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Outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela setting before a pink-painted gateway with the sign "श्री पंचायती अखाड़ा" and a welcome banner "स्वागत वंदन अभिनंदन". A white horse with gold-embroidered red and gold headgear and pink tassels stands at left, beside a naked ash-smeared sadhu wearing orange marigold garlands. Centre, a white-bearded ascetic with long matted hair wears marigold garlands and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. In the foreground a figure in saffron wraps a large orange cloth. At right, a bearded man in sunglasses and saffron shawl walks near a red and gold palanquin. A painted deity panel above shows Shiva-like imagery. Blue sky and trees in the background.

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