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A photograph of a festival procession at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering. In the foreground a figure in a rust-brown turban and rust-brown robe, with a gold necklace and gold bangles, stands on an ornate gold-trimmed palanquin or ratha, palms pressed together in anjali. Garlands of pink and red flowers and marigold garlands decorate the platform, with tassels and a canopy overhead. Behind, a dense crowd of devotees, some bare-chested, raises hands. Yellow-and-red tents with framed portraits and a red banner stand in the background, and a figure in orange cloth is visible among the crowd.

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