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Night photograph of a long concrete walkway or pier extending over dark water, lined on both sides by red-and-white striped bollards with reflective white bands and a low wire railing. Streetlamps and rows of yellow lights glow along the far shore and reflect on the water. A few people walk along the path toward the distance, some in white shirts and dark clothing, with one figure in a light shirt and another in a dark shirt with an orange-brown lower garment. No ritual activity, deity or ceremony is visible.

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February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night photograph of a long concrete walkway along a river at Kumbh Mela, lined on both sides by red and white striped posts and a metal railing. Several people walk or stand on the path, one wrapped in a dark shawl. Warm orange lights from the far bank and a bridge reflect on the water. Hazy orange sky above.2013-02-15Night photograph of a narrow concrete pier at the Kumbh Mela riverside, lit by rows of red-and-white marker posts and street lamps under an orange-hazed sky reflecting on the water. A small group of people walks away along the pier, several wrapped in shawls against the cold, with a few figures in the distance. The landscape is hazy with rows of distant lights. Watermarked archive image; no clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2013-02-10A night photograph of a long concrete pontoon bridge over a river, lit by warm orange street lamps and their reflections on the water. A group of about ten people in white and saffron clothing stands near the far end, beside red and saffron flags on poles and a palanquin-like covered platform. Fenced railings line both sides, and a lit white temple-like structure appears in the distant background.2013-02-15A night photograph of a wide river or waterfront at Kumbh-style ghat scale, with a long low bridge or embankment of rounded piers stretching across the dark water. Many orange sodium street lamps line the far shore and bridge, their warm light reflected in long wavering streaks on the rippling surface. Faint silhouettes of a few distant people stand along the bridge railing. The sky is dark and hazy, with no visible ritual activity, deities or a person present.2013-02-12A night photograph of a raised riverside walkway beside the Ganga at the Kumbh Mela, with red and white bollards lining the path and strings of lights glowing across the water. Several pilgrims walk away from the camera in the hazy orange light; a woman in a blue sari and a woman in white carry bundles, one balancing a red-and-white bundle on her head. Sandy embankments rise on the left, and bridge lights stretch into the distance.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15A night photograph of a riverbank or waterfront lined with many electric street lights and glowing lamps reflected in dark water. On the left, a decorated float or structure with lights stands near a crowd. Many dark silhouetted figures stand and walk along a raised embankment or bridge. Hazy golden sky above. No identifiable individuals can be distinguished, and no ritual activity is clearly visible.2013-02-12February 15 20132013-02-15February 10 20132013-02-10