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A postage stamp illustration of the Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj, drawn in a painted style. Along the riverbank, pink-washed temples and crowds of pilgrims stand near a pontoon bridge spanning the water. In the foreground, several bare-chested bathers stand waist-deep in the river with hands raised or pressed together in prayer. One ascetic with long matted hair and a beard stands at right with palms joined. A long-haired figure in white dhoti is shown being lifted and splashed in the water at center. A small boat drifts on the river at right. The stamp is a graphic with denomination 500 and the year 2019 printed on it.

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