Huge crowds for holy Festival of Shivaratri in the streets of the holy city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Ceremonial elephant moves through crowd at Festival of Shivaratri in the streets of the holy city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Lord Shiva and Parwati characters ride through crowd at Festival of Shivaratri in the holy city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Lord Shiva and Parwati characters parade through crowd at Festival of Shivaratri in the holy city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Ceremonial elephant moves through crowd at Festival of Shivaratri in the streets of the holy city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Waiting for the big race. Spectactors in the grandstand at Cheltenham Racecourse for the National Hunt Festival of Racing, UK

Costume characters with flaming torches in crowd at Festival of Shivaratri in the holy city of Varanasi, Benares, India

Huge crowds for holy Festival of Shivaratri in the streets of the holy city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

A huge crowd watching a team of men taking part in a tug-of-war competition at the Braemar Games, a Royal Highland gathering.

Huge crowds for holy Festival of Shivaratri in the streets of the holy city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Spectactors in grandstand at Cheltenham Racecourse for the National Hunt Festival of Racing, UK

Huge crowds for holy Festival of Shivaratri in the streets of the holy city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

View with huge crowd and Dome of the Rock, Western Wall, Old City, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

A massive bull, beach master Southern Elephant Seal; Mirounga leonina, at Jason Harbour, South Georgia, Antarctica, with tourists from an expedtion cruise ship.

Loveparade 2010, huge crowds celebrate in front of stage moments before many revellers are crushed to death in tragic tunnel accident, Duisburg, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westfalia, Germany, Europe

Loveparade 2010, a float called "Tunnel", huge crowds celebrate before many revellers are crushed to death in tragic tunnel accident, Duisburg, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westfalia, Germany, Europe

Uttar Pradesh, Agra Fort, the Red Fort is a fortification and palace complex from the era of the Mughal emperors, North India, India, Asia

Loveparade 2010, huge crowds celebrate before many revellers are crushed to death in tragic tunnel accident, Duisburg, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westfalia, Germany, Europe

Leonardo da Vinci surrounded by a huge crowd on the streets of Viareggio.

Presidential candidate and Democratic front runner, Barack Obama, speaks in front of huge crowd of people at a record breaking political rally in Waterfront Park, Portland, Oregon on May 18, 2008. The City of Portland Fire Department estimated crowd attendance at 72,000. It was the largest campaign rally to date for the candidate and the largest political rally in Oregon history.

Presidential candidate and Democratic front runner, Barack Obama, speaks in front of huge crowd of people at a record breaking political rally in Waterfront Park, Portland, Oregon on May 18, 2008. The City of Portland Fire Department estimated crowd attendance at 72,000. It was the largest campaign rally to date for the candidate and the largest political rally in Oregon history.

Presidential candidate and Democratic front runner, Barack Obama, speaks in front of huge crowd of people at a record breaking political rally in Waterfront Park, Portland, Oregon on May 18, 2008. The City of Portland Fire Department estimated crowd attendance at 72,000. It was the largest campaign rally to date for the candidate and the largest political rally in Oregon history.

Presidential candidate and Democratic front runner, Barack Obama, speaks in front of huge crowd of people at a record breaking political rally in Waterfront Park, Portland, Oregon on May 18, 2008. The City of Portland Fire Department estimated crowd attendance at 72,000. It was the largest campaign rally to date for the candidate and the largest political rally in Oregon history.