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Aerial view of a dense Kumbha Mela camp at dusk, with rows of tents, temporary sheds and sloped awnings spread across open ground. Many small crowds of pilgrims and visitors walk between the tents and stalls, and a few parked white vehicles sit along a dirt road. A large white mosque-like building stands on the far bank beyond the camp, with a railway line and tree line behind it. Several banners and signboards line the grounds, one reading an Hindi slogan on a dark red panel. Smoke haze hangs over the scene as the light fades.

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