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A crowded outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering in dusty, tree-lined grounds. Many devotees and sadhus in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis walk among metal barricades. Red flags flutter above a decorated float with a raised canopy, umbrellas and an ornate golden kalasha-like structure. Police and security personnel in khaki uniforms and dark clothing line the route. Pink and white tents and a painted temple facade stand in the background. Several people stand atop the float waving red flags.

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