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Outdoor riverside ghat scene on a stone platform by the water. A seated figure in orange-saffron robes with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a mat, hands pressed together at the forehead, before a flaming brass or steel plate and a small silver vessel. Behind, a man in a white kurta stands with palms joined in namaskar, and several local men in green and brown sweaters, checked lungi-style wraps and a turban stand watching near wooden boats on the river. A dark suitcase sits on the mat's edge.

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2006 - Glimpses From Varanasi YatraA seated figure in an orange-saffron robe with long, swept-back dark hair and a white marking on the forehead sits cross-legged on a stone ghat beside a river, performing a ritual with a small brass vessel placed in front. Behind a man in a white kurta with folded hands, a group of men in colourful lungis, kurtas and a yellow turban stand with hands joined in greeting near a wooden boat moored at the water's edge. A purple box rests on the ghat, and boats and distant figures are visible along the bank.A seated figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair performs a river ritual on a stone ghat beside the Ganges at Varanasi. He raises a brass aarti plate with a flame in one hand and holds a small metal bell in the other. A man in white behind him holds his hands in prayer, while several men stand in the shallow water with hands folded, including one in a green sweater and one in a brown vest with an orange turban. A small metal pot sits on the stone, and wooden boats line the riverbank under a hazy sky.2006 - Glimpses From Varanasi YatraOutdoor photo on a riverbank of the Ganges at Varanasi with boats moored behind. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a beaded necklace sits on a folded mat on a stone ghat, one hand raised to the cheek. A white-clad man kneels in front, holding a brass plate of ash or sacred earth. A standing man in white stands behind, and a framed portrait on an easel-like stand at left shows a man in orange and white before a temple. Bags and bundles lie in the foreground.Riverbank ghat at the Triveni Sangam confluence in Allahabad, with muddy water on the left and a red wooden boat moored at the edge. In the foreground a man with long dark hair and a swept-back style, wearing an orange robe and a beaded necklace, sits cross-legged on a mat with his eyes closed. Beside him, a kneeling man in white ritual clothes holds his palms together in namaskar, and a silver lamp with a small brass pot sits on a metal tray in front. A woman in a grey jacket with a backpack crouches nearby, and other devotees in white, saffron and maroon sit and stand along the steps behind them.2006-01-08A seated man in an orange-saffron robe sits at the edge of a river ghat with palms pressed together in namaskar and eyes lowered, his bare feet touching the water. Behind him a row of devotees in dark shawls and white garments stand along the steps, one holding a long silver staff. In front, a polished brass kalasha and a silver plate with flowers and a lit oil lamp rest on the stone edge. A teal wooden boat and a figure in grey stand on the misty river.2006-01-06A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes sits on a stone ghat by a river at dawn, hands pressed together in namaste and eyes lowered. Beside him a polished brass kalasha-style vessel stands in the water, and at the bottom edge a silver puja plate with red flowers and a lit lamp is visible. Behind him a row of standing devotees in white and dark clothes watch, one holding a long metal staff, and a green-painted wooden boat lies moored in the misty background. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair and saffron-orange clothing, seated in devotional worship at the riverbank, with the ritual setting of a ghat offering.2006-01-06A photograph at a riverside ghat in misty early morning light. In the foreground, a long-haired man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged at the stone edge of the water, hands pressed together in prayer namaskar, with a tall silver staff upright beside him. A brass oil lamp sits at the bottom edge of the frame. Behind him, several figures in white and dark clothing stand along the steps, and green-painted wooden boats with orange trim rest on the calm river, with a figure standing on a boat deck in the background.2006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06 +1 copiesA photograph on a riverside ghat at dawn. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe sits cross-legged with his bare feet in the water, hands raised in a ritual gesture. Beside him stands a brass kalasha vessel. Around him, people in white dhotis and white clothes kneel and stand on the steps, one holding a steel bowl, and others in jackets and caps watch, one photographing with a camera. Wooden boats and oars rest on the river behind, with people in hooded coats on the bank.Outdoors on a stone ghat beside a river, a seated man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a rudraksha-style bead mala, and a tilak on his forehead, sitting on a folded mat with a dark suitcase beside him. Two men in white dhotis and kurtas stand before him; one bends forward holding a metal tray of offerings. Behind them, people and wooden boats are on the water under a hazy sky. In the lower left, a framed portrait shows a figure in saffron and white robes in front of a building, and the scene includes several other people in the background.