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A photograph of a fire-damaged encampment at a Kumbh Mela site. Charred black ground is strewn with burnt bamboo poles lying at angles, corrugated metal sheets, and smouldering debris including scorched orange cloth. Brick walls stand at the right edge. In the background, several people in saffron and orange robes move among the wreckage, and a tall pink and red kalasha-like pole and red flags rise near the left. Hazy grey sky above.

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February 15 20132013-02-15A photograph of a burnt-out encampment at a Kumbh Mela site, with blackened ground, charred debris and bamboo poles standing among ash. Two women in colourful saris stand with arms folded, one in red and orange, the other in red and yellow, beside a young boy in a black jacket and grey trousers. In the background, saffron-clad sadhus and other people move among the remaining tents and structures under a hazy sky.2013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15A dusty unpaved lane runs between white canvas tents and makeshift tarpaulin shelters at a temporary camp, with wooden utility poles and overhead wires along the route. Bundled bedding, folded cloth and scattered belongings lie on the sand beside the tents. Two men walk along the central path in the middle distance, one in a white shirt and brown trousers, another in a dark shirt, while a few other people sit or stand near the left-side shelters. The hazy sky and flat sandy ground suggest a large open encampment, with a small red-and-white sign visible far down the lane.2013-02-05February 13 20132013-02-13May 14 20142014-05-14A photograph of people seated on cloth mats and tarps along a sandy roadside lined with bamboo fencing and thatched huts. A woman in a red headscarf and red top sits at left beside a boy in a patterned sweater, and several adults and children sit in groups, some with steel plates and bowls set on the ground. Colourful bundled cloth, hanging white and maroon fabrics and plastic sheeting surround them. Plates and slippers lie on the sand in the foreground.2013-02-05A photograph of an open riverside ghat platform with a bare dusty ground, scattered charred wood, bamboo poles, marigold garlands and small orange-wrapped bundles. A single person in dark clothing crouches at right, tending the bundles. A tall stone shrine spire stands in the background beside an iron railing overlooking the river, under a hazy morning sky. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2015-10-02May 14 20142014-05-14February 15 20132013-02-15Outdoor cremation ghat scene with a large wood pyre burning brightly in the centre, flames rising high. In the foreground a man in a light blue turban and brown sweater stands beside an older bearded man with white hair and a pink turban, plus other onlookers at the edge of the frame. Scattered firewood lies in the lower left, and discarded cloth and plastic litter the ground behind the fire. No a person candidate is visible.2013-02-13