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A narrow street in an old Indian town, with whitewashed arched colonnades on both sides and dark timber beams overhead. Tangled electrical wires cross the lane. In the foreground, a man in a teal-blue shirt looks back over his shoulder beside a younger man. Further down the lane, pedestrians walk past shopfronts, and a cyclist pushes a cart loaded with metal cans. A red building and a yellow awning appear at the far end.

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May 01 20142014-05-01A weathered multi-storey building with barred and glassed windows and ornate plaster mouldings stands above a street. Painted on its lower wall are the words "PATANJAL YOGA Institute" with a red arrow, and a small sign reads "Tree Baba". Three people stand at the left in the foreground: a man in an orange garment with a shawl over one shoulder, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and cloth with a black backpack, and a partly visible person in red at the edge. A goat stands near a makeshift bamboo awning, and a figure in teal is at the bottom centre.2011-11-06A narrow Varanasi market lane seen from under a stone archway, lined with shopfronts and hanging signs. A bald man in an orange-and-white top stands in the crowd, and a uniformed police officer in a khaki cap stands at right beside a shop hung with colourful wares. A man in a grey jacket with a teal scarf and backpack faces away at lower right, and a curly-haired person is seen from behind at lower left. Overhead, tangled electrical wires cross the sky between old buildings. The signs read Sumun Hotel, Seattle Music Centre, and Sri Kunju Sao; the scene shows a crowded street-level pilgrimage bazaar.2006-01-06A narrow, blurred alley in an old Indian town with weathered red and grey walls and a small red stone shrine with a carved wooden door. A man in a loose orange-saffron robe and a patterned shawl walks forward along the stone-paved lane, with a woman in a teal sari and another person in white clothing following behind. A parked motorcycle stands against the left wall and a yellow cloth hangs above the steps on the right.January 30 20142014-01-30A narrow Varanasi lane with a line of walking pilgrims. In front, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes wears a thick marigold garland and holds a long staff, walking forward. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a purple cord carries a black bag, and a woman in a yellow-green saree with a dark shawl walks ahead. Men and women follow in the background past a shop with snacks hung in its doorway, a bicycle leaning on the left wall, and a temple shikhara rising behind the buildings. Probable Swamiji is the saffron-robed figure: long swept-back hair, a marigold garland and saffron clothing identify him as a sannyasi-style figure in procession.2006-01-06A photograph of a Varanasi riverfront ghat with weathered multi-storey stone buildings, balconies and a clock tower on the right. A wide stone staircase leads down toward the Ganga, with stacked firewood piles on the right and a blue tarpaulin stall at lower left. Several people stand and sit on the steps and near the wood stacks, wearing ordinary dress, while a small group sits on the lower left steps. A white sign reads Mishra Guest House. The scene matches the Manikarnika Ghat area visited on the day, though no a person candidate is visible.2013-02-13July 14 20092009-07-14November 06 20112011-11-06A street scene in a narrow Varanasi lane with pale blue and cream buildings. A woman in a multicoloured floral sari with a blue shoulder bag sits on a cycle rickshaw, with another woman in pink beside her. A man in a grey jacket and white scarf holds the rickshaw handlebars and pushes it forward. In the foreground a man in a cream shawl with a dark embroidered band stands with his back to the camera, next to a man in a lime-green shirt. A white car is parked at right and a small shrine plaque is on the wall. No one is identified as a person in this street scene.2013-02-13November 09 20062006-11-09A street scene in an Indian town on a dated photograph, showing a worn shopfront with blue and green shutters under a sagging awning. A woman in a blue sari sits on the left pavement beside a gold-patterned cloth panel, while a man in white sits on the steps and a group of women, children and a man stand in the doorway area. Two motorcycle riders in the foreground, one in a checked shirt and one in a blue shirt, ride past scattered litter. Shop signs and a pole with a notice board line the lane.2006-10-22