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A yellow motorboat marked with UCO Bank lettering and Hindi script carries a large group of devotees along a hazy river ghat in Varanasi. Many passengers wear white and saffron-orange clothing, and several orange flags are fixed to the boat. A woman in a purple and white sari stands at the bow holding a microphone, while others sit in rows behind her. Stone steps and a bathing area line the bank, with people scattered along the shore and a red temple structure on the hill above.

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February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13A photograph of a crowded yellow boat on the Ganga river, with a yellow hull bearing blue lettering for UCO Bank. Devotees in white and orange-red garments sit in rows, many wearing orange-red shawls, while several people hold orange saffron flags on poles, and one standing man in a striped green shirt holds a flag aloft at the stern. A few women wear white saris with red shawls. Pale river mist fills the background with birds flying above.2013-02-13A photograph of a crowded yellow boat marked UCO BANK on the Ganga river, carrying a group of devotees in white and saffron clothing. Many hold small orange flags on poles, and several are taking photographs. In the foreground, women in orange and saffron garments hold tall golden and silver staffs topped with trishula tridents, with rudraksha malas around their necks. Hazy riverbank and other boats stretch into the distance, and a red canopy edges the right side. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is asserted.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13A 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.2013-02-13Ghat scene on the Ganges at Varanasi with a crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing gathered on the stone steps and bank. A seated figure in orange robes and a long white bead necklace sits on the front of a boat draped with a white cloth and scattered marigold petals, facing the water. A yellow passenger boat on the right carries people in white and saffron attire holding orange flags. Orange banners and flags are raised along the bank, with old stone buildings and a small shrine in the background.2013-02-13Photo taken from a boat on the Ganges at a ghat in Varanasi, looking toward stone steps lined with crowds. In the foreground, a long-haired person with dark curly hair is seen from behind at the boat's edge. A yellow boat with the printed name UCO BANK carries several seated people in white and saffron clothing toward the bank. On the shore, a large group of people in white and orange robes stand holding orange flags, with marigold petals scattered on the blue-trimmed boat deck. Historic sandstone buildings and temple spires rise behind the steps, with a small white shrine and a sign reading Dashashwamedh Ghat visible.2013-02-13