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A dense crowd fills a street during a procession at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering. Many men wear saffron or orange dhotis and shirts, some with orange shawls, and others wear white or pale kurtas. Numerous orange and yellow flags on tall poles rise above the crowd, and a palanquin-like canopy with a decorated structure appears in the background. Green garland-draped poles and white banners line the route. Several people raise hands or phones to photograph the procession, and a girl in a light blue top stands at the right edge.

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