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A dense crowd of pilgrims fills a wide dusty road at the Kumbh Mela camp-city, beneath a steel truss footbridge. Many people in colourful clothes walk among stalled cars, vans and buses, with a tall brick chimney-like tower in orange cloth and a red clock tower on the right. Blue tarpaulin tents and striped canvas camps line the background. On the left, a large hoarding shows a seated saffron-robed figure with a crown-like hairstyle, labelled as a poster, not a physical person. Banners and signboards with Hindi text are visible throughout.

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