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Hazy outdoor crowd scene at a riverside Kumbh Mela area under warm morning light. Several men and women carry round flat baskets of marigold and flower offerings balanced on their raised hands above their heads. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers with a cloth bag on his shoulder walks at left, and a figure in a cream kurta and white dhoti with a grey shawl over the head carries a basket at centre. A woman in a pale blue sari and another in green and pink saris walk nearby. A young man in a maroon knit cap and dark jacket, with a cigarette in his mouth, stands at right.

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A dusty street scene at a crowded festival, with many people walking in a procession. Several devotees carry round wooden trays of flowers and offerings on their heads, with marigold petals visible. A woman in a white top and jeans in the centre holds a tray overhead, next to a woman in a purple and orange sari. On the right, a man in a white shirt and grey trousers carries a tray, beside a figure in a bright orange sari. Hazy sunlight and utility poles fill the background.A dusty dirt road at a busy outdoor gathering, with many people walking in both directions. Several men and women carry large bundles on their heads: a large brown burlap sack, a white woven sack, a green duffel bag and colourful bundles. A woman in the foreground wears a yellow and red sari with a yellow head covering and a necklace. A man in a white kurta and dhoti walks barefoot, and another man wears a light-coloured shirt. Roadside tents, electric poles, parked cars and yellow and white banners line the route under a clear blue sky.2013-02-07February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Dusk crowd at a riverside embankment during a large gathering, with dense pilgrims in layered shawls, headscarves and hooded sweatshirts. A man in a white striped shirt stands at left, and people carry bundles, bags and a cooler; one woman balances a large teal-covered bundle on her head. Street lamps glow along a road and utility poles stand against the hazy sky. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the scene.2013-02-09Low-angle photo of a crowd walking barefoot along a dusty sandy path under bright sky. Foreground men in white kurtas and dhotis, one in a blue and black checked lungi with a green shawl; behind them a woman in a red and blue sari with a yellow head covering carries a metal vessel. Another man in a dark jacket wears an orange turban. Many other walkers and tents fill the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2013-02-09December 31 20052005-12-31Outdoor photograph of a long procession of devotees in white clothes carrying brass milk pots (palakodam) on their heads, many topped with yellow flowers. Several men wear white dhotis and shawls, some with sacred ash and bead necklaces; others are women in saris and a boy in a dark sweatshirt. They walk past a covered pavilion decorated with red banners, garlands and a canopy, and a ornate deity or throne-like shrine is visible behind them, under a sparse tree-lined rural setting. The moment shows an abhishekam offering procession.2006-12-31February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10