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Outdoor photo on pale stone steps leading down to a river ghat. In the foreground, a person seen from behind wears a large red-orange turban decorated with white flowers, an orange-and-gold shawl, a marigold garland and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, and holds a small metal vessel. Facing them, a group of devotees in white clothes and red-orange shawls with green lanyards stands on the steps, several with orange tilak on their foreheads. A man in the centre with a bare upper body and red shawl bows with palms pressed together. A cameraperson with a camera is visible at the top, and a figure in white and orange stands far up the steps at the right.

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Photograph of a ghat staircase in Varanasi during a ritual event. In the foreground, a man seen from behind wears a tall red-orange turban with white flowers, a yellow-orange marigold garland around his neck, and a saffron cloth with gold border over bare shoulders; he holds a metal vessel. To the left, a bald man with orange tilak and a rudraksha mala pours from a vessel, and a woman in orange stands nearby. Behind and to the right, several devotees in white and orange clothes with orange forehead marks gather on the steps, one smiling woman with glasses and a red garland in front. Whitewashed walls and a sloped roof edge frame the scene.2015-10-03A photo of a group ascending stone steps toward a sandy riverbank. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind wears a bright orange-red turban decorated with white flowers, a marigold garland around the neck, and a saffron-orange shawl over bare shoulders. Around them, many devotees in saffron and red shawls, white dhotis and kurtas, and white-and-green lanyard badges climb the steps. Several men have orange tilak marks on their foreheads, and some wear rudraksha malas. A small figure in white and red stands far to the right on a raised platform. The bright sand and sunlight fill the background.2015-10-03Photograph on a pale stone ghat steps at the Ganges in Varanasi. In the foreground a figure seen from behind wears a rust-red turban, a white flower garland, a dark rudraksha-style beaded necklace over an orange and gold shawl, and bare shoulders, walking up the steps. Around him devotees in white clothes with orange and red shawls reach out their hands, one in a white dhoti with a crossed brown bag and lanyard touches the head of a bald man. A cameraman with a video camera films, and a few other photographers are nearby. Shaved-headed monks in saffron stand at left, and a figure in pink sits in the distance up the steps.2015-10-03October 03 20152015-10-03Outdoor ghat steps by the Ganges in Varanasi, with a large crowd of devotees in red and orange saffron shawls and white dhotis. In the foreground a bald man in a rust-red robe with a rudraksha mala holds a silver pot and a brass-handled fan-like implement beside a figure whose head is wrapped in a rust-red turban decorated with white flower petals and an orange marigold garland. Other devotees press their palms together and watch, while a photographer in white stands at right. Stone steps and a white-cloth-covered boat row sit in the background. Visible crowd is roughly two dozen people.2015-10-03October 03 20152015-10-03October 03 20152015-10-03October 03 20152015-10-03October 03 20152015-10-03A photograph of a crowd of devotees ascending stone steps at a riverside ghat in Varanasi. In the foreground a figure in a red-orange turban and marigold garland holds a silver staff with a mace-like top, reaching toward a woman in a red-orange saree with a rudraksha mala who is smiling and climbing. Nearby people wear red-orange robes, marigold garlands and bright yellow tilak marks on their foreheads. Other women in white saris with green lanyards and men in orange shawls press along the steps behind them, with more people visible above on the stairs.2015-10-03October 03 20152015-10-03A photograph of a group descending a stone staircase inside a building with barred windows, shoes scattered on the steps below. In the centre, a barefoot person in a deep red-maroon robe with gold-edged bands and a red turban walks with a wide smile, wearing a brown beaded necklace and many marigold and beaded garlands. Beside them, a man in a white dhoti with gold border and a gold pendant around his neck, and a man in black T-shirt holding a yellow-orange flower garland. Around them are saffron and orange-robed sadhus, one with a purple vest and long white beard, and older women in saffron and white shawls. Whether the central figure is the a person candidate cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2015-09-11