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Night aerial view of a crowded festival street lit by sodium lamps, with many pedestrians in white, orange and saffron clothing walking between parked cars, vans and motorbikes. Large banners on bamboo frames display portraits and printed text, and tarpaulin-roofed stalls line the road. At center, a decorated procession cart with a blue canopy and ornate golden elements moves through the crowd.

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February 12 20132013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12Night aerial view of a dense crowd gathered on a dusty open ground lit by rows of street lamps and tented stalls. At the centre-right, a decorated float or chariot with a colourful canopy and ornate painted panels is surrounded by people in white and orange clothing. Several white vans, cars and a red tractor-trailer are parked or moving among the crowd, and a banner with Hindi script hangs on a stall at the upper left. Most people are in the foreground at ground level and appear to be walking or standing close together.2013-02-12Night photograph of a procession on a dusty open ground lit by rows of street lamps in the background. At center, a white camel with a decorated saddle walks beside a group of men in white kurtas and orange-and-white turbans, some carrying tall striped ceremonial poles and banners. A red-draped figure sits on a platform at left, and a white van and crowds of onlookers in dark and colourful clothing surround the procession. Market stalls and tents line the edges of the scene.2013-02-12February 13 20132013-02-13Night photograph of a large crowd at the Kumbh Mela, lit by warm orange haze and rows of electric lights. Dense crowds of pilgrims and devotees fill the foreground and midground, many in dark winter wraps and some in saffron-orange robes. Tall saffron and white banners on poles rise above the crowd, and several printed banners hang on the right. Behind them stands an illuminated ornamental gate or archway with a lit pavilion and flags, and distant festival structures glow along the horizon. A tall white ceremonial flag stands in the left foreground. No individual a person candidate is clearly identifiable in this crowd scene.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Aerial dusk view of a Kumbh Mela encampment at night, with rows of white and tented structures along a wide dirt lane. Many small lights and lamps line the riverbank in the far distance, glowing gold against a dark blue sky. Several white SUVs and vans are parked along the lane, and a few dozen small figures walk or stand on the roadway. Blue and orange tarpaulins cover many tents, and strings of coloured lights decorate some stalls at the right edge.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copies