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A street scene in Varanasi, India, with a group of barefoot participants in white and cream clothing walking along a busy road. Many wear orange-red shawls draped over the shoulders; some women wear colourful salwar kameez and one woman wears a cream sari. A black cow walks among them near the right edge. Behind them, a yellow building, traffic signals, and roadside signboards including one reading BABA BLACK SHEEP are visible. A traffic light and parked vehicles line the road.

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A group of about twenty visitors walks barefoot along a busy city street in Varanasi, past yellow colonial-style buildings, parked cars and cycle rickshaws. Most wear white kurta or salwar outfits with red-and-brown shawls draped over the shoulder and orange-red beaded necklaces. In the foreground a woman with curly brown hair in a white outfit and white scarf carries a patterned bag, while a woman in a white outfit with an orange shoulder bag walks beside her. Several signs above the street show Hindi text and a sign reads Girjadhar. Two men in white walk in the group, and a young boy in a white shirt and grey trousers follows at right.2015-05-08May 08 20152015-05-08May 08 20152015-05-08A busy street in an Indian city with a yellow school bus labelled Sanskar School Bhagalpur-style text on its side, passing a yellow church-style building with arched windows. In the foreground, a young woman in white with a red-bordered shawl walks barefoot with a lanyard, followed by a white-clad man and a boy in white with a red shawl, all walking in a procession. Nearby, a woman in a cream sari with red border and a man in a checked shirt move through pedestrians and a yellow auto-rickshaw. A bicycle rider and a bald man in a khaki shirt stand at the right edge. Roadside signs and billboards include a hoarding reading BABA BLACK SHEEP.2015-05-08October 24 20152015-10-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a narrow city street with shuttered shops, signboards, parked motorbikes and pedestrians. Four prominent people walk toward the camera. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange dhoti, an orange-and-brown leopard-print shawl and a long rudraksha mala, with a tilak on his forehead, and he has an appearance-based cue consistent with the page's a person label, but the cues are insufficient for a confident identification. To his left, a man in white kurta and dhoti with a tilak and an orange-red shawl walks beside him. To the right, a bald man in white with an orange-red shawl and a crossbody strap. Behind them, a woman in white sari with an orange-red shawl and a man in white walk along. A pedestrian on the far left wears a white shirt and dhoti.A street procession moves down a busy town road on a dusty surface. In the foreground, a group of men walks barefoot wearing white dhotis and white shirts with saffron orange shawls draped over their shoulders. One man in front wears a full saffron orange robe. Several walkers carry rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Behind them, more participants in white and orange follow in a long line. Traffic passes alongside: motorcycles, a yellow auto-rickshaw, cycle rickshaws, and a woman in a purple sari riding a scooter with bags. Shopfronts with painted signs and hoardings line the street, with palm trees and power lines overhead.2008-08-02A procession on a paved road at an outdoor festival site with wooden fencing. Several people walk in a line wearing white and cream dhotis and saris with red-orange shawls and red sashes. A man in the foreground wears a white shawl over bare shoulders, a beaded mala and necklaces, and walks barefoot. A woman beside him wears a red-and-white shawl and round glasses. Behind them, red and orange flags flutter, a decorated orange-and-gold parasol with a floral emblem is raised at left, and a decorated float or chariot with ornaments is visible in the distance near temple-style structures. Several people carry staffs and bags.2015-09-15 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesJanuary 05 20062006-01-05A night-time street procession moves through a narrow urban lane lined with shuttered shops and hanging wires. Many devotees walk in white dhotis and saris with gold borders, wearing red-and-cream shawls draped over the shoulders and yellow sandal or turmeric marks on the forehead. A man in a white kurta with an orange lanyard and ID badge walks at the centre. On the left, a man in dark clothes carries a young child, and a woman in a pink patterned sari stands at the edge. The crowd is walking in a procession with ritual dress and no visible deity or palanquin in the frame.2015-05-08