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Night procession at a Kumbh Mela camp, lit by sodium street lamps and string lights under an orange haze. A large banner reads a Hindi-language sign for Shri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani above the crowd. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a white dhoti holds a tall wooden pole topped by a yellow teardrop-shaped ornamental banner with floral embroidery. Around him, sadhus in white and orange robes walk barefoot with red waist cloths, carrying orange flags and decorated poles. Along the left, pilgrims and onlookers in jackets, shawls and saris watch, while uniformed police officers stand among them. A trident is visible at the lower left edge. No individual is identifiable as a person from appearance cues.

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