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A photograph of a crowded riverboat on the Ganga at Varanasi, with devotees packed along wooden railings and many raising their hands in the air. Women wear saffron, red and blue saris and salwar kameez with bangles, and some have red and orange headscarves. Men wear white shirts and a purple-and-white top. A man at the rail raises both arms, and a person in a lavender shirt holds up a camera. Behind them are the stone ghats, temple spires and hazy river. Many people are visible. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the visible crowd.

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Photograph of a crowded wooden boat on the Ganga at Varanasi, with many devotees standing shoulder to shoulder and raising their arms high. Men and women wear colourful saris and salwar kameez in pink, green, red and yellow, and several women wear pink or red headscarves. Many wrists are adorned with red and gold bangles. Behind them, riverside ghats with stone temple spires and multi-storey buildings rise along the bank, and a long bamboo pole runs across the boat. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd.2013-02-13 +1 copiesJuly 27 20142014-07-27May 14 20142014-05-14April 30 20142014-04-30A large outdoor crowd of devotees sits densely packed on steps by a riverside street, many raising open palms high in the air in a collective gesture. Men and women wear white kurtas, pastel shirts, saffron and orange garments, and some wear red and pink scarves. An orange-painted wooden cart and a yellow-roofed platform stand at left and centre, with multi-storey buildings and signboards behind. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance in this frame.2014-07-27April 30 20142014-04-30A crowd of devotees stands and sits on the open deck of a boat on a wide river, many waving raised hands toward the shore. Most wear everyday clothing: a woman in a green salwar kameez, a woman in a purple top, a man in a blue shirt and a striped shirt, and a man in a white kurta with a beaded mala necklace. Some wear white ritual-style clothing and lanyard name badges. Tall red-and-white poles rise above the railing, and a sandy bank lies across the water under a hazy sky. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this scene.2014-04-30April 30 20142014-04-30A photograph of a crowd of devotees raising their hands and clasping palms in an outdoor festival setting. In the foreground, two men in white dhotis with yellow borders stand with their backs to the camera, one with a shaved-looking head and bare upper body. Behind them, women in saris and shawls in yellow, red, orange, teal and pink, many with bangles and henna-decorated hands, smile and gesture with raised arms. A man in a white kurta stands in the middle, and a man in a yellow top holds a mobile phone at left. Behind the crowd hang red and yellow cloth banners, and a large portrait of a bearded man appears at upper right.2016-05-09A photograph of devotees crowded on the upper deck railing of a white and red riverboat, waving and cheering. A man with long light-brown hair and a white shirt leans forward with both arms raised, beside a woman in a white head covering and white outfit gesturing with open palms. A woman in an orange sari with a white border stands among them, and several people in white kurtas and white hats wave or hold palms together in greeting. A pole with rope runs along the boat's side, and the grey river water sits in the background. No single person is clearly identified as a person.2014-04-30March 20 20142014-03-20A dense crowd of devotees raises their hands and cheers outdoors under a striped tent canopy. Many people wave palms with bangles and henna-decorated hands. A man in a blue shirt with a red shawl and a visitor badge stands center, and a man in a bright pink shirt shouts with arms raised at right. Women wear saris and salwar kameez in orange, green and multicolour prints, and an older woman in a green-and-white sari smiles. A bare-chested man in white with a gold waistband is in the foreground. Behind them hangs a large banner printed with two portraits of men, one labelled with a name in Devanagari.2016-05-09 +1 copies