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Photograph taken from a boat on the Ganga river in Varanasi, with a riverside ghat behind. Several women in white and orange-red shawls sit in the boat; one woman in front wears glasses and a white top with an orange-red shawl and holds a small orange flag, while another holds a golden staff with a tip and a yellow garland is visible. Partially visible women are on the right in the foreground, with a dark-haired woman's head in the lower right corner. Along the shore, ghats with old multi-storied buildings, temple domes and spires stand above steps crowded with people and stacks of firewood. Boats are tied up at the water's edge. No person is clearly identifiable as a specific individual.

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Devotees in saffron and orange robes ride in a yellow boat on the Ganga river at Varanasi, with ghats and temple spires rising behind them. Several women in orange saris and orange shawls hold brass trishul tridents and ritual implements, some with hands pressed together in prayer, and a few hold marigold garlands. Men in white dhotis and white shirts sit in the boat, and an orange flag flies from its side. In the foreground at right, a person with long dark hair wears an orange-marigold garland. Crowds gather on the riverbank steps in the background, and boats are moored along the shore under a hazy sky.2013-02-13May 14 20142014-05-14February 13 20132013-02-13Photograph of a riverside ghat scene on the Ganges at Varanasi with crowded stone steps, cremation fires burning on the banks, and old multi-storey buildings and temple spires behind. In the foreground, a group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees sit on the ghat beside the water, some with shaved heads and orange shawls, while women in orange saris play long brass horns. A woman in a white sari on the left holds a silver ceremonial staff with an ornate mace-like top and marigold garlands. A man in white raises a camera toward the group, and several orange-and-gold ritual banners hang on poles near the front. A wooden boat sits on the water to the right. Garlands of orange and yellow marigolds lie across the mats. Several sannyasis in saffron and devotees in white are visible among the crowd of dozens of people.2013-02-13May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14February 13 20132013-02-13May 14 20142014-05-14February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13