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Outdoor photo on a river boat at a crowded Varanasi ghat on the Ganges. A man with long swept-back dark hair, white tilak marking on his forehead and red bindi, sits on a blue-and-white boat, raising his right hand in greeting and smiling. He wears saffron-orange draped cloth, a multi-strand white beaded necklace, rudraksha-style bead malas, gold chain and bangles. Behind him, a crowd of devotees stands on the steps beside pink and red temple shrines, orange marigold garlands and umbrellas. Swamiji (probable) appears in saffron clothing and beaded malas with long swept-back hair, waving from the boat.