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A dusty roadside at a Kumbh Mela camp area beside a white steel truss footbridge under a clear pale sky. Several women in saris, one in a bright orange sari and another in teal, walk along the dirt path carrying orange and white bags, while a man in a white striped shirt and dark trousers walks at left. On the sandy embankment, a group of women in red, pink and orange clothes sit on cloth and tarpaulins near makeshift blue and orange tent shelters. Laundry hangs on a line at right beside a dark tent. Trees and a few flags stand behind, with pink structures in the distance. No swami is visible.
Photo 1236 of 2197 from 10 February 2013

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