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A photograph of a shahi snan bathing scene at a river ghat during a Kumbh Mela, with a crowd standing in shallow water and splashing. A central figure in a red-orange wrap with a heavy gold-and-bead necklace and gold armlets raises one arm amid spray. Surrounding devotees wear white dhotis, orange and saffron robes, rudraksha malas and gold necklaces; a bald man in a dark wrap stands at right. Red and green ceremonial umbrellas are held overhead, and a pink-and-cream temple building with a spire stands behind under a clear blue sky. Visible people number roughly 21 to 100 in the crowd.

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