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Elevated view of a busy dirt lane at a Kumbh Mela camp, lined with white canvas tents, yellow tarpaulins and tall hoardings. Many pedestrians walk along the road, several in saffron and orange robes and women in pink, red and maroon saris. Rickshaws, motorbikes, vans and SUVs pass through the crowd. Stalls and vendors line the edges, with small cloth bags and flower garlands visible. No individual can be confidently identified as the a person, so no candidate is named.

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Elevated view of a muddy, puddled dirt junction at a crowded festival area. Many people in orange, red and white clothing walk along the roadside, and vendors' signs and colourful banners line the road. Several white vans and a silver car stand among the crowd, and a few people sit on the ground at the right edge.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13Aerial view of a dense Kumbh Mela encampment with rows of tarpaulin-covered tents and makeshift stalls in red, yellow, blue and green fabrics. Dusty dirt lanes run between the structures, with motorcycles, small white vans, a white pickup truck and a red car moving along them. Many pedestrians walk the lanes, some in red and orange clothing. On the right, tall ornate decorated pillars with red, white and orange tiers stand beside the road, and a red-and-white gateway arch marks one entrance. A purple logo sits at the upper left.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13Aerial view of a dense crowd of pilgrims walking along a wide dirt road through a Kumbh Mela camp at Allahabad. Many people wear saffron, orange, red and white clothing, and some carry bags. Rows of blue and grey tarpaulin tents, makeshift shelters and stalls line both sides, with parked white vans, SUVs and a colourful painted bus among the crowd. Red and white painted walls and a tall fence run along the right edge, with a distant temple skyline in the haze. No individual a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the pilgrims.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Aerial view of a dusty dirt road at a Kumbh Mela camp, lined on the left by tents, awnings and market stalls with yellow, red and blue tarpaulins. Many pilgrims walk in both directions, including women in saris of orange, red and green and men in shirts and trousers. A vendor sits at a small stall in the center and a person in a bright green head covering carries a bundle. Long shadows fall across the ground in low light. A hand-painted sign on the left reads a Hindi name.2013-02-10Elevated view of a dense crowd of pilgrims walking along a wide dirt lane through a temporary camp city. Many people wear saris and kurtas in red, pink, orange, yellow and white, and several carry bundles, bags and umbrellas on their heads. Makeshift tents with white, yellow, pink and red canopies line both sides, along with stalls, tarpaulin shops, saffron-coloured flags and signboards. Small shrines and a red-and-white gateway stand at the left edge. No single figure can be picked out as a person (the crowd is too distant), so no appearance-based candidate is identified. The image shows a large crowd of pilgrims and vendors in a crowded camp city.2013-02-10February 13 20132013-02-13Aerial view of a dense crowd of pilgrims walking along a dusty open lane at a Kumbh Mela camp. Many people wear saffron, orange, red, pink and white garments, with women in bright sarees and men in white dhotis and kurtas. Tents with yellow, blue and pink canopies line both sides, and small stalls and cloth-covered goods sit on the ground. On the right, a billboard shows a figure in orange robes seated among followers. Signboards and banners in Hindi script frame the lane, and a cow appears at the upper left edge. Individual people cannot be counted reliably in this crowd.2013-02-10Aerial photo of a wide dusty road through a large temporary tent city at the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, with white and colourful tents, parked white and red vehicles, and a long row of red and white sponsor banners along a bridge at the top. Small groups of people in light clothing walk along the road and gather near roadside stalls and bundles of cloth at lower left. No individual figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2013-02-13February 10 20132013-02-10