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Street scene at dusk in a narrow Varanasi lane. On the left, a large cardboard cutout portrait of a smiling woman with long dark hair and a crown-like ornament is draped with yellow marigold and pink flower garlands, set on a red and blue stand. Behind it, a man in a red-orange turban and saffron-toned wrap stands partly visible. In the centre, a man in a grey knit cap, glasses, dark jacket and pink shirt holds a small paper cup. On the right, a figure in a grey hooded sweatshirt with a yellow scarf leans toward a table covered with printed booklets. Crowds and shopfronts fill the background, with red signboards in Hindi and English.

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A narrow Varanasi lane with a street-side table draped in an orange cloth and a teal cover, holding a small wooden box and printed pamphlets. A tall red display board garlanded with yellow and pink flowers stands beside it. A man in a rust-red shawl and matching turban, with a grey beard, stands at right with hands folded. Another man in a black jacket and knitted cap reads a pamphlet, and a man in orange further left looks on. Passersby, a woman in white and yellow, and a man in a yellow shirt move through the crowded alley. A red Sri Venkateshwar Lodge sign with a directional arrow hangs above. Scooters are parked nearby.2025-12-27Street photo in a narrow Varanasi lane outside a yellow-walled building with a large signboard above. A shrine niche stands beside a wooden-gated doorway, decorated with marigold garlands and a red-and-white image. A man in a plaid shirt and grey waistcoat with a brown shawl stands at the small table, holding an orange cloth bag. To the right, a sadhu in a saffron-orange wrap and matching turban stands beside the gold-patterned metal gate. In the foreground, a woman in a dark grey hooded cardigan and green sari with a red bindi walks forward, while a woman in a pink-and-gold shawl and grey blazer and a man in a checked shirt and dark jacket pass by on the left. A timestamp reads 31-Dec-2025 11:26:40 am, Enriching at Kailasa Kashi.2025-12-31A man in a red knit skullcap, grey sleeveless jacket over a red shirt, and a crossbody strap stands at left holding a small booklet with a golden-throne photo on its cover and Devanagari text reading कैलास. Beside him is a life-size cutout of a smiling figure in a red turban with a white jewelled ornament, red-orange robes, a beaded rudraksha-style necklace and armbands, seated with hands folded, wearing a garland of yellow and magenta flowers. The cutout stands on a blue draped table at a temple wall with a gold iron grille behind. A timestamp reads 20-Dec-2025 6:39:09 pm and Enriching at Kashi Temple.2025-12-20A narrow street outside the KAILASA KASHI building in Varanasi, with a cream-coloured multi-storey façade and a hanging directional sign reading "कैलास काशी / kailasa kashi" with left-pointing arrows and a small orange-robed portrait of a bearded man with long hair. On the left, a red-clad cardboard or printed standee of a seated figure wearing a garland of marigolds sits beside a yellow-draped table holding a book and tray. A man in a red track jacket and jeans carries a small child in a dark knit cap, while a woman in a green embroidered kurta and a man in a grey shirt and checked scarf walk past parked scooters and motorcycles. A tall yellow banner on the left lists activities including Temple Rituals, Aushada Annadhan and Gau seva. Five people are visible, with no other figures clearly identifiable.2025-12-29Street scene in a narrow lane in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, with a timestamp overlay reading Dec 29, 2021 1:54:25 PM, 8 Kalika Gali, Lahori Tola. A man in a red-orange shawl and red inner garment, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a tilak on his forehead, holds an orange fruit with an elderly man in a grey-blue quilted jacket, knitted cap and face mask, who is bending over a small wooden counter. Shuttered shop fronts, hanging wares and passersby are behind them, and a red plastic bucket sits beneath the counter.2021-12-28KAILASA India Uttar pradesh Kashi 221001 on 1/17/20222022-01-17A photograph of a bald man with grey hair and a gold tilak on his forehead, wearing a light grey kurta, looking down as he holds an open Kailasa leaflet with Devanagari text and a golden-throned portrait of a figure in red and gold. Beside him stands a large cutout figure of a smiling man in red robes and a red turban, sitting cross-legged with rudraksha malas and a yellow marigold garland, set on a teal cloth. Dated 19-Dec-2025 at the lower corner.2025-12-19A narrow street in Varanasi lined with a shop selling rudraksha malas, hanging in bright red, orange, yellow and black strands, with a yellow sign reading Ratan Rudraksh. A man in a rust-red shawl over a pink top, with a tilak on his forehead, stands at left gesturing with one hand. Behind him a man in a light blue shirt and grey trousers stands near the shop, and a bearded man in a cream jacket holds a phone to his ear. At right, an older bearded man in a white shirt with a pink shawl speaks, while a woman in a blue patterned headscarf bends forward holding a small red object. A timestamp and the location 8 Kalika Gali, Lahori Tola, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh are printed in the lower right.2021-12-28KASHI SARVAJNAPEETAM on 5/14/20222022-05-14 +1 copiesKASHI SARVAJNAPEETAM on 3/20/20222022-03-20KAILASA India Uttar Pradesh Kashi 221001 on 1/14/20222022-01-14January 06 20062006-01-06