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Photograph taken from a rowing boat on a river at dawn or dusk, with hazy pale sky and a row of riverside buildings and ghats along the far bank. In the foreground a green-hooded woman sits in another boat, and a green-and-white painted boat carries several people in grey, blue and white clothing. In the boat to the right, people in orange and saffron robes sit close together, one raising a hand, and a figure in a light blue hooded top sits at the stern. A bamboo pole rises from the boat on the left. Several people stand and sit in the boats, which are moving across calm brown water.

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Several wooden boats move across a hazy river at dawn, crowded with people. In the foreground, a woman in a green headscarf sits at the bow of one boat, with a long bamboo pole rising beside her. In the central boat, a woman in an orange top and a man in a light blue hooded jacket sit near the stern, while a bald man in an orange jacket and jeans stands and photographs with a camera. Other passengers in grey, blue and white hoodies sit along the benches. Distant riverbank buildings and trees appear faintly in the mist.2006 - Glimpses From Varanasi YatraA crowded wooden boat on a hazy river, with many passengers sitting and standing close together. In the centre a man in a saffron-orange robe raises a trident (trishul) high with both arms, while a younger man in a white hooded sweatshirt with a colourful printed emblem stands beside him facing the group. Passengers wear woollen hats, scarves, headwraps and backpacks. Other boats and a distant shoreline with mooring poles are visible under a pale sky.January 07 20062006-01-07A photograph taken on the river at Varanasi in early morning haze. In the foreground a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl and looks toward the far bank from the bow of a wooden boat. Behind him, two small boats crowded with seated passengers in white, orange and red clothing and headwraps drift on the Ganga, with a man standing and poling. Ghats, stone steps, temple domes and multistorey buildings line the riverbank under pale sky.January 09 20062006-01-09A wooden rowing boat carries several people across the Ganges at Varanasi in hazy early light. Two people in orange clothing sit in the boat, one in a white dhoti beside a wooden box, while a standing figure in orange holds a camera and another person in orange sits near the bow. A row of riverside buildings, ghats with stone steps and small temple spires lines the far bank under a pale sky.2006-01-07Several wooden ferry boats travel across choppy brown river water under a hazy pale sky, with a white bird flying above them. Passengers sit closely packed in the boats, many women wearing white, blue and orange saris and headscarves, and a man in a checked shirt rows at the right edge while another rower works an oar at the far right. Trees and a distant shoreline appear in the mist. The boats are painted red, blue and orange. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2006-01-08A photograph of a long green wooden boat crowded with about thirty passengers crossing a river at dawn or dusk, with a low sandbank and hazy sun glow behind them. Several passengers wear white, grey and orange clothing, and some wrap their heads in shawls. A standing man in a dark jacket at the stern holds a camera, and a tall bamboo pole rises from the bow. The water reflects the pale light.A wooden boat on the Ganges river at Varanasi, with a hazy city skyline of old multi-storey buildings and small temple domes along the ghats behind it. Four people sit in the boat in orange clothing. On the left, a person in an orange shawl and white trousers sits at the stern. In the middle, a woman in an orange shawl laughs while seated beside a man in khaki trousers holding a camera. Behind them, a standing man in an orange shirt holds a camera to his face and steadies himself with a long pole. A fifth person in a light grey hooded jacket sits at the right edge. A green-and-orange metal box sits in the boat.2006-01-07January 06 20062006-01-06A photograph at sunrise or sunset on a river, with a long sandbank and pale sky behind. A green wooden boat with yellow trim carries a crowd of about twenty people, many wearing knit caps, shawls and white or grey clothing. In the foreground at right, a person in an orange-saffron robe with a shawl stands at the boat's edge with palms pressed together in greeting, and a second person in orange sits in the boat. Among the passengers, a man in a white cap and white kurta sits near a woman in a maroon top, and a woman in a dark red shawl reaches toward the boat rail. A man in a dark jacket stands at the far right holding a camera. A small purple bird logo appears in the upper left corner.