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Crowded outdoor riverbank procession at a ghat during a Kumbh Mela shahi snan. Central figures include a man in a dark maroon robe with a long beaded necklace, and nearby saffron-robed sadhus. Men in white dhotis with red-and-gold sashes and bare torsos stand close, along with uniformed police in khaki and a man in a blue shirt with a red scarf. Large yellow and red ceremonial umbrellas and a yellow banner are held above the crowd. Devotees line the steps and the river beyond, with a Hindi signboard on the wall.

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