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Night procession at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela. A central figure in a rust-orange turban and orange robes with heavy gold beaded necklaces and a rudraksha mala holds up a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes stands and a man in yellow kurta and a red-and-gold shawl looks on. Another man in a yellow kurta with forehead tilak stands at right, hands together. A crowd with phones raised fills the background beneath red and gold ceremonial umbrellas and a golden canopy hung with heart-shaped ornaments.

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