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A procession on a city street during a Kumbh Mela-style festival. A seated figure in orange robes and an orange turban wears a large rudraksha mala and gold necklace, sitting on an ornate gold throne-palanquin with lion and leopard-print cushions. A yellow parasol with a fringed edge is held over him. A bald attendant in white dhoti with gold border holds a yak-tail fly whisk, and a man in orange stands beside a drum. Uniformed police in khaki shirts walk alongside, and a crowd fills the background under a bright blue sky with a tree and banner at left. The figure's identity is not established by visible cues alone.

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