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A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair walks down a narrow lane in Varanasi, wearing an orange robe and a large garland of yellow marigolds and red flowers around his neck. A red tilak mark is visible on his forehead. He holds a tall silver trident-like staff upright in his right hand. Behind him, a second man in white ritual clothing with a red-bordered cloth follows. The lane has peeling pink walls, hanging electrical wires, a small signboard reading Shivam Travels, and an orange paper poster on the left wall.

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January 07 20062006-01-07 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20062006-01-06A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe walking down a narrow street in Varanasi. He wears a heavy garland of orange and yellow marigolds with red flowers, and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him a man in a blue jacket holds a mobile phone, and another man in white walks past. Red flags hang across the lane above, and shuttered shop fronts line the street.November 11 20082008-11-11January 06 20062006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06A blurred photo taken from behind in a narrow urban lane with red-painted walls. A figure with long dark hair wears an orange top and orange wrap, with a garland of orange and yellow marigolds draped over the shoulders, and carries a long thin rod in the right hand. Around the figure, several men walk along the lane: one in a white turban and olive-green jacket, another in a yellow turban and dark clothing, and a person in white head covering to the right.2006-01-06A street procession in a busy Tamil Nadu town. A central figure in an orange robe with long, swept-back hair and a multicoloured flower garland around the neck walks forward, flanked by two younger sannyasis in orange robes and red-bordered cloth. Behind them, men and women in white clothes walk in the crowd, one man in white holds a bundle of yellow and red flowers, and saffron and yellow flags on poles rise above the crowd. Shop fronts with blue awnings and large banners showing portraits line the street.2009-02-02Street photo in a narrow lane of Varanasi with a weathered temple shikhara visible behind buildings. In the foreground a man with long dark swept-back hair, a red tilak, a thick marigold garland and an orange-red robe walks holding a tall staff, smiling. Beside him a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and kurta with a purple-edged shawl and lanyard walks, carrying a black bag. Behind them a crowd of pilgrims, a woman in a green and yellow sari, and shopkeepers in front of a stall selling snacks. Bicycles line the left edge.2006-01-06A photo taken in a long temple colonnade with red-painted wooden beams and pillars. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair and a tilak on his forehead wears an orange saffron robe, a yellow shawl, and a heavy garland of green leaves, pink flowers and white jasmine, carrying a gold-tipped staff. Behind him a bare-chested man wears a rudraksha mala and a young attendant in a white dhoti carries a metal plate. Several other people in orange and white walk through the crowded corridor.2009-01-15A street procession in a hill town. A central figure in an orange turban and orange robe with gold border, wearing a garland of green leaves, pink flowers and white jasmine, and a gold pendant, walks with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind him, men in white kurtas and dhotis with orange shawls walk in the crowd, one holding a red cloth. Shops, a palm tree, bunting and a hillside are in the background, with a yellow cloth in the foreground edge. Some onlookers stand on the right. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), on the basis of the orange turban, orange robe, gold ornament and garland.2006-09-24A man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead walks along a city street in an orange saffron wrap and orange garment, with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck. He holds the fabric at his waist with one hand. Behind him, a younger man in white kurta and a bag walks past, and a white hatchback with a yellow Delhi number plate is parked at the roadside beside a broom leaning against a wall. The scene is a crowded urban street with multi-storey buildings.2008-06-28