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Night procession at a Kumbh Mela in hazy orange light. A decorated trailer pulled by an orange tractor carries a seated figure under a colourful striped canopy, with gold tinsel and a ceremonial staff. The seated figure wears an orange turban, orange robe and a garland. Around him, attendants in orange and saffron clothing stand and sit, one holding a fan. A man in a striped sweater walks in front of the trailer carrying a large banner portrait, and a mans cloth-wrapped figure sits on the tractor seat. Printed text on the banner reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda, attributed to the portrait. Street lamps and power lines line the road.

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