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A photograph taken on a boat on a river, with a wide pale sky and water behind. In the foreground at right, a man with long dark swept-back hair, a small white forehead marking, gold hoop earring, rudraksha bracelets and a rudraksha mala with white beads, and an orange-saffron cloth over his shoulder, smiles and extends his arm to hold a metal railing, the other hand raised in gesture. Behind him, several women in orange and saffron saris and rudraksha malas sit in a row on the boat; one woman holds a trident, and a small silver trident and a gold-tipped staff stand nearby. A decorated red and orange canopy with bells hangs at the left, and a checkered floor is visible at lower left. The scene reads as a boat ride with devotees on the river.

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February 13 20132013-02-13Outdoor river scene on the Ganga at Varanasi with a long wooden boat. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron shawl, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, extends his arm toward a row of women in orange and white saris seated in front of him. Several silver trishul staffs and a silver ritual mace stand upright in the boat. Behind them, numerous devotees in orange and white clothing sit on the boat and along the banks under a red and blue ornate umbrella, with many orange flags fluttering. A woman in an orange sari photographs the scene with a small camera. The bright, hazy sky is open above the water.2013-02-13A photograph of a boat procession on the Ganga with many devotees seated in orange and saffron clothing. In the foreground a bare-chested figure with long dark hair, rudraksha malas and a pearl-and-gold necklace holds a silver trident-topped staff aloft, with a red tasselled umbrella above. Other seated women and men wear saffron saris and orange shawls, with rudraksha malas and small silver tridents, and orange flags fly from boats behind them. The water extends into hazy background.2013-02-13A photo on a river boat at dusk, with a calm water surface and a sandy bank behind. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a long braid sits on an ornate gold throne, one arm raised in blessing. A silver trident stands beside the throne. Around him a seated crowd of devotees in saffron, red, purple and white clothing listens, some with hands raised and some holding a cup. Swamiji (probable): the central figure shows long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, and rudraksha beads, and is seated on a throne as the discourse leader.2014-04-30A photograph on a boat on the Ganga at Varanasi. A central man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha mala, stands on a patterned blue carpet raising one arm beneath a multicoloured parasol. Around him, saffron-clad devotees, many women in orange and white saris with rudraksha malas, raise their hands and smile. Silver ceremonial staffs and tridents, orange flags and marigold petals surround the group. A man in a white shirt stands behind, and a camera operator films in the lower right.2013-02-13Outdoor photo on the Ganga at Varanasi: a boat crowded with saffron-robed devotees, many in orange and white, with orange pennants flying and a fringed canopy at top right. In the foreground a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested under an orange cloth, rudraksha and bead malas, and bangles, holds a silver trident-tipped ceremonial staff over a red-and-white checkered platform. Several women in orange and white saris stand beside silver tridents and staffs, and a painted kalasha-like banner hangs at left. a person in the foreground, identifiable by long swept hair, rudraksha and bead malas and bare-chested orange cloth, leading the boat procession during a ritual on the river.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13Outdoor ceremonial scene under a pale sky with a central standing figure raising one arm, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl and a long white-and-orange flower garland with rudraksha-style beads, long dark swept-back hair, bare feet. Beneath a red-and-gold fringed umbrella, he stands on a patterned carpet and ornate seat before a crowd of devotees in orange and white, some raising fists and waving. Silver trishula staffs and saffron flags surround the gathering; a man in white kurta and a saffron-clad priest hold items nearby. 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