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A dense crowd fills a festival procession route at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering, with many men pressing close around a central group. In the centre, a bearded, bare-chested sadhu wears a red beret, a rudraksha mala and a white loincloth, and is guided by a man in a patterned shirt. Beside him, a woman in an orange top with gold trim bows her head. Behind them, saffron-robed figures carry a tall orange flag and a trident, and a camera operator films above the crowd. Pink and white banners, red paper lanterns and orange flags decorate the stalls behind. A bearded man with yellow tilak marks and white beard stands at the lower left in saffron and white. Robed sadhus and devotees in orange, red and multicoloured clothing fill the frame.

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