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A dusty unpaved lane runs between white canvas tents and makeshift tarpaulin shelters at a temporary camp, with wooden utility poles and overhead wires along the route. Bundled bedding, folded cloth and scattered belongings lie on the sand beside the tents. Two men walk along the central path in the middle distance, one in a white shirt and brown trousers, another in a dark shirt, while a few other people sit or stand near the left-side shelters. The hazy sky and flat sandy ground suggest a large open encampment, with a small red-and-white sign visible far down the lane.

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A dusty unpaved lane runs between rows of white canvas tents in a temporary pilgrim camp, with bare wooden poles and overhead power lines. Parked motorcycles sit beside the left tents, and orange flags flutter on poles. In the middle distance a man in white dhoti and kurta walks away carrying a metal pot, with another white-clad figure further back near a colourful striped tent. The sky is clear blue.2013-02-14February 05 20132013-02-05A dusty unpaved road runs through a large temporary camp under a hazy sky, lined with utility poles and wires. Many people walk along the road, including men in dark jackets and white dhotis and women in orange and yellow saris. On the left, produce such as green gourds sits on a parked white truck, and on the right a white pickup loaded with leafy vegetables is parked. Orange flags fly from poles, and white tents and a striped canopy stand in the distance. A small rickshaw-like cart is pulled along the road.2013-02-07February 05 20132013-02-05A photograph of people seated on cloth mats and tarps along a sandy roadside lined with bamboo fencing and thatched huts. A woman in a red headscarf and red top sits at left beside a boy in a patterned sweater, and several adults and children sit in groups, some with steel plates and bowls set on the ground. Colourful bundled cloth, hanging white and maroon fabrics and plastic sheeting surround them. Plates and slippers lie on the sand in the foreground.2013-02-05February 05 20132013-02-05February 07 20132013-02-07A wide dusty concrete road at the Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh, lined with corrugated metal fencing and bamboo poles. Many pilgrims walk toward the distance, including sadhus in saffron and orange robes, people in white dhoti and shawl, a woman in pink and purple saris, and a bearded man in white with a red turban at the right edge. Yellow and red hoardings in Hindi stand on the left, with tall lamp posts and power lines overhead under a hazy sky. A blue truck is parked on the right.2013-02-15A 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 view of a large tent encampment on dry, straw-strewn open ground, with rows of pale beige conical canvas tents extending into hazy distance under a pale sky. Utility poles and wires run across the site, and a few small tarpaulin and tarp-covered lean-tos in yellow, grey and tan sit in the foreground. Scattered figures appear far off among the tents and near the lower edges, but no one is clearly prominent. Bamboo poles and frames support the shelters, and laundry hangs on a line at left.February 07 20132013-02-07February 05 20132013-02-05