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A night photograph in a narrow, dimly lit lane lined with closed metal-shuttered shop fronts. Several people walk single file away from the camera toward warm lamplight at the far end. In front, a woman in a white kurta and white trousers with a red scarf is followed by a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with gold borders, a red shawl draped over his shoulders, walking barefoot. Further behind, more figures in white clothing with red shawls continue along the lane. A signboard above reads Vandana Sahib, and a bare pole stands at the right edge.

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October 24 20152015-10-24A photo of a narrow, dim alley lined with closed metal roll-up shutters, with a crowd of devotees walking in both directions. Women in the foreground wear white saris with red-bordered orange shawls draped over their shoulders, one with hair in a long braid. Men behind them wear white dhotis and white or light shirts, with a few having shaved heads. Warm light glows from the far end of the lane, and a small green-and-yellow sticker is visible on the left wall. Several dozen people are visible in the lane.2015-05-08October 24 20152015-10-24May 08 20152015-05-08A night street photograph in a busy Indian town shows a long line of devotees walking in procession down a narrow road lined with shuttered shops, signboards and hanging wires. Most wear white kurtas and dhotis with red-orange shawls, and a woman in a red sari walks near the front. At the front right, a barefoot man in a saffron-orange robe and matching shawl stands apart from the line, facing the group. Streetlights glow overhead and a vendor sits on a bench at the right edge beside a basket of flower garlands.2015-05-08 +1 copiesMay 08 20152015-05-08A night-time street procession moves through a narrow urban lane lined with shuttered shops and hanging wires. Many devotees walk in white dhotis and saris with gold borders, wearing red-and-cream shawls draped over the shoulders and yellow sandal or turmeric marks on the forehead. A man in a white kurta with an orange lanyard and ID badge walks at the centre. On the left, a man in dark clothes carries a young child, and a woman in a pink patterned sari stands at the edge. The crowd is walking in a procession with ritual dress and no visible deity or palanquin in the frame.2015-05-08May 08 20152015-05-08May 08 20152015-05-08Night photograph of a line of women in white saris with red-bordered shawls walking barefoot down an empty city street in Varanasi, lined with shuttered shops, signboards and red metal poles. Several women carry small bags and one holds a cloth bundle. On the right, a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border and red sash stands at the edge of the road. Lamps and a few distant figures appear along the street.2015-10-24A photograph of a narrow city street with shuttered shops, signboards, parked motorbikes and pedestrians. Four prominent people walk toward the camera. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange dhoti, an orange-and-brown leopard-print shawl and a long rudraksha mala, with a tilak on his forehead, and he has an appearance-based cue consistent with the page's a person label, but the cues are insufficient for a confident identification. To his left, a man in white kurta and dhoti with a tilak and an orange-red shawl walks beside him. To the right, a bald man in white with an orange-red shawl and a crossbody strap. Behind them, a woman in white sari with an orange-red shawl and a man in white walk along. A pedestrian on the far left wears a white shirt and dhoti.Night procession on a narrow street lined with shuttered shops and hanging wires. A bare-chested elderly man in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl leads, walking ahead of a long line of devotees. Many devotees wear white or cream garments with red-and-orange shawls, and some women wear cream saris with red borders. A boy in white kurta stands near the front row. Lamplight and street lights warm the scene.2015-05-08