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Outdoor photo of a ritual bathing scene in shallow river water at a sacred ghat, with a sadhu seen from behind with long matted dreadlocks and dark hair, bare-shouldered and wearing a red-brown cloth, bending into the water while surrounded by devotees. Around him, men and women in saffron-orange and red garments, many with rudraksha and beaded necklaces, bangles and wet clothing, stand and wade close by. A man in a white dhoti with a gold necklace stands at left, and a red umbrella on a pole and an orange temple shikhara with a green-roofed structure appear behind under a clear blue sky. Photographers are visible at the edges. The scene suggests a shahi snan bathing procession during a Kumbh Mela.

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