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A photograph of a river at dusk with calm grey-brown water. In the foreground a shaved-headed man is submerged to the shoulders, only his head and part of his shoulders breaking the surface with a splash. To the left, a bare-chested man stands waist-deep in the water with his arm extended. Behind them a small flat-bottomed boat with a canopy and a few seated people sits on the far shore line. A small lit oil lamp floats on the water in the middle distance. The sky is hazy and pale, and the river bank stretches along the horizon.

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October 11 20152015-10-11October 11 20152015-10-11October 11 20152015-10-11October 11 20152015-10-11October 11 20152015-10-11A photograph taken at dusk on a wide, grey river. In the foreground a bare-chested man with wet dark hair is submerged to the shoulders, his hands cupped at his face as if washing or offering water. To the left another man stands waist-deep in the water with his arm extended and a small hand gesture. A small lit lamp floats on the water at left-center, and a flat-bottomed boat with a canopy and a few seated people sits in the distance. Pale hazy sky and far shoreline complete the scene. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2015-10-11A photograph of a person bathing in a river at dusk. Only the back of the head and shoulders of a bare-backed figure are visible above the grey-brown water as they submerge. A small wooden motorboat with a canopy sits at left, with two people seated on it. A small floating lamp or offering glows on the water at centre. The sky is pale and hazy, with a distant shoreline across the river.2015-10-11A photograph of a river at dusk with hazy grey sky and calm water. In the foreground a bare-shouldered man with wet, slicked-back grey hair is submerged to the neck, head bowed toward the water, apparently bathing or offering. A small lit oil lamp floats on the river to the centre left. At the far left edge a partial arm is visible, and in the background a flat-roofed boat with a canopy carries a few small figures. The scene evokes a Varanasi ghat bathing ritual. No identity cues beyond the bare-chested bather's appearance are clear enough to name him.2015-10-11October 11 20152015-10-11A photograph of a bald, bare-chested man immersed to the chest in a river at dusk, cupping water to his face in a ritual bath. Another man on the left reaches out with his hands in the water. A small lit lamp floats on the water nearby. In the background a low wooden boat with a canopy and a few seated people sits on the grey river under a pale hazy sky.2015-10-11October 11 20152015-10-11A photograph of a bald man bathing in the river at dusk, standing chest-deep in grey water with his hands pressed together at his chest and his face tilted upward as water splashes around him. Behind him at left another man sits partly submerged, with a small lit lamp floating on the water. In the background a wooden boat with a canopy and a few seated people sits on the hazy river under a pale sky. The man is bare-chested with no visible saffron clothing, rudraksha or other distinctive adornments, so his identity is not established by appearance.2015-10-11