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A dense outdoor crowd of many hundreds of people sits and stands packed together on a dusty street at a Kumbh Mela-area camp. Most wear white kurtas and dhotis, or saris and salwar in pink, purple, orange and red; some men wear orange and saffron cloths and turbans. Green tarpaulin canopies and tent poles frame the scene, and a red-and-white shrine structure rises in the background. A shop front on the right has a red banner reading Family Re... in Hindi-style script. A yellow metal barrier runs along the bottom right, and a few people hold up phones to take pictures.