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Street photo in a narrow lane of Varanasi with a weathered temple shikhara visible behind buildings. In the foreground a man with long dark swept-back hair, a red tilak, a thick marigold garland and an orange-red robe walks holding a tall staff, smiling. Beside him a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and kurta with a purple-edged shawl and lanyard walks, carrying a black bag. Behind them a crowd of pilgrims, a woman in a green and yellow sari, and shopkeepers in front of a stall selling snacks. Bicycles line the left edge.

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January 06 20062006-01-06A photo of a narrow city lane in Varanasi with worn pink walls covered in peeling posters and shuttered shopfronts. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange robe and a large layered garland of marigolds and white flowers, holding a trident-like staff, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him a man in white ritual clothes with a white shawl smiles, and other people walk along the lane under hanging yellow cloth. The description identifies him only by appearance cues: a person in the sense of a saffron-robed, long-haired, garlanded figure, with a visible trident staff and garland.2006-01-06A photograph taken from behind of a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe wearing a thick garland of orange and yellow marigolds with white flowers, walking down a narrow, sunlit lane in an Indian town. Strings of pink and white flags hang overhead between old plastered buildings. A man in a beige shawl and loose trousers carries a brown bag and glances toward the camera, while other pedestrians and a figure with a bag walk further up the lane. The robed figure's appearance matches the a person candidate by long, swept hair, saffron clothing and the garland, so this is a person walking in procession through the street.2006-01-06A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair walks down a narrow lane in Varanasi, wearing an orange robe and a large garland of yellow marigolds and red flowers around his neck. A red tilak mark is visible on his forehead. He holds a tall silver trident-like staff upright in his right hand. Behind him, a second man in white ritual clothing with a red-bordered cloth follows. The lane has peeling pink walls, hanging electrical wires, a small signboard reading Shivam Travels, and an orange paper poster on the left wall.A smiling man with long dark hair stands in a narrow, sunlit lane in Varanasi, wearing an orange-red robe and a thick garland of orange marigolds with white flowers. He holds a long metal trident-like staff upright beside him. Behind him, a woman in an orange sari carries a metal pot, and other pedestrians with backpacks walk along the lane lined with shops and hanging pink cloth. Several people are visible in the background.2006-01-06A narrow stone-paved lane in an old Indian town, with weathered crumbling walls, hanging electrical wires and a shrine-style carved spire at right. Four men walk toward the camera. To his left, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a trident-marked staff and purple-bordered cloth walks beside him. Behind them, a man in a dark shirt walks, and at right an older man in an orange-striped shirt and jeans carries a camera. A red-and-yellow Hindi signboard hangs over the lane.2006-01-06 +1 copiesA smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a large marigold garland with red flowers and a clear crystal mala around his neck, and he holds a tall staff in his right hand while walking down a narrow street. Beside him a bearded man in white shirt and dhoti with a red lanyard and ID badge laughs with his hands pressed to his chest. Behind them stands a white-clad attendant with a staff, and a crowd of people is visible. Street signs include a blue Shankeri Tourist Lodge sign and a Brahman Mandal sign, and an iron shutter door with a poster on the wall.2006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06A blurred photo taken from behind in a narrow urban lane with red-painted walls. A figure with long dark hair wears an orange top and orange wrap, with a garland of orange and yellow marigolds draped over the shoulders, and carries a long thin rod in the right hand. Around the figure, several men walk along the lane: one in a white turban and olive-green jacket, another in a yellow turban and dark clothing, and a person in white head covering to the right.2006-01-06January 07 20062006-01-07 +1 copiesA narrow Varanasi lane with a line of walking pilgrims. In front, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes wears a thick marigold garland and holds a long staff, walking forward. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a purple cord carries a black bag, and a woman in a yellow-green saree with a dark shawl walks ahead. Men and women follow in the background past a shop with snacks hung in its doorway, a bicycle leaning on the left wall, and a temple shikhara rising behind the buildings. Probable Swamiji is the saffron-robed figure: long swept-back hair, a marigold garland and saffron clothing identify him as a sannyasi-style figure in procession.2006-01-06