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Night procession on a wide street at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, with a dense crowd of many hundreds of people walking forward. Many carry tall saffron-orange flags on poles, and a few men in white dhotis and orange cloth walk among the crowd. Along the right side, a long yellow-draped barrier or cloth-covered rail runs beside the route, with a red umbrella visible near the front. Market stalls, lights and a large billboard line the street behind. a person is not indicated on this page, so no candidate is identified. Printed text on the left banner and billboard is not legible enough to transcribe.

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