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A dense crowd on a riverbank procession during a Kumbh Mela shahi snan, with several decorated umbrellas in yellow, red, blue and green held above a group of saffron-robed sadhus. A bald sadhu in an orange-brown cloth with a red shawl stands at the centre, while a man in a white cap and a uniformed police officer in a khaki peaked cap hold the crowd back. Spectators behind a red railing lean and film, some holding cameras, and a large tree with hanging strings overhangs the scene.

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