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Photograph of a camp lane at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela with an orange tent canopy framing the view. Bamboo poles hold up striped awnings over tents and open stalls on both sides of a dusty path laid with grey mats. A few people walk down the lane, including two men in trousers and a woman in pink. An orange flag flies from a tall pole over a thatched shrine-like structure in the distance, with a bridge and clear pale sky beyond. A white pipe marked OUT stands at the right edge.

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A wide dirt lane at a Kumbh Mela encampment runs toward a distant thatched-roofed structure topped by a tall orange flag on a pole. Bamboo-framed canopies with strings of marigold garlands line both sides, shading cots, cooking pots and small tents. Two figures in light clothing walk along the lane toward the centre, with a bridge and a few vehicles visible in the hazy distance. Orange cloth walls frame the foreground on the right, and a white pipe runs along the edge of the path. Pale sky and flat grey stone slabs cover the ground.Aerial photo of a wide dusty road through a large temporary tent city at the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, with white and colourful tents, parked white and red vehicles, and a long row of red and white sponsor banners along a bridge at the top. Small groups of people in light clothing walk along the road and gather near roadside stalls and bundles of cloth at lower left. No individual figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2013-02-13A dusty unpaved lane runs between rows of white canvas tents in a temporary pilgrim camp, with bare wooden poles and overhead power lines. Parked motorcycles sit beside the left tents, and orange flags flutter on poles. In the middle distance a man in white dhoti and kurta walks away carrying a metal pot, with another white-clad figure further back near a colourful striped tent. The sky is clear blue.2013-02-14A dusty, hazy wide street at a crowded Kumbh-style fair. Two sadhus in saffron-orange robes walk in the foreground, one wrapped in a grey-brown shawl and another in white, with a pedestrian in a white kurta behind them. On the right, a figure in a long red sari carries a bundle. Market stalls, bright tents and parked vehicles line the road, and a concrete flyover arches in the distance flanked by red and white ornamented gateway towers.2013-02-05Wide view of a sandy riverbank encampment at a large Hindu gathering, with a hazy grey sky and a long concrete pontoon bridge stretching across the background. Under several orange, yellow and white tarpaulin tents, a cluster of people in orange and saffron robes sit on sacks and bundles, with a standing figure in white at left-centre. A lone figure in an orange robe and turban walks across the open sand at right. Overhead power lines and street lamps line the sandy foreground, and red flags are visible on poles at left. A small signboard appears under the left tents.2013-02-05January 26 20132013-01-26February 10 20132013-02-10February 09 20132013-02-09Aerial view of a dense crowd of pilgrims walking along a wide dirt road through the Kumbh Mela camp at Prayagraj. Hundreds of people in colourful saris, dhotis and orange and saffron garments move in both directions between rows of white tents, canvas awnings and market stalls with coloured tarpaulins. Steel railway bridge piers and a distant river are visible at the top of the frame under hazy sky. No individual person can be identified as a specific figure.2013-02-10A wide daytime photograph of a crowded dusty road at a Kumbh Mela-style fair, with many pilgrims walking in both directions. A bearded man in a white turban and light robe, and another in a brown wrap, walk barefoot in the foreground. Women in red, green and orange saris and shawls move through the throng. On the right, a row of stalls displays colourful hanging fabrics and garments. In the background are tall temple-like gateway structures, a distant bridge over the river, utility poles and a flagpole. The hazy sky is pale and the road is pale sand-coloured. No identifiable figure is clearly distinguishable as the a person, and the scene shows ordinary pilgrims and vendors.2013-02-09Aerial view of a crowded Kumbh Mela camp-city beside a long pedestrian lane lined with white tents and blue-and-white tarpaulin canopies. Hundreds of pilgrims in saffron, red, white and yellow clothing walk along the dirt path, while vendors sit on cloth mats selling goods along the edges. Large framed signboards and banners with portraits and printed panels line the right side. A tall pink-and-red shrine structure stands at left, and a steel bridge crosses the background under hazy skies. No individual a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the crowd.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10