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A man stands waist-deep in a river at dawn, wet hair slicked back, hands pressed together in namaskar near his chest as he looks upward in prayer. Water ripples around him. Behind him, a second bather stands in the water on the left, and a covered wooden boat with a striped awning floats in the distance beside a low, hazy shoreline. The water is grey-green and the sky is pale and overcast.

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A photograph of a river scene at dawn or dusk, with hazy grey sky and a flat boat with a canopy in the background. In the foreground, a bare-chested man stands waist-deep in the river, head tilted back, eyes lifted, palms pressed together in prayer as water splashes around him. To the left, another bare-shouldered man stands partly submerged, hand raised near the water. Two more figures sit on a distant boat. The scene suggests a ritual bathing or prayer in the Ganga at Varanasi.2015-10-11October 11 20152015-10-11October 11 20152015-10-11October 11 20152015-10-11A man with wet, slicked-back hair stands waist-deep in a murky river at dawn, palms pressed together at chest height and face lifted upward in prayer, wearing a wet white cloth around his waist. Behind him, another bare-chested man wades in the water, and a covered wooden boat sits moored on the far bank under a hazy grey sky. The scene suggests a ritual bath in the Ganga, with no visible throne, saffron robes, malas or other markers identifying a person candidate.2015-10-11October 11 20152015-10-11October 11 20152015-10-11A photograph of a man standing waist-deep in a wide river at dawn, bare-chested with wet hair slicked back, palms pressed together in prayer above his head and face lifted skyward. A white cloth is wrapped around his lower body. To the left, another bare-chested man stands partly submerged, arms resting on the water. Behind them a covered wooden boat is moored near the shore under a pale, hazy sky. The scene suggests a ritual bath or water prayer.2015-10-11October 11 20152015-10-11October 11 20152015-10-11October 11 20152015-10-11October 11 20152015-10-11