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A decorated procession at a Kumbh Mela-style event. A white bullock or horse with a richly ornamented headdress of red, pink and green pompoms, gold tassels and a gold-trimmed red saddle cloth fills the right side. Behind it, several men in saffron-orange robes and marigold garlands walk and ride beside a tall, colourful ornamental umbrella with a canopy in red, green and yellow. A man in orange with a garland stands near the umbrella, and a man in orange holds the reins. Marigold garlands hang along the pole. The sky is hazy and a road is visible.

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Onlookers and a woman in a white head covering and red shawl stand along the roadside, and a man in white holds a red and blue round shield near the horses.A decorated procession cart drawn by a white horse with pink and red tassels moves along a dusty road during a Kumbh Mela procession. A man in a brown jacket and knit cap sits at the front holding the reins. Behind him, a person in an orange robe and garland sits under a multicoloured canopy decorated with marigold garlands, and a woman in orange with a mala stands beside them. Two colourful umbrellas with fringed edges shade the scene. On the right, a man in a striped top and orange shawl holds an umbrella, and a man in orange holds a small brass plate. Marigold garlands drape the cart's frame and the horse's bridle, and the procession is surrounded by many people walking in the hazy morning light.