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A photograph taken on a boat on a river at early morning, with a riverfront of old stepped ghats and multistorey buildings behind. In the centre sits a long-haired person in a saffron-orange robe with an orange garment over the shoulders, a red bindi on the forehead, holding a long white rod upright and smiling. Seated to the left is a man with a moustache wearing a striped polo shirt, grey vest and dark scarf. On the right sits a bald man with a moustache in an orange-and-white striped shirt. Behind them at the left edge a man in a light blue hooded jacket and glasses sits near the boat's edge. Sky is pale blue with thin clouds.

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A photograph taken on a wooden boat on a wide river at early morning, with hazy pale sky and riverside ghats with multi-storey buildings in the background. In the foreground, a bald man in an orange-and-white striped shirt and jeans sits and smiles at the camera. Beside him, a person with long, swept-back dark curly hair, wearing an orange robe and a red tilak on the forehead, sits cross-legged, laughing and raising one hand in a wave. Behind them, a man in a light blue hooded jacket and sunglasses sits at the stern. Other small boats are visible on the water in the distance.January 07 20062006-01-07A photograph on a river at dawn. A long-haired person in orange-saffron robes sits in the bow of a wooden boat on the Ganges, holding a small trident-like metal staff and smiling. Behind, a man in a grey hooded top sits on the boat's stern, and a man in orange shirt and jeans stands at the left edge. Ghats and old stone buildings line the far bank under hazy light. Probable Swamiji in orange saffron robes with long swept-back hair, shown seated in a boat with a trident. Three people are visible.January 07 20062006-01-07Photograph on the Ganges at Varanasi showing a wooden boat with a long-haired figure in a flowing orange robe seated at the front, smiling and holding a silver trident upright, with a small camera in the hands of a person behind. A man in an orange-and-white striped long-sleeved shirt and jeans stands on the gunwale photographing with a camera, and a person in a white hooded sweatshirt crouches at the right holding a paddle. Behind them rise old ghat buildings and pale pink and yellow houses along the riverbank under a hazy sky. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure wears orange robes and has long swept-back hair, a trident-holding ritual pose, consistent with a sannyasi presentation.2006-01-07A wooden rowing boat on a river at dawn, with a riverside city of pink and white buildings and ghats behind it. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe sits in the stern, one hand raised to the forehead and smiling. Standing behind them is a bald man in an orange-striped jacket and jeans, holding a small dark object. In the bow, a third man in a white hooded top and brown trousers sits with an oar.2006-01-07A wooden boat on the Ganges river at Varanasi, with a hazy city skyline of old multi-storey buildings and small temple domes along the ghats behind it. Four people sit in the boat in orange clothing. On the left, a person in an orange shawl and white trousers sits at the stern. In the middle, a woman in an orange shawl laughs while seated beside a man in khaki trousers holding a camera. Behind them, a standing man in an orange shirt holds a camera to his face and steadies himself with a long pole. A fifth person in a light grey hooded jacket sits at the right edge. A green-and-orange metal box sits in the boat.2006-01-07A long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl stands on a wooden boat on a river at dusk, one hand raised in greeting with a smile and a red tilak on his forehead. He holds a silver-tipped trident-like staff. Behind him a boatman in a light blue jacket and glasses steers. Along the riverbank, temple spires and ghats of Varanasi line the shore with small boats on the water.A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing a bright saffron-orange wrap over his shoulders and a red bindi on his forehead, stands on a boat on the Ganges river at Varanasi. He holds a long silver-tipped staff upright in his right hand. Behind him, boats float on the water and the ghats of Varanasi line the riverbank with ornate red and white temple spires, multi-storey stone buildings and people on the steps.A photograph on the Ganges at Varanasi in early morning light. A smiling man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears an orange saffron shawl and waves his right hand, holding a silver trident in his left. Behind him a boat sits on the river, with ghats, temple spires and stone steps lining the bank under a pale sky. A second person in a light blue shirt is partly visible at the lower right edge.January 07 20062006-01-07January 07 20062006-01-07