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Outdoor photograph at a riverside ghat in Varanasi, with a crowd of devotees gathered on steps under a clear blue sky. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair and an orange saffron robe holds a long silver staff or rod raised overhead with both hands, seen from behind. Nearby, others in white kurtas, red shawls and orange garments stand among the crowd. Red poles carry strings of bells and yellow flags above yellow-tasselled umbrellas, and pink temple spires rise behind white buildings with red-shuttered windows. A signboard reads Ashwamedh Ghat. Some people wear saffron or orange clothing and a few stand near the edge of the steps.

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