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Dusk scene at a Kumbh Mela crowd with a mounted police officer in dark uniform and cap on a dark horse at left. Behind him, a large bamboo-scaffolded hoarding shows a smiling bearded man in orange-red turban and saffron garment, with Hindi text, labelled as a banner; the face depiction is a printed poster, not a physical presence. At right, several men in white head cloths and white shawls stand in a crowd, one holding a small object in his hands. The sky is warm orange-brown with silhouetted figures.

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February 10 20132013-02-10A night photograph of mounted police on horseback at a Kumbh Mela area in an orange-lit haze. Two uniformed officers in khaki with peaked caps sit on brown and white horses in the foreground, one with arms folded. Behind them more riders and pilgrims wrapped in shawls walk along a dusty road under sodium street lamps. A white van stands at left beside a large painted hoarding, and a tall wooden lookout tower with a banner is visible at right. Visible people are many, but fewer than fifty are clearly distinguishable.2013-02-10Night scene at a festival site with two uniformed police officers mounted on brown horses, wearing khaki uniforms and dark caps, one holding a long lance-like staff. Behind them stands a red banner with rows of circular portrait photographs of several bearded and turbaned men, with a printed text block. A string of white and yellow fairy lights hangs above a tent and a fence of printed flags. Several people in casual clothes stand near the horses on a dusty ground.2016-05-21February 10 20132013-02-10Night crowd at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering in hazy orange light under street lamps. A large banner shows a smiling man in orange robes with raised hands, flanked by religious posters. Foreground: a bearded man in a dark green shawl and many people in white head wraps and shawls, some with glasses. A yellow banner reads a sadhu's name and Mahamandaleshwar text, and another poster shows a deity and a saffron-clad figure. The banner figure is a depiction; no clearly identifiable in-person a person is visible among the crowd.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night photo of a dense crowd at a Kumbh Mela-style pilgrimage area under orange sodium street lamps and hazy smoke. In the foreground, many devotees wear shawls, woollen caps and head wraps in orange, grey and striped tones, several with white garments, against the cold night. Overlaid date stamp and archive copyright mark appear at the bottom right.2013-02-10Night crowd scene at a Kumbh-style festival street. Three uniformed police officers ride brown horses through a dense crowd of many devotees, some in orange and white clothing. Behind them stands a large banner reading Simhastha 2016 Panchavati, showing small framed photographs of saints and a vehicle-mounted spiritual image. Vehicles, a minibus and a white van line the street under electric lighting.2016-05-09May 21 20162016-05-21A night scene at a festival ground lit by strings of warm bulbs and illuminated LED panels with floral and geometric patterns. Two uniformed police officers in dark caps sit on horses in the foreground, one holding a long stick, while several uniformed security personnel in camouflage and khaki stand along the path. Behind them, robed people in saffron, orange and yellow garments walk past striped canopy tents, and pink paper lanterns hang from the poles. A banner with Devanagari lettering stretches across the top.2016-05-21February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession at a Kumbh Mela camp with an orange-lit haze. A large white banner carried by several people shows a portrait of a smiling woman in red and gold, labelled "Nithyananda Paramashivam" with partial Devanagari script above. Several robed devotees in white dhotis and red-orange shawls walk with hands folded in namaste; some hold red-orange flags. Uniformed security officers in camouflage stand at the edges, one holding a rifle, and onlookers watch from the left.2013-02-10