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Dusty unpaved road lined with parked white and silver vans and cars, with a crowd of pedestrians walking toward the camera. A man in front wears an orange shawl and saffron robe, another wears a red scarf and striped sweater, and others carry white plastic bags. In the centre, a decorated red-and-yellow vehicle with a sun motif carries a seated figure dressed in white beside a painted panel, while blue-and-red Indian-style gateway structures and a tall temple spire stand in the hazy background.

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A dusty, hazy wide street at a crowded Kumbh-style fair. Two sadhus in saffron-orange robes walk in the foreground, one wrapped in a grey-brown shawl and another in white, with a pedestrian in a white kurta behind them. On the right, a figure in a long red sari carries a bundle. Market stalls, bright tents and parked vehicles line the road, and a concrete flyover arches in the distance flanked by red and white ornamented gateway towers.2013-02-05February 07 20132013-02-07A 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.2013-02-07A 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.2013-02-15February 05 20132013-02-05Wide photograph of a dusty, open pilgrimage road at a Kumbh Mela area, crowded with many people walking in both directions. Men wear shirts, trousers, white dhotis and shawls; women wear saris in red, green and orange. Some carry bags and bundles. On the right is a row of stalls selling colourful fabrics and cloth hanging in pink, green, yellow and purple. In the background a pedestrian bridge crosses toward a red and white temple gateway with spires, and a distant pale temple tower rises over the crowd. Power poles and flags line the road under hazy sky.2013-02-09February 07 20132013-02-07A busy street scene at a crowded festival site on a hazy day, with a white open-bed pickup truck loaded with sacks and baskets of grain. Several men cling to and climb on the truck: a young boy in a red-and-white striped shirt stands on top, a man in a grey hooded top and tan trousers grips the side, a man in a light blue kurta and white dhoti holds a rope, and an older man in a brown jacket and white dhoti leans in. A bearded elderly man in a brown top and orange dhoti walks on the left beside a pile of colourful bags and a red tarpaulin stall. Tents with orange and yellow fabric, a yellow flag, roadside poles and a red SUV line the road.2013-02-05A hazy dusty road at a large temporary festival site with a wide sandy track running toward a concrete flyover. Several dozen people walk along the road and its edges, including men in jackets and trousers, women in saris, and a few in orange robes. A white SUV and other cars and a bus move slowly through the crowd. On the right stands a tall white and red gateway structure with pointed towers and printed banners, and on the left a red gateway with a clock-tower spire. Tents and stalls line the sides.2013-02-05February 09 20132013-02-09A 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 15 20132013-02-15