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A ghat on the bank of the Ganga in Varanasi during a ritual bathing event. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stoops to sip or sprinkle water at the stone steps while another man in white assists him. Behind them, a man in orange and white with glasses is held steady by a helper in white. Several men in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha and beaded necklaces stand on the steps, and marigold garlands decorate a wooden boat. Devotees in orange and red saris and white clothing crowd the boats and the riverbank behind.

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February 13 20132013-02-13Outdoor photo at a riverside ghat on the Ganges in Varanasi. In the foreground, two men in orange-red cloth stand waist-deep in the brown water, one bare-chested with a beaded necklace, while a third man in white dhoti and red waist cloth supports them from the water. Behind them, many people in white and saffron-orange robes stand on boats with garlanded wooden rails and along the steps. Marigold garlands hang from the boats. A blue boat with a painted name sits to the right, and a large painted hull edge is visible at the top right.2013-02-13Outdoor photo on the Ganga ghat at Varanasi with a crowd of devotees in saffron and orange robes, white dhotis and mala beads gathered on stone steps. A bald man in a white dhoti with a gold border and rudraksha mala stands at the water's edge, flanked by a woman in a white sari with an orange border holding her palms together, while a man in an orange-red cloth stands waist-deep in the river. A boat decorated with yellow marigold garlands sits behind them and more devotees stand along the bank in the background.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20132013-02-13 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13Outdoor photo at a riverside ghat on the Ganga in Varanasi. A man in a rust-red dhoti and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace stands waist-deep in the water, holding the arm of a shaven-headed man in white ritual clothes and a beaded necklace who is being guided into the river; a third man in a white cloth kneels in the water to support him. Behind them, a crowd of people in white and orange-saffron garments stands on the steps and in boats decorated with marigold garlands, with a boat painted with the word SHAH partly visible at the upper right. Murky green-brown river water fills the foreground. Five or more people are visible on the ghat, and the riverbank crowd is large.2013-02-13 +2 copiesFebruary 13 20132013-02-13Outdoor photograph at a riverside ghat, with a crowd of devotees in saffron and white clothing. In the centre, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders holds a microphone and rudraksha mala, with hands folded. Beside him, a younger man in white with gold trim and a rudraksha mala stands with hands joined. A man in saffron cloth with a chain of beads stands waist-deep in the Ganga water at right. Marigold garlands hang along a boat with offerings and cloth bundles, and saffron flags and staffs rise behind the crowd. The setting suggests a sacred bathing ritual at the river.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13 +1 copiesOutdoor riverside ritual at a ghat on the Ganga, with a large crowd of devotees in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold border stands with palms joined in namaskar, wearing many rudraksha malas, while a young boy in white and orange kneels with hands pressed together. A woman in a white top and orange shawl and a seated man in orange with a wristwatch sit at the left edge. A man waist-deep in the river wearing a rudraksha mala and orange cloth stands on the right, beside a decorated wooden boat strewn with marigold garlands. Several people hold tall golden ceremonial staffs and parasols; many others stand on the steps and along the bank.2013-02-13 +2 copies