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2006 - Glimpses From Varanasi Yatra2006 - Glimpses From Varanasi Yatra2006 - Glimpses From Varanasi YatraJanuary 05 20062006-01-05January 05 20062006-01-05A street scene in an Indian town on a gravelly road. In the foreground a woman in an orange saffron-coloured robe and white sneakers, with long dark wavy hair and a gold ornament on her chest, leans forward and bends over a small pile of offerings or a coconut on the ground. Around her a crowd of about ten men stand watching, some in grey sweatshirts, jackets and trousers, one in a maroon sweater. An older woman in a navy jacket and white skirt with an orange shawl presses her palms together in namaskar. Behind them are shops with signs for STD/ISD PCO, mobile phone and travel services, and a parked-up roadside row of buildings. a person cues: long swept hair and saffron robes with a gold ornament on the orange-clad figure.January 05 20062006-01-05January 07 20062006-01-07A street procession moves along a roadside lined with shops, a multi-storey building and palm trees. A man in orange robes with a long, bearded face and a bare head walks at the left holding a trident-topped staff. Next to him, a man in orange robes holds a rudraksha mala. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, a red-orange robe and a heavy gold-and-bead garland walks prominently, as the Swamiji (probable), with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace. Behind them, several young women in white saris with orange shawls and rudraksha malas walk in step, and a man in white clothing follows. Onlookers stand along the roadside and a banner is visible on the right.2009-07-13Outdoor scene on a dirt road lined with palm trees and a small white building, with a large white board-like structure behind. A group of about twenty people in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis stands together. A man in the centre-right wears an orange robe, a long rudraksha mala and a gold-coloured necklace, and raises his right hand in a gesture while speaking. Other men in orange and brown robes and bearded sadhus stand around him, one in a green shawl, and several men in white shirts and white dhotis with lanyards stand at the edges. A cluster of people appears to be gathering to listen.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30November 14 20052005-11-14