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Outdoor street procession along a wide dusty road lined with tents, flags and vendor stalls. Front left, a woman in a maroon turban and garland of flowers and beads smiles and gestures. Central figures in saffron-orange cloth and white garments carry large red flags on poles, and several people walk barefoot. A man in a purple turban and a patterned saffron robe holds a raised hand. A row of ornate colourful umbrellas and a decorated float or chariot appear further ahead. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand along the barricades beside pilgrims in white dhotis. A banner with Hindi script hangs on the left. Crowd of many people fills the frame, consistent with a Kumbh Mela shahi snan procession.

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