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A dense crowd of pilgrims fills a barricaded walkway at the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, with many people carrying large white bundles and sacks on their heads and shoulders. Police and security personnel in olive-green and khaki uniforms with peaked caps stand among the crowd, one officer on a raised platform near the top right. Women wear headscarves and shawls in red, maroon and purple, and several men wear woollen caps against the cold morning haze. A man in a dark jacket on the left carries a backpack with a red logo. No a person candidate is visible in this crowd.

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February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A dense crowd of pilgrims packed behind wooden pole barriers at a Kumbh Mela area. Many wear shawls, woollen caps and layered winter clothing in browns, reds and greys. A man on the left has white-painted face and a white dhoti-style cloth with a rudraksha-like bead necklace. A woman in a red shawl holds a small child, another child rides on a man's shoulders, and a person balances a bundle wrapped in red cloth on the head. A uniformed police officer stands near the barricades.2013-02-10A dense crowd fills a dusty road at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela in 2007, with a procession moving through it under a clear hazy sky. Many people stand shoulder to shoulder, including men in white kurtas, women in colourful saris and shawls, and several uniformed police officers in khaki and dark caps near the front. Some participants carry a tall orange flag, a large golden ceremonial fan and a row of decorated umbrellas in red, yellow and blue. Tents, bamboo poles, electric wires and small flags line the background, with a gateway arch and a loudspeaker on a pole. A figure in white stands above the crowd near the umbrellas, and a placard in Hindi is held up on the right. Some people wear rudraksha-like beads and sit or walk within the procession.February 10 20132013-02-10A dense crowd fills a dusty open road at the Kumbh Mela camp area under hazy winter light. Many pilgrims carry large bundles, bags and cloth parcels on their heads and shoulders. Women wear bright saris in pink, orange, yellow and teal, many with head coverings, while men wear white kurtas and turbans in red and white. Tents, makeshift stalls, flags and tall hoardings line the route, and power lines cross overhead. Several printed banners and signboards display Hindi text. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A dense outdoor crowd at a Kumbh Mela pilgrimage site in cold early-morning light, with many people raising hands, palms pressed together and waving bundles and bags overhead. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti-style garment and glasses stands beside a bald man in white, and a sadhu with ash-smeared face and body sits in tan and white wrap clothing with a rudraksha mala. A woman in a yellow-and-green sari and a woman in a blue-and-pink shawl are nearby, and orange flags and tall banners rise over the crowd. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person; the visible people are pilgrims and devotees.2013-02-10Night photograph of a dense crowd of pilgrims at the Kumbh Mela camp grounds, lit by orange street lamps under hazy smoky sky. Many people wear white and cream clothing, shawls, and headwraps in pink, maroon, blue and orange. Several carry white sacks and bundles on their heads and shoulders. In the foreground, a bald man in white and orange clothing holds a tall brass staff. A large banner with a painted figure with raised arms hangs above tents in the background. Visible: many people densely packed, multiple cameras and phones raised. Scene shows a crowd gathered before the Maha Snan at Prayag.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A dense crowd of pilgrims walks along a dusty road at a busy festival site. Many people wear saffron and orange clothing, while women wear green, red, pink and blue saris and shawls. Some carry bundles, bags and bedrolls on their heads. Parked white vehicles and a blue-and-white bus sit in the road, and tents and stalls line the sides. A large hoarding at the top shows a painted deity image and ornate figures in orange and gold. Hazy smoky air hangs over the scene.2013-02-13A dense outdoor crowd at the Kumbh Mela camp-city fills most of the frame, many people raising hands in greeting or prayer under a hazy winter sky. A wooden-framed blank white board stands among the crowd, and a large printed poster on a wooden stand shows an older woman with grey hair in a saffron-bordered sari, labelled in Hindi. Men wear grey sweaters and woollen shawls, women wear red, pink, green and blue shawls and headscarves, and one man at the front left wears glasses and a white cloth bundle. Colourful banners, a red gateway and pennants rise in the background.2013-02-10