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A hazy river scene at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela with a large crowd of bathers standing in shallow water along a line of bamboo poles strung with rope. Many people wear saffron, orange, white and pink clothing, and some women wear teal and purple saris. Several wooden boats are tied along the rope barrier, with men seated in them and red-and-white flags on the poles. Flower petals float on the water in the foreground, and the distant riverbank holds more people, boats and poles under a pale sky.

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February 10 20132013-02-10February 15 20132013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15A wide photograph of a crowded riverbank at a Kumbh Mela site, with a large crowd of people in mixed clothing, many in red, orange and white, gathered along the shore of a wide, muddy grey river. Several small wooden boats are moored at the water's edge, and bamboo barriers and sandy embankments line the bank. Tall lamp posts, a telecom tower, and rows of tents and flags stretch across the hazy background under an overcast sky.2013-02-15A large crowd of pilgrims crowds a riverbank at the Kumbh Mela, with many people in saffron, red and white clothing standing close together along the shore. Bamboo poles and wooden stakes stand in the shallow water, and several small wooden boats are moored along the edge on the right. Hazy sky, utility poles, and a town of buildings line the far bank, with orange flags visible among them. A few people wade in the river near the poles.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A wide photograph of pilgrims bathing in the shallow, hazy waters of a river at a Kumbha Mela ghat. Many people wade and stand in the brown water, some submerging themselves, a few bending low near the surface. Bamboo poles with small flags line the water, and wooden boats are moored in the distance. Scattered marigold petals float on the surface. A woman in a blue salwar kameez holds a cup near her face at right, and a man in a striped shirt stands nearby. No identifiable a person figure is visible among the bathers.2013-02-06A large crowd of pilgrims fills a riverbank at the Kumbh Mela on a hazy morning, with many people in saffron, orange, red and pink saris and white clothing wading into or standing along the Ganga. Bamboo poles and rope barriers line the water's edge, and small wooden boats are moored at right. Tents, banners and utility poles stand along the far bank under a pale sky. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the scene.2013-02-10Dusk at a riverbank ghat on the Ganga during the Kumbh Mela, with a large crowd of devotees gathered along the sandy shore beside a row of streetlamps. Many people bathe in the shallow water at left, some waist-deep, while others in saffron, orange and red garments stand or sit on the bank. A woman in a maroon sari with a green shawl kneels near a small lit lamp. Wooden stakes and a rope line mark the water's edge, and a small boat with a red flag sits on the river. Several figures hold red and maroon umbrellas against the evening light.2013-02-13A crowded riverbank scene at a Kumbh Mela bathing ghat, with many devotees standing in shallow water and boats moored among tall bamboo poles strung with colourful triangular flags in yellow, red, blue and green. Several people bathe waist-deep, a bare-chested man in dark shorts stands at left, and a woman in a pink sari wades in front of the boats while others in saffron, blue and red garments stand in the river. Tents and cloth canopies line the boats, and a distant shoreline of trees and temple spires appears under hazy white sky.February 15 20132013-02-15A wide outdoor photograph of a river at the Kumbh Mela, with people bathing in shallow brown water under a hazy pale sky. In the foreground a woman in a yellow and blue sari stands waist-deep, and to the left a woman in a pink sari and two men in dark shorts stand near the water's edge. On the right, several bathers in shorts wade near a row of moored wooden boats topped with colourful triangular flags in red, orange, green and yellow. Further back, many people stand on the boats and along the shore beneath a blue canopy.