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A close view of murky brown river water with floating marigold flower heads in orange and yellow, plus scattered pink petals and small debris. A wooden oar or pole enters the water at the top, and water splashes near the right edge. No people are visible; the scene shows offerings drifting on a river surface.

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A photograph of a wooden ferry boat on a wide, brownish river at the Triveni Sangam confluence in Allahabad. Several people sit or stand inside the boat, some in light and dark clothing, while a few more sit on the bow. Murky water surrounds the boat, with scattered floating debris and marigold-like flower petals on the surface. A low, hazy shoreline with trees and buildings lies in the background under a pale sky.2006-01-08January 09 20062006-01-09January 08 20062006-01-08A wooden boat with a canopy frame of bamboo poles and cloth drifts on the brown river water of the Ganga at Varanasi, with a boatman in a white shirt steering with a long oar at the stern. About a dozen people sit crowded together in the boat, several women wearing headscarves and dupattas in dark green, blue and grey, and a few men in light clothing. Small orange marigold petals float on the water, and a hazy shoreline with trees and a few other boats lies in the background.2006-01-09A photograph taken from a small boat on a broad river under hazy sky, with sunlight glinting on the choppy water. Several wooden boats with canopies, carrying seated passengers, travel in a line toward a distant shoreline lined with flags on poles and more boats. Distant figures are visible along the bank. The scene is a river procession or boat journey.2006-01-09 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20062006-01-06January 09 20062006-01-09A river scene on the Ganges at Varanasi under hazy pale sky. Brown, choppy water fills most of the frame, with a black wooden oar blade entering from the right edge and a partially visible hand at the bottom right corner. Small boats are scattered across the river in the distance, and a line of wooden boats sits along the far bank beside a wooded, cliff-like ghat with buildings and a few people on the shore. Several white birds fly over the water on the left. No people are clearly visible in the foreground beyond the hand on the oar.2006-01-09January 09 20062006-01-09January 08 20062006-01-08A photograph taken close to a river's surface, with a thick frayed brown rope or cord crossing the upper left foreground. The murky grey-brown water stretches toward a long concrete embankment or bridge lined with a few tiny distant figures on the far shore under a hazy sky. Floating in the foreground are marigold petals and orange flowers, scattered near a piece of clear plastic sheeting. No clearly identifiable person is in the foreground.2013-02-05January 09 20062006-01-09 +1 copies