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On Monday mornings, the weekly market transforms the square before the mosque into a sensory explosion of indigo cloth, dried fish, brass jewelry, and the rhythmic calls of traders who have been gathering here for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe watercolor palette of Djenné is anchored in the warm ochres and burnt siennas of sun-baked adobe, shifting toward dusty terracotta and raw umber as shadows deepen across the mosque's ribbed facade. Flashes of cobalt blue appear in hand-dyed textiles draped across doorways, while the surrounding floodplains add strokes of muted sage and pale reed-gold along the water's edge. 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