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A narrow Varanasi market lane seen from under a stone archway, lined with shopfronts and hanging signs. A bald man in an orange-and-white top stands in the crowd, and a uniformed police officer in a khaki cap stands at right beside a shop hung with colourful wares. A man in a grey jacket with a teal scarf and backpack faces away at lower right, and a curly-haired person is seen from behind at lower left. Overhead, tangled electrical wires cross the sky between old buildings. The signs read Sumun Hotel, Seattle Music Centre, and Sri Kunju Sao; the scene shows a crowded street-level pilgrimage bazaar.

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A busy narrow market lane with pedestrians walking past shuttered shopfronts and stalls selling bangles, sweets and bags. A bearded elderly man in a white kurta and orange turban holds a wooden walking stick and wears a mala. Beside him a woman in a pink sari and a figure in an orange robe with an orange turban walk among others. A yellow sign reading CYCLE hangs above a shop. Several men in shirts and trousers and a woman in a light blue sari are visible.2003-01-01January 06 20062006-01-06Photograph of four men walking single file down a narrow stone-paved lane in an old Indian town, flanked by weathered sandstone buildings with overhead cables. In front, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a large marigold garland, smiling and walking barefoot in sandals; the appearance is consistent with a person by his long hair, saffron robe and ceremonial garland. Behind him a man in white dhoti and kurta with a sacred thread walks with a staff, a man in a green shirt walks at left, and a bald man in an orange shirt and jeans carries a camera at right. A maroon signboard with Devanagari script hangs over the lane, and a stone carved shrine spire rises at right.2006-01-06July 02 20082008-07-02July 02 20082008-07-02A busy street market in an Indian town, photographed from street level. A man in a helmet rides a motorcycle toward the camera along a narrow lane lined with shops selling clothing and bright goods. A bearded elderly man in an orange-brown kurta and white turban walks on the right beside a shop front. On the left, a man in a dark shirt walks past stalls with blue tarpaulin and hanging colourful items. Shop signs above read Santosh Hosiery and other clothing names. Hanging garments and bags fill the storefronts.2005-05-25June 06 20052005-06-06January 05 20062006-01-05A narrow street in an old Indian town, with whitewashed arched colonnades on both sides and dark timber beams overhead. Tangled electrical wires cross the lane. In the foreground, a man in a teal-blue shirt looks back over his shoulder beside a younger man. Further down the lane, pedestrians walk past shopfronts, and a cyclist pushes a cart loaded with metal cans. A red building and a yellow awning appear at the far end.Night photograph of a crowded street market in a hill town, with shopfronts glowing and many people pressing close. In the foreground a man with a moustache and a red-and-orange shawl around his neck, a red tilak on his forehead, and a grey wrap over his shoulders stands beside a young man in an orange knitted cap and orange robe, holding his hands together at his chest. Behind them, people in dark sweaters and woollen caps move among stalls, and an orange-clad figure is partly visible at left. Signs on the right include a yellow-and-black sign and a board reading CLOAK. No clear a person candidate is identifiable by appearance.2005-05-25January 05 20062006-01-05July 02 20082008-07-02