frame the scene.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A crowded outdoor street scene in a South Indian town, with a large crowd of men and women, many in white dhotis and white clothing, gathered around a central group in a tight press. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands near the centre, and a drummer or musician with a drum is visible among the group. Behind the crowd, a thatched roof stall, a parked white SUV, and a street vendor's display of fruit are visible, with a poster board above showing rows of framed portraits of many men and a green and yellow printed banner. A red-turbaned elderly man in white with a red shawl stands at the lower left. Numerous spectators fill the frame, with yellow bunting strung across the top.2007-02-02A dense outdoor crowd gathers on a dusty village street under bright daylight, with many people in white dhotis, shirts and saris, some in orange and yellow. A row of yellow pennants printed with green mango-leaf or swan-like motifs and Kannada script hangs across the street. Behind them stand several large printed banners showing rows of smiling portraits, and a thatched hut and a parked white van are visible. Trees with overhead power lines frame the scene, and a water body appears at the back, consistent with a riverside fair setting.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A dense crowd of devotees fills a dusty village street from an elevated viewpoint, most dressed in white kurtas and dhotis or white saris, with some in orange and saffron shawls and bright kurtas. Several figures near the lower left play drums and a large drum with a yellow wrap is visible. Yellow banners with green emblems hang along the right edge, and a green auto-rickshaw sits at the left. Many people press forward with hands raised or clasped in devotion, and a few older women with grey hair stand among the group. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is named.2007-02-02Overhead view of a crowded street procession with many people dressed in white kurtas and sarees, some in orange and saffron. Yellow pennants bearing green emblems line the right side. Two drummers in the foreground play large drums while a crowd of devotees follows, many clapping and dancing. A teal auto-rickshaw and parked bicycles sit at the left edge beside a tree. The scene appears to be a festival procession in a town street.2007-02-02Outdoor street scene during a crowded public gathering in a town square. A dense crowd of many dozens of people fills the road, mostly men and women in white shirts, white dhotis and white sarees, with some wearing saffron or orange cloths and scarves. A pink umbrella shades a group at left, and a leafy tree overhangs the upper left corner. Yellow and green triangular pennants hang on strings across the top, and large banners are visible on a wall behind the crowd. Baskets or heaps of fruit sit at the lower right edge.2007-02-02