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A figure in an orange long-sleeved top and orange dhoti stands barefoot on a concrete riverbank holding a brass plate and a small bell in an aarti-style offering at the Triveni Sangam. Long dark hair falls past the shoulders. Behind him, a line of devotees in light clothing watch, and a seated woman wrapped in a white shawl sits near the water's edge. An orange boat with white lettering floats on the river to the left, and a cameraman stands waist-deep in the water. The sky is pale blue and the river is calm and brownish. a person: the figure wears orange with long swept-back hair, matching the page's account of a person performing pooja at Triveni Sangam.

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January 08 20062006-01-08January 08 20062006-01-08Outdoor river ritual at a riverbank ghat under a pale blue sky. A man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange zip hoodie and orange dhoti, stands barefoot on the stone edge holding a silver bell in one hand and a brass plate of burning flame or camphor in the other. Behind him is a row of devotees and visitors, including a woman wrapped in a cream shawl seated at the edge, a man in a white cap, and a man holding a camera. A red-and-orange wooden boat sits on the left by the water, and brass vessels rest on the ghat in the foreground.2006-01-08January 08 20062006-01-08January 08 20062006-01-08Photograph at the riverbank of Triveni Sangam, Allahabad. A figure with long dark hair in a bright orange top and orange dhoti sits on a concrete ghat at the water's edge, pouring water from a brass vessel into the river. Brass pots and a metal bowl sit beside them on the steps. Behind, a crowd of about twenty people stands and sits on the ghat, including men in white kurtas, women in shawls and headscarves, and a man in an orange scarf. A small red-and-white boat rests at the left. The figure's face is not visible, so identity is uncertain; appearance cues are long hair and orange clothing.2006-01-08January 08 20062006-01-08January 08 20062006-01-08January 08 20062006-01-08January 08 20062006-01-08January 08 20062006-01-082006 - Glimpses From Varanasi Yatra