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A crowd of onlookers at an outdoor street scene with blue road signs pointing to Siddhanath and Bharai Ghat, and a sign reading Gurudwara Shrinand Nanak Ghat Saheb. In the foreground two uniformed police officers stand in khaki and tan uniforms, one wearing a dark blue cap with a badge and an orange tilak on his forehead. Behind them devotees press forward, some raising hands, one man in a white shirt and another woman in a green sari with a red-bordered blouse watch closely, and a small child in red stands on a yellow barrier. Several people hold up mobile phones to photograph, and a colourful canopy with orange and purple decorations overhangs the left side. Only the visible people are counted here.

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Outdoor street scene at a crowded roadside with a blue directional signboard listing Hindi and English destinations such as Siddhanath and Bhairav Ghat. Police officers in khaki uniforms and caps stand in the foreground; one holds a lathi. Beside them, a line of onlookers in saris, shirts and kurtas, including a woman in a green sari and a woman in a red and white sari, watch intently while others raise phones or cameras. Children peer over the crowd. Colourful bunting, canopy tents and a yellow barrier frame the background. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2016-04-18A crowd of devotees and onlookers stands packed along a street near a riverside ghat, with a blue sign pointing toward Vrikant Bharav Ghat, Siddhanath and Bilkeshwar Mahadev. A woman in a red and blue salwar kameez on the left holds up a phone to record, while women in sarees, including one in red and white and another in a multicoloured saree, stand watching. Men in pink, khaki and striped shirts crowd behind them, and a uniformed police officer in khaki stands at the right edge. Saffron and orange bunting and a purple canopy hang above a yellow barrier. No person in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.2016-04-18A dense crowd of spectators stands behind a yellow metal barrier at an outdoor street area, many raising mobile phones to record. Several uniformed police officers in khaki and navy caps keep watch at right. A blue signboard shows directions to Bhookhi Mata Mandir, Vikrant Bhairav Ghat, Siddhanath and Bilkeshwar Mahadev, and a tall yellow-and-blue Hindi signboard is visible above. Women in a blue embroidered salwar, a red-and-white saree and a green sari stand near the front, with men in striped and white shirts around them. Purple and orange canopy fabric and small flags decorate the stalls behind.2016-04-18Outdoor festival crowd at a Kumbh Mela procession on a sunny day, with many people raising hands and phones. A uniformed police officer in a khaki-brown uniform and dark blue cap stands in the foreground. Beside him a young man wears a white dhoti with a gold-coloured beaded garland and a white forehead band. Other men wear white turbans and striped shirts, and a woman in a pink sari with a headscarf stands among devotees. Behind them are large painted banners and hoardings in red, purple and yellow with religious imagery, red and yellow canopy tents, and trees overhead.2016-04-22A large crowd of devotees and sadhus fills a festival road at a Kumbh Mela camp, many with palms pressed together in greeting. In the foreground, uniformed police officers in dark caps and khaki stand beside a yellow metal barrier. A central banner carried by a man in an orange shirt reads a Hindi-script sangat name over a painted portrait of a seated saint, with a second image of a saint at right. Many men wear saffron and orange robes, pink and orange turbans, and white dhotis, and one bare-chested sadhu stands in the middle with hands folded. Orange-and-white gates and tents rise in the background under a clear sky.2016-05-09Crowded outdoor riverbank scene at a Kumbh Mela ghat, with many devotees and security personnel in khaki and white uniforms pushing through the throng. A man in a blue uniform with a red-and-white scarf and a cameraman with a video camera stand at left. Several colourful umbrellas in yellow, green and red shade the crowd, and a large yellow banner reads in Hindi about the Shri Panch Dashnam Juna Akhara and the Kumbh Mela 2016. Some monks in saffron and orange robes stand among the crowd, and a fountain sprays water in the background.2016-04-22A crowded outdoor procession scene with many people pressed together. In the foreground, a man with a sandalwood mark on his forehead wears a white dhoti and a rudraksha-style mala garland, with a red-and-white flower garland near the bottom. Several uniformed police officers in khaki and dark caps stand watch, one holding up a smartphone to photograph, another filming with a phone. Behind them, saddhus in saffron and orange robes raise folded hands or hold up arms, some with orange and red turbans. A decorated white and red ratha or palanquin with flower garlands of white, red, yellow and blue blossoms stands at the right edge, and a green canopy shades part of the upper left.2016-05-09A dense crowd fills a dusty road during a festival procession at a Kumbh Mela site. Uniformed police in khaki and blue, some with caps, hold back the throng and help clear the path. In the centre a man in a red jacket and jeans walks beside a red cart, and a man holds up a red banner reading Bharat with Hindi text. Many devotees in white and saffron clothing wave, raise hands and film with phones. A white SUV moves slowly through the crowd, with yellow barricades lining the route and a green umbrella-like canopy at the right edge. Tents, flags and a tall orange structure appear in the background.2016-04-22Dense crowd at a Kumbh Mela procession in Ujjain, shot from behind a large red cloth banner edged with gold trim at the left. Many devotees, women in saris and headscarves, and uniformed police in khaki and dark caps push forward between yellow barricades. A bald priest in white dhoti with a gold border and bare upper body stands near the bottom, holding a red cloth. A monk in saffron/orange robes with an orange lanyard stands among the police. Behind them, a red banner reads a Virat Sadbhavana Sammelan, with tents and signs beyond. Several people hold up mobile phones to take photos.2016-04-22 +1 copiesA street crowd at an outdoor festival area lined with cloth-covered stalls and tarpaulin canopies. Many people raise their hands in greeting or devotion. Foreground figures include a uniformed police officer in khaki with a cap, a man in a white shirt and jeans, a woman in a yellow sari, a woman in a pink sari, and a man in a pink shirt with a backpack. Several men in saffron and orange clothing stand among them. A boy in a white shirt watches in front. Strings of colourful cloth and banners hang overhead.2016-04-18A large crowd of devotees fills a roadside lane at a Kumbh Mela site, many raising their hands in greeting or devotion. Many men wear saffron and orange turbans and clothing, and several carry rudraksha-style beads. Police in dark uniforms with caps stand behind a yellow metal barrier in the foreground, one wearing sunglasses and a blue-capped man in a light blue shirt with an ID lanyard is among them. A large saffron banner held aloft reads a Hindi and English message about the Shri Panchayati Akhada Naya Udasin event at the Simhastha Kumbh Mela, with a painted portrait of a saint. Saffron gateways, flags and tents line the background.2016-05-09September 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copies