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Outdoor procession at dusk through a dense crowd at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela. In the foreground a seated figure in an orange-red turban and orange robe, with long dark hair, a beaded necklace and bangles, sits on a leopard-print cushioned platform beside a drum. Behind, a large group of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees carry red and orange flags, and gold and yellow umbrellas shade the procession. Two men at right in white dhotis with gold-trimmed shawls and bare torsos raise their arms near a cameraman filming with a handheld camera. Police in khaki uniforms walk along the route, and a red-and-white arch with an Om symbol stands behind. A Hindi signboard reads Shri Panchayati Akhada Mahanirvani.

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