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Outdoor photo at a stone-edged water bank. A figure with long dark hair, bare-shouldered and wrapped in orange saffron cloth, kneels at the water's edge, leaning forward with one hand touching the water. Marigold petals and yellow flowers lie on the stone steps. A row of people in white, orange and light clothing stands along the bank behind, and a person in jeans and a white cap holds a long metal staff in the left foreground, with a camera hand visible at lower left. Murky green water ripples in the foreground.

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2006 - Glimpses From Varanasi Yatra2006 - Glimpses From Varanasi YatraA photograph of a long-haired figure seated on a stone ghat step at the water's edge, bare-backed with an orange-saffron cloth wrapped at the waist and draped over the lap. Both hands hold a pair of brass or gold-toned vessels, pouring water from them into a murky green river. Some marigold flowers lie on the stone. At the left edge, a person in jeans and a bead bracelet holds a metal rod, and another person in a white shirt is partly visible. Ripples spread across the water.2006-01-052006 - Glimpses From Varanasi YatraA photograph taken at a riverside ghat where a bare-chested man with long dark hair and an orange saffron dhoti-style cloth wrapped at the waist kneels on stone steps, pouring water from a brass or gold-toned vessel into a river. Several onlookers in casual clothes stand along the steps behind him, including a man in a white cap and a person in blue jeans. Marigold petals and flowers lie on the steps. The scene reads as a ritual water offering at the river, with the visible cues described only by appearance.A photograph at a riverside ghat in Varanasi, with a figure in white top and saffron-orange cloth crouching at the water's edge, reaching down toward the river with a small metal vessel nearby on a stone step. The figure has long dark hair and wears a beaded necklace; the scene looks like ritual water offering. Around them, standing devotees in red sweaters, olive shirts and white dhotis line the steps, many barefoot. Yellow marigold petals float on the water and scatter the stone, and reflections ripple across the surface.2006-01-09A person with long, dark, swept-back hair in an orange saffron robe kneels at the edge of a river, leaning forward with both arms extended to the water. Orange-yellow marigold petals float on the surface and are scattered around the hands. A second person's partial head and grey hair appear at the left edge, and white and cream cloth hangs behind. The water is dark with ripples and splashes.2006 - Glimpses From Varanasi YatraA photograph of a bare-chested sadhu with long dark hair in an orange-saffron dhoti and orange shawl kneeling on a stone ghat step at a river's edge, dipping a brass or metal vessel into the water and scooping it up. Behind him on the steps, a group of onlookers in orange garments and white caps watches, and marigold petals and flower offerings lie on the stone. A low stone bridge spans the river against a pale hazy sky, with buildings on the far bank. The scene suggests a ritual water offering at a riverside ghat.2006-01-05A photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair seated at the edge of a river at night, wearing a saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulders and around his waist. He is bare-chested, with one arm raised high, holding a hand toward the water. Behind him stand plastic water jugs and a bundle of flower garlands on a mat. Red flower petals float on the dark water, and a camera operator in white clothing stands in the river behind him. The scene suggests a riverside ritual; the figure is a probable Swamiji by appearance, given long hair and saffron clothing.2006-06-042006 - Glimpses From Varanasi YatraA bare-chested sadhu with long dark hair, wearing an orange cloth wrapped around the waist and an orange shawl, sits on a stone ghat at the water's edge and pours water from a brass vessel into a river. Scattered marigold flowers lie on the stone steps. Behind him, a few people in orange and white stand on the steps, and a concrete bridge and buildings rise along the far bank under a hazy sky.2006-01-05