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A night scene at a festival ground lit by strings of warm bulbs and illuminated LED panels with floral and geometric patterns. Two uniformed police officers in dark caps sit on horses in the foreground, one holding a long stick, while several uniformed security personnel in camouflage and khaki stand along the path. Behind them, robed people in saffron, orange and yellow garments walk past striped canopy tents, and pink paper lanterns hang from the poles. A banner with Devanagari lettering stretches across the top.

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Night scene at a festival site with two uniformed police officers mounted on brown horses, wearing khaki uniforms and dark caps, one holding a long lance-like staff. Behind them stands a red banner with rows of circular portrait photographs of several bearded and turbaned men, with a printed text block. A string of white and yellow fairy lights hangs above a tent and a fence of printed flags. Several people in casual clothes stand near the horses on a dusty ground.2016-05-21Night street procession with a dense crowd of devotees lining and following a road. Several uniformed police officers ride brown horses in the foreground; the rider on the right wears a dark cap and khaki uniform and gestures with one hand, and another rider in a light uniform and cap is beside him. Devotees in white, pink, purple and blue saris and kurtas walk along the sides, and a man in a white shirt with an orange turban is visible among them. A white van and a vehicle with a roof light move behind the crowd. A large multicolour parasol-like umbrella occupies the bottom edge, and a banner with a portrait of a saint-like figure in orange hangs at top right.2016-05-09Night street scene of a large crowd walking along a road lined with vans and vehicles. Three mounted police officers in khaki uniforms and dark caps lead the way on brown horses, the foremost holding a long stick. Behind and beside them, many people in white, pastel and colourful clothes walk, with an orange and a multicoloured umbrella in the foreground. Vehicles and shopfronts line the street.2016-05-09A night photograph of mounted police on horseback at a Kumbh Mela area in an orange-lit haze. Two uniformed officers in khaki with peaked caps sit on brown and white horses in the foreground, one with arms folded. Behind them more riders and pilgrims wrapped in shawls walk along a dusty road under sodium street lamps. A white van stands at left beside a large painted hoarding, and a tall wooden lookout tower with a banner is visible at right. Visible people are many, but fewer than fifty are clearly distinguishable.2013-02-10May 09th 20162016-05-09May 21 20162016-05-21May 09th 20162016-05-09Two uniformed police officers on horseback at night at a Kumbh Mela site, with a dusty dirt ground in front of corrugated metal fencing. The rider on the left wears a khaki uniform and dark blue cap and holds a baton, on a chestnut horse with a white blaze. The rider on the right wears a similar uniform and cap and sits on a dark horse with white socks. A third uniformed officer in camouflage fatigues stands at the far right edge. Behind them a large red banner shows a grid of circular portraits of robed religious figures, with Hindi text across the top. Tents, strings of lights and a green cart are visible in the background, along with a few onlookers in casual clothes.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21May 09th 20162016-05-09Two uniformed police officers ride horses through a dusty fairground at the Kumbh Mela. The officer in front, on a white horse, wears a khaki uniform and a peaked cap and holds a long cane. Behind him, a second officer in a khaki uniform and cap rides a black horse. Behind them stands an orange-draped stall with a colourful temple-style arch painted with deities, a banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, and a sign showing the Nithyanandapedia logo. Several dark stone Nandi bulls sit on a wall behind, and a crowd is visible at left, including a woman in a blue patterned shawl.2013-02-15May 21 20162016-05-21