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A photograph of a crowded wooden boat on a hazy river. Many devotees sit closely together on the bench and bow of the boat, many in white clothes with orange and saffron shawls and wraps. A woman in a white and pink sari sits in the foreground holding a pink bag. At the stern, an older man in white with a shaved head holds a long wooden pole, and a woman in a light patterned sari stands near the back holding a camera. Orange pennants flutter from the boat, and yellow lettering is painted on its side. Calm grey water extends to the right under a pale sky.

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May 14 20142014-05-14February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13Photograph of a crowded wooden boat on the Ganga at dusk in Varanasi, with a hazy grey sky and river behind. Men in white dhotis with red sashes stand on a checkered deck, some holding ornate orange-and-gold umbrellas with embroidered panels. Several people wear saffron/orange robes, and a figure near the centre raises arms beside a painted image. Devotees in white and saffron sit along the boat and in a boat to the right, many with hands raised. Other boats and a red flag appear on the water and bank. Flower petals and a red-and-orange cloth lie on the deck.2013-02-13May 14 20142014-05-14Photograph of a boat outing on a hazy river. On the left, a weathered wooden boat with two men seated on orange-brown plastic chairs, one standing and talking on a phone beside a small white cabin. On the right, a second boat carries a group of devotees in white clothes and saffron-orange flags, some wearing red and white, while a woman in a light patterned dress stands at the stern photographing. Calm grey water and a misty skyline stretch behind them. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2013-02-13A crowded red and yellow wooden boat on a hazy river at dawn, carrying a group of about twenty women and girls in headscarves, shawls and warm wraps, many waving or raising arms. Two men stand at the bow and stern; the man standing at the front wears a grey knit cap and a beige jacket over white trousers, and the man at the back wears a dark jacket and cap. The water is calm and a flat sandy bank lies in the distance under a pale sky.February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13A large white and red passenger boat with a pink-and-white railed upper deck carries a crowd of devotees on a wide river, with a steel truss bridge and sandy bank in the hazy background. Many people in white clothes and orange or red shawls line the rails and stand near a central mast. In the foreground, a young man in white with rudraksha beads looks down at a phone, a woman in a maroon robe stands by the rail, and a woman in white with a red shawl sits nearby. A man in a white shirt stands on the right side of the lower deck, while a man in a striped shirt sits on the railing. The scene suggests a riverboat outing with devotees on the Ganges.2014-05-13February 13 20132013-02-13A photograph of a boat on the Ganga river at dusk, with a river bank of old buildings behind. A seated figure in an orange robe and ornate gold necklace sits on a raised throne-like seat with a red and gold cushion at the centre of the boat, a shaved-headed attendant in orange stands near him, and a man in orange holds a ceremonial fan or staff at the front. Many people in orange and saffron robes, some draped in orange shawls, sit in rows on the deck and along the boat's edge, while women in red and white saris sit on the left. A checkered white and black mat covers the boat's floor, with brass lamps, flowers and a white cloth on a low table. Other small boats float on the water in the distance.2013-02-13