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A 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.

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A hazy dusty road at a large temporary festival site with a wide sandy track running toward a concrete flyover. Several dozen people walk along the road and its edges, including men in jackets and trousers, women in saris, and a few in orange robes. A white SUV and other cars and a bus move slowly through the crowd. On the right stands a tall white and red gateway structure with pointed towers and printed banners, and on the left a red gateway with a clock-tower spire. Tents and stalls line the sides.2013-02-05February 15 20132013-02-15February 09 20132013-02-09Wide photograph of a dusty, open pilgrimage road at a Kumbh Mela area, crowded with many people walking in both directions. Men wear shirts, trousers, white dhotis and shawls; women wear saris in red, green and orange. Some carry bags and bundles. On the right is a row of stalls selling colourful fabrics and cloth hanging in pink, green, yellow and purple. In the background a pedestrian bridge crosses toward a red and white temple gateway with spires, and a distant pale temple tower rises over the crowd. Power poles and flags line the road under hazy sky.2013-02-09A 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.2013-02-09Wide dusty road at a Kumbh Mela camp with pilgrims walking on both sides, several women in colourful saris (red, purple, yellow, orange), men in white shirts and trousers, and motorcycles and vehicles moving down the centre. Temporary stalls and tents line the road, with red and white painted gateway structures and a steel footbridge spanning the hazy sky. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2013-02-14February 05 20132013-02-05February 09 20132013-02-09A dusty road at a large open-air fair beneath a concrete elevated flyover, with a hazy sky. Several people walk along the unpaved track: two men in saffron-orange robes walk away from the camera, one in a reddish-orange wrap, another in orange with a grey-shirted man beside them; a bearded sadhu in orange at left carries a bag. Stalls, tents, white cars and a hoarding with a Hindi-language religious discourse poster line the road, with a tall ornate tower in the distance. Faces are not visible.2013-02-05Dusty unpaved road lined with parked white and silver vans and cars, with a crowd of pedestrians walking toward the camera. A man in front wears an orange shawl and saffron robe, another wears a red scarf and striped sweater, and others carry white plastic bags. In the centre, a decorated red-and-yellow vehicle with a sun motif carries a seated figure dressed in white beside a painted panel, while blue-and-red Indian-style gateway structures and a tall temple spire stand in the hazy background.2013-02-05Wide outdoor view of a dusty riverside embankment at a crowded pilgrimage site under hazy white sky. Several figures in saffron and orange robes walk across a concrete ramp toward a river beneath a long concrete bridge. Other pedestrians wear white and dark clothing; a man in a white head wrap stands at left. Parked white cars, motorcycles, bicycles and small tents with orange flags line the bank, and utility poles and banners fill the background.2013-02-05February 07 20132013-02-07