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Outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela riverbank with a crowd on a dusty path. In the centre, a sadhu in rust-red robes and a saffron turban, wearing a long beaded mala and a gold-coloured necklace, walks forward with bare feet. Around him, men in white dhotis with golden borders and yellow-gold garlands walk alongside, several holding red and saffron flags. Behind them, a yellow umbrella and an orange-clad attendant appear. A partially visible pink temple tower and a large blue banner reading a satsang notice stand in the background. Dense crowd of about twenty visible people.

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