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Three men in saffron-maroon robes with gold borders sit and stand outside a sandstone building in Varanasi. The seated man in front wears a maroon turban, marigold and white flower garlands, rudraksha malas and a gold ceremonial pendant, and he holds a silver staff with a carved finial. The man beside him holds a Bisleri water bottle and rudraksha beads, and the third man, with glasses and tilak on his forehead, holds a small metal cup. a person cues: the seated figure's turban, garlands and ornate pendant are visible, though the page-only identification is uncertain. A red patterned mat lies beneath him.

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October 03 20152015-10-03October 03 20152015-10-03October 03 20152015-10-03October 03 20152015-10-03A seated man in a red-maroon turban and maroon robe with gold-yellow borders sits on a stone step against a sandstone wall, wearing a marigold and white jasmine garland and a gold pendant over rudraksha beads. He rests one hand on a red patterned mat and holds a tall silver staff with engraved decoration, smiling. Behind him stand devotees in maroon and gold-bordered robes with rudraksha malas; one holds a small metal cup and another a water bottle. Setting appears to be a stone temple ghat in Varanasi.2015-10-03October 03 20152015-10-03A seated man in a maroon-red turban and bare shoulders, wearing a maroon and gold-bordered cloth wrap, is adorned with a long marigold and white jasmine garland. A tall silver staff rises behind him. Behind, a man with a shaved head and glasses, in maroon robes with gold borders and a rudraksha mala, holds a small silver pot. Another person in maroon stands at right, and a woven red patterned mat lies beneath the seated man beside stone steps overlooking a river. The seated man's appearance is consistent with a person identification based on his turban, bare-shouldered maroon attire, and garland, but the cues are limited to these, so the identity remains uncertain.2015-10-03A man seated on a stone step against a weathered sandstone wall, smiling, wearing a rust-red turban and matching rust-red and gold-bordered cloth wrapped around his body. He wears layered garlands of orange marigolds and white flowers over a brown rudraksha mala with a gold ornamental pendant. He holds a tall silver staff with an ornate finial in his right hand. A man in red robes stands partly visible at the left edge, and another smiling person is at the lower right corner. Sandals and a patterned mat lie on the step.2015-10-03October 03 20152015-10-03December 30th 20072007-12-30 +1 copiesOutdoor photo on stone steps beside a weathered sandstone wall at a Varanasi ghat. A man in a maroon-red turban and red-brown robe with gold borders sits, eyes lowered, wearing orange and white marigold and jasmine garlands over a rudraksha mala. He receives a small metal pot from a hand reaching in from the right. Behind him stand three robed men: one holds a silver trident, another a silver staff with a finial, and a third in red-brown robes with a rudraksha mala and forehead tilak. A figure in orange robes appears at the far left edge. The scene looks like a ritual offering or water-pouring moment at the ghat.2015-10-03A standing man in a rust-red turban with a small tilak and red bindi wears a rust-red garment with broad golden-yellow borders, a marigold and white jasmine garland, and a brown rudraksha mala. He presses both palms together at his chest near a weathered sandstone wall. Beside him, a bald man in matching red and gold robes holds a dark snake-like staff and an orange bag. Ghat setting in Varanasi.2015-10-03