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Night photo of a very large crowd packed behind a rough wooden pole fence at a riverside Kumbh Mela setting, with many people raising hands and phones. Many wear white or colourful shawls, headscarves and turbans. A uniformed security officer in a dark blue-grey uniform and cap stands in the foreground at right. Rows of street lamps and glowing lights stretch across the background under a hazy orange sky.

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A photograph of a huge crowd at dusk behind wooden pole barricades at the Kumbha Mela riverside, lit by a row of street lamps. Thousands of people, many in white or light headwear and shawls, stand and sit packed together, many raising hands. In the foreground a uniformed police officer in a blue-grey camouflage uniform and vest stands by the barrier, and at the lower left a man in a white dhoti and shawl holds a gold ceremonial staff topped with an ornate finial. Smoke or haze hangs over the field.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A dense crowd of pilgrims stands behind a line of wooden poles and rails at dusk or night, under an orange-tinted haze lit by a row of tall street lamps. Many people wear shawls, wraps and headscarves in dark and muted tones, some carrying bundles or bags. The figures stretch into the misty background, with light poles and a faint roadside skyline visible.A large crowd stands behind a wooden railing at night under an orange-tinted haze, lit by rows of streetlamps stretching into the distance. Many people wear shawls, head wraps and winter wraps; some women have their heads covered in cloth. A man in a dark jacket stands at the right edge. Wooden posts and a rail separate the crowd from an open area, and a tall utility pole rises on the right. The scene appears to be a gathering at a fairground or riverside during the Kumbh Mela.A large, dense crowd of pilgrims fills a riverbank at night under warm orange sodium streetlights, with the reflective river visible behind them. Many people wear white, grey and shawls over their heads, and some sit on the sand among bundles and belongings. Utility poles and lamp posts rise through the crowd, and the scene conveys a Kumbh Mela bathing gathering.2013-02-10A large crowd of pilgrims stands behind a line of rough wooden railings at night, under an orange-tinted haze lit by a row of sodium street lamps. Many people wear shawls, headscarves and knitted caps in muted browns, reds and whites, and some carry cloth bags. Wooden posts and a tall pole frame the scene, with more distant lights fading into the smoke. No a person candidate is visible.Dense crowds of pilgrims stand along a riverbank at dusk in hazy orange light during the Kumbh Mela, many wrapped in shawls and dark clothing. Street lamps line the distant shore and utility poles stand above the throng. In the foreground two figures wade into the shallow water, one in white and one in dark clothing. The scene conveys the mass bathing gathering at the Ganga confluence. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this crowd.2013-02-10Dusk on a river bank crowded with pilgrims at a Kumbh Mela ghat. Many devotees stand and walk along the sandy shore beneath a row of tall street lamps glowing orange in the blue twilight. Women wear saris and headscarves in pink, yellow, green and maroon, and some men are bare-chested in dhotis or shorts. A few people bathe waist-deep in the river beside wooden poles and a small moored boat. No single individual is identifiable as a person in this crowd.2013-02-13February 10 20132013-02-10February 13 20132013-02-13February 10 20132013-02-10Dusk at a riverbank ghat on the Ganga with a crowd of many hundreds of pilgrims bathing and standing in shallow water and along the sandy shore. Men in white and yellow dhotis, women in bright saris of blue, red, green and yellow, and an orange-capped man in the foreground gather near wooden poles with small red flags. A wooden boat sits at left, and a row of lamps lines the embankment on the right under a hazy sky. No identifiable a person figure is visible among the crowd.2013-02-13