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A busy outdoor scene at a Kumbh Mela camp in Allahabad on a hazy morning, with a wide dirt path lined with white tents and flags. Crowds of pilgrims and locals walk along the path. In the foreground a bald man in grey clothes carries a white plastic jerrycan. Beside him a man in a red-and-black jacket pushes a bicycle loaded with bags, and a man in a striped sweater points ahead beside a boy in an orange shirt. A few people wear saffron or orange cloth. Electric poles, a concrete overpass and a tall ornamental gate appear in the background. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

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Wide outdoor view of a dense crowd of pilgrims walking along a dirt path lined with wooden pole fencing toward the Kumbh Mela camp area. Many women wear saris in bright colours including red, green, purple and yellow, and men wear white kurtas and dhotis or trousers. Several carry large white and striped bundles and sacks on their heads and shoulders. Behind them are tent canopies, a pale orange and red gateway, a concrete bridge and a shallow stream with muddy banks. Parked white cars and buses sit at the right edge.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A wide dusty dirt road crowded with pilgrims and vendors under a hazy grey sky, with a line of utility poles and tents and colourful flags in the distance. Many people walk in both directions, some carrying large bundles and bags on their heads, women in bright saris, and men in white dhotis and kurtas. A man rides a bicycle through the crowd, while handcarts and food stalls line the roadside and several people sit on the ground at right. The scene looks like a busy festival fairground.2013-02-07A wide dusty road runs through a crowded Kumbh Mela camp at hazy morning light, lined with white and yellow canvas tents, stalls and market goods. Many pilgrims walk along the road, including a woman in a yellow sari near the left edge and saffron-robed sadhus in the middle distance. A decorated procession with a horse and riders moves toward the centre, with red and orange flags flying from poles. Electric wires cross overhead, and puddles glisten on the left side of the road. A rickshaw is visible on the left. Vendors sit beside colourful goods spread on mats at right.A 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.2013-02-09February 09 20132013-02-09February 05 20132013-02-05A dusty, crowded outdoor fair or pilgrimage ground under hazy skies, with utility poles, sparse trees and rows of tents and flags in the background. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and white shawl with a red waist cloth walks away from the camera, while a cameraman in a white shirt films with a handheld camera. Men in brown, grey and blue turbans and wraps walk among children in striped shirts, a woman in a red headscarf, and a figure in a yellow shawl. A wooden handcart stacked with glass bangles or bowls stands in the center, and women in saris sit at the lower edge.2013-02-07A hazy late-afternoon scene at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela beneath a concrete overpass, with the low sun glaring through the arch. Many men and some figures in saffron, orange and white walk along a dusty path past a shallow water channel on the left and rows of tents with yellow and orange cloth on the right. Utility poles and overhead power lines cross the sky. Several men in front wear orange shawls or light vests, and a figure in white kurta walks near the centre. No identifiable a person figure is visible.Pilgrims walk along a dirt path lined with bamboo railings beside a shallow river channel at the Kumbh Mela site. Many people in ordinary street clothes and saris, some carrying bags, move in a line toward the camp. Behind them stands a steel railway bridge on concrete piers, with rows of white tents, blue tarpaulins and small structures across the sandy riverbank under a hazy sky. A tall utility pole and a small colourful banner on a post are visible. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2013-02-10Aerial 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.2013-02-10February 12 20132013-02-12