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A dense crowd in a decorated pavilion at a Kumbh Mela camp, with red, orange and yellow canopies and hanging balloons overhead. In the foreground, several people in saffron-orange and rust-red robes with rudraksha malas and marigold garlands stand among devotees. On the right, a figure with long swept-back hair, a saffron turban and a gold necklace is distributing red apples or fruit to a young girl in a pink top, while others in white dhotis and orange cloth help. Many people fill the space, with a kalasha and ritual items visible on a side table. The scene reads as darshan and distribution of prasad.

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