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Large crowd of devotees gathered at a riverbank ghat during a Kumbh Mela-style bathing event. In the centre, a man stands waist-deep in water with palms pressed together overhead, wearing a red-and-maroon dhoti-style cloth and heavy gold necklaces, with a sacred ash mark on his forehead. Around him, men and women in orange, saffron and white robes, many wearing rudraksha malas, wade in the water or stand on the bank. A man at left holds a tall silver staff, and several people hold red and orange flags. Red and white parasols and a flagged procession are visible at the top edge, with many photographers pressing in.

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