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A photo of bathers in the Ganges river at dawn. In the foreground an older bare-chested man with a grey beard and a red cloth draped down his back pours water over his head with both hands, the water streaming down his chest and the white loincloth he wears. To the left a second man stands waist-deep in the water, one arm extended. Behind them a flat-bottomed boat with a canopy sits on the calm, hazy river, and a few distant figures are visible near it. The sky is pale grey and the far shore is faintly visible.

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A man stands waist-deep in a river at dawn, bathing with his hands raised to his head and water running off his shoulders. He wears only a white loincloth and has grey hair and a short grey beard. Another bather stands to the left, partly visible, and a few people sit in a flat-bottomed boat with a canopy on the distant shore. The water is calm and the sky is hazy and pale.2015-10-11October 11 20152015-10-11October 11 20152015-10-11A photograph of a bald, bearded man standing waist-deep in a river at dawn, palms pressed together in prayer and face lifted upward as water splashes around him. Shirtless and wet, he is in a Ganga-style ritual bathing posture. To the left, another man in the water reaches out, and a flat-bottomed boat with a canopy sits on the hazy river behind them under a pale sky.2015-10-11A 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.2015-10-11A 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 20152015-10-11A 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.2015-10-11A photograph of a bald man bathing in the river at dusk, standing chest-deep in grey water with his hands pressed together at his chest and his face tilted upward as water splashes around him. Behind him at left another man sits partly submerged, with a small lit lamp floating on the water. In the background a wooden boat with a canopy and a few seated people sits on the hazy river under a pale sky. The man is bare-chested with no visible saffron clothing, rudraksha or other distinctive adornments, so his identity is not established by appearance.2015-10-11A 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 20152015-10-11A bare-chested man stands waist-deep in a wide river at dawn, hands pressed together in prayer and face tilted upward as water runs down his head and neck. A second man in the left foreground also wades in the water. Behind them a covered wooden boat with a red-trimmed hull sits near the bank, with two people seated in it, under a pale hazy sky. The man in front has wet long dark hair and no visible robes, malas or ornaments, so there is no distinctive cue to identify him.2015-10-11