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A 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.

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A 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.2015-10-11A 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 20152015-10-11October 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, 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 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.2015-10-11A man stands chest-deep in a river at dusk, bare-chested and wet with his hair slicked back, palms pressed together at his chest and face lifted upward in prayer. Water splashes around him. Behind him, another bare-chested bather is partly visible at left, a small lit lamp floats on the water, and a covered boat with a few people sits on the far shore under a hazy sky.2015-10-11A photograph of an older bare-chested man standing waist-deep in a calm river at dawn, palms pressed together in anjali mudra and face raised toward the sky in prayer. His hair is grey and tied back, and he wears a light white cloth at the waist. A small covered boat with a canopy sits on the water at left, and a hazy shoreline stretches across the background under a pale grey sky. The water shows gentle ripples around him.2015-10-11October 11 20152015-10-11October 11 20152015-10-11An elderly man with grey hair and a grey beard stands waist-deep in the Ganga river at dawn, hands pressed together in anjali mudra and face tilted upward in prayer. Bare-chested, he appears to be performing morning river prayer. Small boats are moored at the bank in the misty background, and a few distant figures stand near the water's edge on the left. The calm, pale grey water reflects the early light.2015-10-11