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A festival procession at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela. A large golden palanquin with carved lion figures and a golden canopy is carried through a crowd. A seated saffron-robed figure wearing an orange turban and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces sits on the golden throne, with a leopard-print cushion beneath. Around the palanquin, white-clad attendants in white dhotis and bare-chested men carry a striped multicolour canopy, large embroidered fans, and red flags. Several men in orange and white stand nearby, one playing a drum. Orange and yellow umbrellas and a tent with a portrait banner appear in the background, with a crowd of onlookers and police in khaki uniforms along the route.

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