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A crowded outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering. A pink gateway arch topped with a sign reading Sri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani stands behind a dense crowd of devotees. In the centre, men in white dhotis with red waist sashes and red-bordered shawls walk in a line carrying red flags and multicoloured umbrellas. A man in an orange robe walks near the front. Many people in the crowd wear orange and saffron cloths or white headwear, and a cameraman with a shoulder camera films the scene at left. Police and volunteers in yellow vests and khaki uniforms line the path. Pink and yellow ceremonial structures and banners appear in the background.

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