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A photograph of a large outdoor gathering at the Simhastha Kumbh Mela where many people are seated and standing on a striped mat. In the foreground, many seated sadhus wear saffron and orange robes and turbans, with water bottles and steel plates before them. Standing figures in saffron, orange and white clothing move through the centre; one bald man in a dark brown dhoti and shawl stands near a large drum, while a man in white kurta and dark shawl stands at right. Tall brass lamp stands, with oil lamps, are at left beneath blue tarpaulin. Partial figures appear at the edges.

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