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A photograph taken from the riverbank of a misty Ganges at Varanasi. In the foreground, a person with long, dark, wavy hair seen from behind wears an orange-saffron wrap and a layered necklace of white beads and brown rudraksha malas, and gazes out over the still, pale water. A small wooden boat with several seated people drifts in the distance, and a second boat's prow appears at the lower right. Overcast haze fills the sky. Faint copyright and source credits appear in the lower right corner.

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February 13 20132013-02-13Photograph on a misty riverbank at dawn, with a wide pale river and a small boat far out on the water. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a gold earring, a pearl-and-rudraksha style necklace and an orange cloth draped over his shoulder stands on the sand, with a gold armband, looking toward the river; the appearance cues are consistent with a person candidate. Beside him a man in a light blue shirt holds a small object near his chest. On the right, a man in an orange robe and orange shawl reaches toward a boat at the water's edge.2013-02-13Photograph taken from a stone ghat above the Ganga, looking down a stepped embankment toward the river. In the foreground a figure seen from behind has long, voluminous dark curly hair and wears an orange-saffron shawl over the shoulder, with a strand of large white beads hanging at the side; this figure is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues (long hair, saffron wrap, beaded mala), set as in_person. 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Beside and slightly behind them a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style bead necklace walks along the steps. Wooden poles and small wooden boats sit on the sand, and a few people in white and light clothing are scattered along the bank in the mist.2013-02-13 +1 copiesPhotograph taken from behind a person with long, dark, curly hair wearing an orange-saffron garment with a yellow edge and wooden beaded bracelets on the outstretched arm, pointing toward a misty river. Several wooden boats sit moored on the water and a small boat with a few passengers drifts further out. On the stone steps of a riverside ghat below, a few people stand and walk, including a shirtless man holding a white cloth, a man in dark clothing, and a person in an orange top near the bottom edge. A faint purple logo appears at upper left. Overcast haze covers the river and sky.2013-02-13A photograph taken from a stone stairway above the Ganges riverfront in Varanasi, looking down toward the water. 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Partly visible camera operator behind the figure. +1 copiesA photo on a river ghat in Varanasi showing moored wooden boats along the water, with a few small boats and passengers on the river beyond and a hazy sky. In the right foreground a man with long, dark, swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange-saffron shawl, smiles over his shoulder. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues of long hair and saffron clothing. A yellow flag on a pole and a metal railing stand at the right edge of the ghat.2006-01-06 +1 copies