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Photograph taken from a boat on a river ghat in Varanasi. In the foreground, a person with long, voluminous dark curly hair and a bare shoulder, wearing orange-brown garments, sits on the boat's edge in profile, viewed from behind. Beside them, a checkered red-and-white boat deck is decorated with marigold flowers. A yellow boat labelled 'Ganga' sits on the water, with a figure seated inside it. On the ghat steps, a crowd of white-clad devotees and several saffron-robed sannyasis holding orange flags gather near the water. Stone buildings, stairways and signboards line the bank, and a camera operator with a boom microphone is visible at the left edge. The person in the foreground has long swept-back curly hair and a shoulder adornment, which are cues for a person, though this is uncertain from this angle.

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Photo taken from a boat on the Ganges at a ghat in Varanasi, looking toward stone steps lined with crowds. In the foreground, a long-haired person with dark curly hair is seen from behind at the boat's edge. A yellow boat with the printed name UCO BANK carries several seated people in white and saffron clothing toward the bank. On the shore, a large group of people in white and orange robes stand holding orange flags, with marigold petals scattered on the blue-trimmed boat deck. Historic sandstone buildings and temple spires rise behind the steps, with a small white shrine and a sign reading Dashashwamedh Ghat visible.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13A photo taken from a boat on the Ganges at a stone ghat in Varanasi. In the foreground, a figure with long dark curly hair sits cross-legged on a boat seat, dressed in saffron-orange robes with a white beaded mala, facing a crowd. Two saffron-robed men stand beside the boat, and a shaven-headed man on the left wears a rudraksha mala. 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