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A procession on a street at the Kumbh Mela, with a golden palanquin-style vehicle decorated with yellow marigold garlands and hanging tassels overhead. A seated figure in a red-and-gold turban, gold necklaces and ornate golden attire receives flower offerings; a child in orange robes sits at the front of the seat. Standing beside the vehicle, a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a long ceremonial staff, and another in white clothes holds a microphone. To the right, a bald man in saffron-brown robes wears a large gold pendant and rudraksha-style beads. A red placard with Sanskrit-style script is held at lower right, and devotees in orange reach up toward the procession.

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