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A wide outdoor festival grounds at dusk with a tall red-and-saffron flagpole rising at centre above a lawn bordered by marigold garlands and red rope. Yellow and white tented pavilions, orange and white pennants, and a decorated golden chariot-style structure stand around the field. Loudspeakers on a pole stand at left. A few distant figures walk on the grounds, one in a red garment, and a partially visible person in white sits at the lower right edge.

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Photo 11703047Dusk view of an open outdoor event ground. A tall flagpole with a saffron-orange flag rises at centre, flanked by smaller blue, white and green pennants. Low tent-like structures with yellow and maroon canopies, a small domed pavilion, loudspeakers on poles, and strings of street lights line the grounds. Sparse leafless trees and palms frame a pale sky with clouds. No people are clearly visible.2016-05-20April 21 20162016-04-21A photograph of an outdoor encampment under a pale blue sky with wispy clouds. A tall wooden flagpole with a small orange flag rises from the centre of a small peach-coloured tent shrine with a doorway and steps. Strings run from the pole to surrounding posts. To the left, a long white canopy shelters a row of people in orange robes seated or standing, and a few figures in white and orange move across the dusty ground. To the right stand pink and red tent structures and a white vehicle. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2016-04-18April 21 20162016-04-21Outdoor photograph of an open dusty ground with a rope fence lined by small potted plants and orange triangular flags strung on poles. In the centre stands a decorated stage or dais with a colourful ornate canopy, with a large banner and a yellow-framed poster nearby. A black dog walks across the dirt in the foreground, and tall palm trees and a large shade tree frame the scene under a pale sky. No people are clearly visible, and the setting suggests preparation for an open-air event.2006-11-25February 07 20132013-02-07A tall wooden pole wrapped in red and yellow cloth rises from the sandy ground of a Kumbh Mela camp, topped by a triangular flag in red, yellow, white and green stripes with a small figure printed at its centre. Thin guy-lines run from the pole to the ground, and a taut wire crosses the frame above it. Beneath, a crowd of men in white dhotis, saffron and red cloths and bare torsos gathers around the base, several pulling on ropes and lifting or steadying the pole. Behind them an orange and yellow canopy stretches along the camp, with white tents beyond and a clear blue sky overhead. Smoke rises near the base of the pole.Outdoor camp scene under light rain at a festival site with a green floor and white metal crowd barriers. A large tented canopy with a dark roof is hung with colourful striped tassel banners and red flags. A red umbrella stands in the foreground, and a white draped structure with several flagpoles topped with red flags rises behind. A small colourful canopy with decorative fringe sits at left. Two people in white clothing stand near the barriers and the tent, and a figure in white stands at right, partly obscured. The setting resembles a Kumbh Mela camp with tents and ritual decorations.2016-05-05A hazy outdoor procession moves down a wide dirt road lined with white canvas tents and red-and-white barrier posts, under a smoky winter sky. In the foreground a young woman in a beige jacket and red scarf carries a long white pole with a red flag, and a bearded man in an orange shawl walks beside her. Behind them devotees in orange and red scarves carry white banners and tall decorated poles with coloured tassels, and a man in a yellow knit cap and green jacket walks on the left. Red banners fly along the route.A dusty open ground at an outdoor camp, with a tall pole flying a saffron flag beside a small pink-and-orange tent shrine with a raised entrance. White canvas awnings line the left side, sheltering seated people. Several people in saffron and orange robes walk across the ground, including a figure in a long saffron cloth at front, and a man in white on the right beside a white pickup truck. Colourful chalk rangoli designs decorate the ground near the shrine steps. Pale evening sky overhead.2016-04-18A crowded outdoor festival scene under a partly cloudy sky. Tall bamboo poles with saffron flags rise above a central peaked orange tent structure, surrounded by large orange canopies strung with marigold garlands. A dense crowd of devotees in orange and saffron clothing, many wearing orange turbans and headwraps, raise mobile phones to photograph the central tent. Several men in the foreground hold phones aloft, and bright orange cloth covers the sides of the enclosure.2016-05-07