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A festive road procession at the Prayag Kumbh Camp, with a golden ornate umbrella held aloft over a small golden kalasha-like vessel carried by a man in white dhoti with red-orange sash and a rudraksha mala. Many people in white dhotis and saris walk along the road, several with orange and red shawls, some holding red and orange flags. A decorated chariot or float with deity murti and garlands moves through the crowd behind a blue tractor, and a US flag is carried among the marchers. A man in a yellow kurta with folded hands watches at the roadside. Hills and a Prayag Kumbh Camp banner sit in the background. a person's presence is not visibly confirmed in this frame.

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