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Night crowd at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, lit by orange haze and rows of lamps. Uniformed police officers in khaki and grey camouflage vests stand in the foreground, one carrying a rifle and another holding a stick. Behind them, pilgrims in saffron and orange robes, shawls, woollen caps and head wraps move through the crowd. A man in a black Original sweatshirt takes a photo while wearing a grey scarf. Lit arches and a decorated structure glow in the distance. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance; the figures visible are police and pilgrims in ordinary dress.

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