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Aerial view of a dense tented camp at the Kumbh Mela, with rows of small makeshift tents in green, blue, yellow and grey tarpaulins enclosed by corrugated metal walls. Clothes hang on lines between tents, and red-and-white tractors are parked along the upper left. On the right, many pilgrims walk along a sandy riverbank toward the water, some in light clothing. No individual can be clearly identified as a person, and the camp appears to be a pilgrim settlement rather than a specific ritual event.

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February 10 20132013-02-10Wide photograph of a dense riverside tent city at a Kumbh Mela camp, with rows of white and grey canvas tents, many with laundry, coloured cloth and blue tarps hanging on lines. Strung overhead cables cross the scene. In the foreground, a river bank with people walking along it, some in saffron and white clothing and headscarves, and a small red-and-white poster on a stake shows a portrait of a man with dark hair and a beard, beside a red banner. Pedestrians and women in colourful saris move among the tents.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Aerial view of a dense tent camp at a Kumbh Mela site, with rows of tents in white, blue, yellow, orange, green and grey canvas packed along sandy ground. Laundry hangs on lines between tents, and small figures move among them in the lanes and between tent clusters. No identifiable a person figure is visible; the scene shows the camp-city layout and everyday pilgrim life rather than a ritual event.2013-02-10Aerial view of a dense Kumbh Mela camp city with rows of colourful tents in blue, yellow, orange, green and grey canvas over a dusty road. A central lane is busy with cars, vans, a truck and a few auto-rickshaws, and many small figures in dark and light clothing walk along the sides and between tents. Corrugated metal roofed stalls line the left edge, with clothes drying on lines and a bright orange gate at the top left. Distant riverbanks and smoke stacks appear at the top. No individual figure can be clearly identified as a person.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 13 20132013-02-13February 10 20132013-02-10Aerial view of a dense camp of small makeshift tents at a dusty riverside site, with blue, yellow, grey and green tarpaulins stretched over bamboo poles. Flat bread or cakes are laid out to dry on mats and sheets across the ground, and laundry hangs on lines between the tents. Cooking pots, sacks and plastic buckets are scattered among them. A single small child stands near a yellow tent at the lower right. A wooden fence and bamboo poles run along the left edge.2013-02-10Aerial view of the Kumbh Mela camp along a sandy riverbank beside a wide river on the left. A long dirt path runs between rows of white tents and colourful cloth hung on lines, with a railway bridge with pillars across the top. Many small figures walk along the path and cluster on the sand, many in white or light clothing. A thatched roof structure and yellow tent canopies sit on the right, and a footbridge crosses the water at left. Dense crowds fill the far background beyond the tents.2013-02-10Aerial view of a large Kumbh Mela encampment beside a river, with rows of canvas tents in beige, grey and dark tones, many roofed with blue tarpaulins. Red tractors and parked white vans and cars sit among the tents, and a multi-span steel railway bridge on brick piers crosses the top of the frame. Crowds of pilgrims fill the distant ground, and orange and red flags and banners mark the camp. A few small figures are visible between the tents.2013-02-10Aerial view of a dense camp city at the Kumbh Mela, with rows of grey and white tents packed along a riverbank in hazy light. Many tents have red, yellow, blue and green canvas tops, and small figures move between them along dirt paths. A long concrete bridge with many pillars crosses the background, and a red temple-like structure stands at right. Power lines run across the foreground above the river water.2013-02-10