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Night photograph of a group walking along a narrow street in Varanasi, past a parked white coach bus with blue stripes and a red tail light. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe with a red tilak on his forehead walks forward, looking up and to the side. Beside and behind him, several people follow: a woman in a white shawl with glasses and a light blue top, a man in a grey hooded jacket, and a bearded man in a grey windbreaker and white dhoti. On the left, a man in a brown sweater with an orange scarf and white dhoti walks with arms folded, and a man in a blue-and-grey jacket walks nearby. Shop signs with Hindi lettering line the street.

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Night street scene, a group walking along a road with streetlights and dim buildings behind. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead band and a red dot, wearing a flowing saffron-orange shawl and a large gold beaded necklace with a pendant, smiles while walking. Beside him an older bearded man in an orange shawl and white kurta with a red-and-white tilak carries a brown leather bag and a wooden staff. Behind them women in white and men in casual clothes walk, some with lanyards and ID badges, and a man on the right wears a grey jacket and a badge. Appearance-based a person cues: long hair, saffron clothing and gold beaded necklace, shown walking in a group.2006-01-05Night procession on a dark road with a crowd of devotees walking together. A central man with long dark hair wears a loose saffron-orange robe and has a red tilak on his forehead, walking in the middle of the group. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts wear orange shawls and rudraksha malas, and a woman in a white outfit with an orange shawl walks among them. A man in front wears an orange robe and a small bag strap, and another holds a small light. A roadside sign and a street lamp are visible in the background.2008-08-03Night procession on a dim street in Varanasi. A central figure in an orange saffron shawl and orange garment, with long swept-back hair and a red mark on the forehead, smiles while holding a silver staff topped with an ornamental finial. Around him devotees walk closely; a man at left in a white shirt and cream jacket carries a large white sack on his shoulder, another man wears a grey knit cap, and a man beside the central figure wears a yellow-orange scarf. At right an older woman with glasses and a white shawl walks with arms folded. A bright streetlight glows above and a faint shop sign is visible. Attribution: appearance-based label is a person, present in the procession.2006-01-06A night-time procession on a dark road, with a crowd of devotees walking in white and saffron. In the centre, a man in a full saffron-orange robe with a red tilak walks forward, smiling, while a second man in saffron to his left raises a hand in greeting. Several men and women in white dhotis and saris wear saffron shawls and rudraksha malas around their necks. A man in white on the right holds a water bottle. A white-shirted older man stands on the far left, and a poster is pinned to a post in the background.2008-08-03Night procession on a dark road lit by a single street lamp, with a crowd of devotees walking together. In the center a woman with long dark hair wears a plain saffron-orange garment and walks with hands clasped. Beside her a young man in orange robes with a red-bordered cloth walks in step. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls and an older bearded sannyasi in orange robes with a red border carry garlands, and a man in white stands at the right edge. Tall trees and a utility pole frame the background. Consistent with the girivalam circumambulation described in the page excerpt, though no sacred landmark is clearly visible.2008-01-02May 22 20062006-05-22January 05 20062006-01-05August 02 20082008-08-02Night photograph of a group walking along a paved road under dark trees, apparently a girivalam circumambulation. At centre, a man with a shaved head wears an orange robe and a saffron shawl and holds a walking staff. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls walk barefoot. A woman on the left in an orange shawl and white sari holds a camera, and another woman in a cream sari with gold border walks beside them. Some men wear rudraksha or bead necklaces. Street lamps glow in the background.2008-01-02Night photograph of a crowd walking a girivalam path near a temple, the figures dressed in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl stands with his back partly turned, and a woman in an orange sari with a dark shawl walks beside a man in orange robes holding a walking staff. Other devotees in white and orange follow along the dirt road. The scene conveys a devotional circumambulation at night.2008-01-02Photograph taken inside a coach bus with blue upholstered seats, white seat covers and orange curtains. In the foreground a man with long dark swept-back hair and a red bindi wears an orange saffron wrap and sits with his hands clasped, smiling and looking to the side. Beside him a woman in an orange shawl over a white outfit holds a rudraksha mala. Behind them a man in an orange shawl and a woman in orange sit among other travellers, and luggage and bags are stowed in the overhead rack. The man in the foreground fits the a person appearance cues of long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a ceremonial bindi, though this is uncertain.2006-05-22January 06 20062006-01-06