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A photograph taken on the Ganga at Varanasi on a boat with a yellow hull and a striped canopy overhead. In the foreground a person with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe, rudraksha beads and a ceremonial necklace, faces left and extends an arm holding a silver staff topped with a small bell and a silver trident. Behind them rows of women in orange and saffron saris and shawls wear rudraksha malas, and several hold silver tridents. Orange flags flutter along the boat, and a crowd of onlookers stands on the riverbank in the hazy background. A checkered mat lies at lower left. Roughly twenty to thirty people are visible.

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Outdoor river scene on the Ganga at Varanasi with a long wooden boat. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron shawl, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, extends his arm toward a row of women in orange and white saris seated in front of him. Several silver trishul staffs and a silver ritual mace stand upright in the boat. Behind them, numerous devotees in orange and white clothing sit on the boat and along the banks under a red and blue ornate umbrella, with many orange flags fluttering. A woman in an orange sari photographs the scene with a small camera. The bright, hazy sky is open above the water.2013-02-13A photograph of a boat procession on the Ganga with many devotees seated in orange and saffron clothing. In the foreground a bare-chested figure with long dark hair, rudraksha malas and a pearl-and-gold necklace holds a silver trident-topped staff aloft, with a red tasselled umbrella above. Other seated women and men wear saffron saris and orange shawls, with rudraksha malas and small silver tridents, and orange flags fly from boats behind them. The water extends into hazy background.2013-02-13Photograph of a crowded boat on the Ganga river during a Varanasi temple visit, with many people in orange and white ritual clothing. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair, white sacred ash marks on his forehead, a white-and-beaded necklace and rudraksha-style beads holds a silver ceremonial staff topped with a trident-like finial. Around him, women and men wear saffron and orange saris and dhotis, rudraksha malas and marigold garlands. Saffron flags and a red and gold canopy with tassels rise over the boat. A woman in white stands at the far back of the boat.2013-02-13Outdoor photo on the Ganga at Varanasi: a boat crowded with saffron-robed devotees, many in orange and white, with orange pennants flying and a fringed canopy at top right. In the foreground a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested under an orange cloth, rudraksha and bead malas, and bangles, holds a silver trident-tipped ceremonial staff over a red-and-white checkered platform. Several women in orange and white saris stand beside silver tridents and staffs, and a painted kalasha-like banner hangs at left. a person in the foreground, identifiable by long swept hair, rudraksha and bead malas and bare-chested orange cloth, leading the boat procession during a ritual on the river.2013-02-13A photograph taken on a river boat on the Ganges at Varanasi, with hazy grey sky and a distant bridge over the water. A man in a rust-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead stands raising one hand in greeting, holding a silver trident, beside a silver-patterned ornate seat. Around him a crowd of about twenty-five people, mostly women in white and orange saris and men in white and orange, sits along the boat rail facing him. Ghats and buildings line the riverbank on the left.2014-04-30A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair sits at the front of a large outdoor gathering, holding a tall silver trident-topped staff in his left hand and pressing his right palm forward in a gesture. He wears a red-brown shawl, a leopard-print lower garment, a rudraksha mala, and a white and orange flower garland with a gold pendant. Behind him, dozens of seated devotees in white, red and orange clothing with vibhuti and kumkum marks on their foreheads sit in rows, several with hands joined in prayer.2014-05-20A photograph taken on a boat on a river, with a wide pale sky and water behind. In the foreground at right, a man with long dark swept-back hair, a small white forehead marking, gold hoop earring, rudraksha bracelets and a rudraksha mala with white beads, and an orange-saffron cloth over his shoulder, smiles and extends his arm to hold a metal railing, the other hand raised in gesture. Behind him, several women in orange and saffron saris and rudraksha malas sit in a row on the boat; one woman holds a trident, and a small silver trident and a gold-tipped staff stand nearby. A decorated red and orange canopy with bells hangs at the left, and a checkered floor is visible at lower left. The scene reads as a boat ride with devotees on the river.2013-02-13 +1 copiesOutdoors on stone ghat steps beside a river, a large group of people in saffron-orange robes poses for a group photograph. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a wide rudraksha mala, wearing an orange robe, raises one hand in a blessing gesture, seated near a silver-framed throne-like chair. Around him, men and women sit and stand holding long silver staffs and trishula tridents; several men are shaved-headed with gold beaded necklaces. An umbrella with colourful fringe and a kalasha-like finial stand behind, and a white-robed figure stands at right. Stone steps and people in the background complete the scene.2013-02-13Outdoor riverside procession on a raised platform with a black-and-gold tiger-skin mat on a seat. A man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing saffron-orange cloth, long white and gold beaded necklaces, rudraksha-style beads and bangles, sits cross-legged on the mat, appearing to be a person figure seated in a place of honour. Beside him a bald man in orange dhoti and gold chain holds a large red umbrella with tassels over the seat. A third man in orange shawl and beaded mala stands at right with one hand on the platform edge. Brass lamps, marigold petals on the platform, orange flags, a silver trident and kalasha-like colourful decorations surround them. Seated women in orange and white saris and men in white dhotis sit behind at left. Urban buildings and a temple spire are visible behind the river scene.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13Outdoor photo on a river at misty dawn or dusk, with a boat carrying passengers in the background and a hazy far bank with buildings. In the foreground, a man with long hair swept back and a rudraksha mala wears a red-orange robe and sits on an ornate silver-framed seat with a striped tiger-print cushion, holding a silver trident and sheltered by a red and gold embroidered umbrella with fringe. Several devotees in orange and red clothing sit around the deck railing, including a woman in orange at right and a man in white at lower left. Swamiji (probable) is seated centrally, recognized by the long hair, mala and red-orange robe, in a ceremonial boat procession.2014-05-13May 20 20142014-05-20