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A procession at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela shows a large golden palanquin-style throne carried on a golden base with a multicoloured canopy overhead. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits on the golden seat with rudraksha beads and a mala. Beside him a man in white ritual dress stands on the platform holding a fan-like object. Behind, a drummer in orange clothing plays a drum, and crowds of devotees in saffron and white throng the street, with red and orange flags and decorated umbrellas. Uniformed police officers stand at the lower right. A signboard in the background shows Hindi lettering.

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