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Photograph of a boat on the Ganges at Varanasi with a large group of seated devotees in saffron, orange, red and white clothing on its open deck, many wearing red and orange garlands and marigold-style flowers. Two decorated umbrellas, one gold-fringed yellow and one brocaded maroon, stand over seated figures near the bow, and a man in an orange robe stands at the stern in front of a deity murti or ceremonial object. Several figures in saffron robes stand along the railing. Traditional temple spires rise along the riverbank behind them, with stacked firewood and a film camera on a tripod on the ghat to the left. A man in a white shirt watches from the lower deck at right.

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May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14Photograph 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.2013-02-13May 14 20142014-05-14A photograph taken on a wooden boat on the Ganges river at Varanasi, with a row of old stone ghats, temple spires and buildings along the hazy riverbank behind. A bald man in white kurta and white dhoti holds an orange umbrella over a seated person in orange robes with a garland of beads and a painted forehead mark, who sits at the right edge of the frame. Other seated men wear white kurtas with orange shawls, one in a yellow checked shirt and dark trousers sits at the left, and a man in white sits in the foreground. Several people sit on the planks and plastic chairs of the boat.May 14 20142014-05-14A wooden boat deck on the Ganges river at Varanasi, with ghats, old stone buildings and temple spires along the riverbank under hazy morning light. A bald man in a white kurta with an orange shawl holds up a bright orange umbrella over a seated man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a forehead marking. Other seated men in white kurtas and orange shawls sit on white and plastic chairs, a man in a yellow shirt sits at the left, and a bespectacled man in dark clothing sits at the lower right.