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Outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering on a dusty road under bright sun. A central figure in a rust-brown robe and matching orange-brown turban, wearing heavy gold-toned necklaces and rudraksha-style beads, walks holding hands with a white-clad man beside him. Around them, sadhus and devotees in white dhotis with gold borders and gold garlands carry red, orange and yellow umbrellas with fringed edges. Men in saffron and maroon robes walk behind, and spectators watch from a raised area at the right beside an orange-walled building. Hanging banners and a loudspeaker are visible on poles overhead.

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