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Hazy riverside scene at a ghat on the Ganges in Varanasi, with a long-haired figure in the foreground wearing a saffron-orange shawl, gold bangles and a gold-trimmed garment, raising one hand in greeting. Beside and slightly behind them a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style bead necklace walks along the steps. Wooden poles and small wooden boats sit on the sand, and a few people in white and light clothing are scattered along the bank in the mist.

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February 13 20132013-02-13A photograph taken from a stone stairway above the Ganges riverfront in Varanasi, looking down toward the water. In the foreground, two men stand with their backs to the camera: the figure on the left is bare-chested with a shaved head and rudraksha beads and gold-toned bangles, and the figure on the right wears an orange-saffron shawl over the shoulder with long, wavy dark hair and rudraksha malas. Beside them is a tall wooden pole on a red-and-cream striped stone base. Below, boats lie along the misty river, people walk and bathe on the ghat steps, and a cameraman in a red top films the scene at right. The image is from a Nithyanandapedia archive page dated February 13, 2013.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13Photograph taken from a stone ghat above the Ganga, looking down a stepped embankment toward the river. In the foreground a figure seen from behind has long, voluminous dark curly hair and wears an orange-saffron shawl over the shoulder, with a strand of large white beads hanging at the side; this figure is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues (long hair, saffron wrap, beaded mala), set as in_person. Lower on the steps a cameraman in a dark vest over white clothes holds a video camera on a tripod facing the steps, with a red scarf around his neck. Below, several people in white, dark and checked clothing stand and sit on the steps, and a few orange-clad figures gather near bundles. Moored wooden boats sit on the water, a distant boat drifts on the misty river, and a few people wade or bathe near the bank.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13A photograph on a misty riverbank with boats in the background. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron wrap, gold armband, pearl-and-bead necklace and rudraksha mala, gestures with an open hand toward a shaved-headed man in an orange shawl and rudraksha mala seen from behind. Another person in orange stands at the left edge holding a phone, and a figure in orange appears further right by the water. a person is the long-haired man with ceremonial gold and bead adornments, shown in conversation on the Ganga ghat.2013-02-13Photograph on a misty riverbank at dawn, with a wide pale river and a small boat far out on the water. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a gold earring, a pearl-and-rudraksha style necklace and an orange cloth draped over his shoulder stands on the sand, with a gold armband, looking toward the river; the appearance cues are consistent with a person candidate. Beside him a man in a light blue shirt holds a small object near his chest. On the right, a man in an orange robe and orange shawl reaches toward a boat at the water's edge.2013-02-13Two figures in saffron and orange robes stand on a pale stone riverside ghat facing a misty river. The figure in the centre has long dark hair, wears a deep maroon-brown garment with yellow stripes, and points toward the water with one arm; the figure on the left wears an orange shawl and holds clasped hands. Several small wooden boats are drawn up along the steps, a few people stand on the far ghat, and a taut line crosses the grey sky. The scene is hazy and washed out in pale grey tones.2014-01-30Photograph taken from behind a person with long, dark, curly hair wearing an orange-saffron garment with a yellow edge and wooden beaded bracelets on the outstretched arm, pointing toward a misty river. Several wooden boats sit moored on the water and a small boat with a few passengers drifts further out. On the stone steps of a riverside ghat below, a few people stand and walk, including a shirtless man holding a white cloth, a man in dark clothing, and a person in an orange top near the bottom edge. A faint purple logo appears at upper left. Overcast haze covers the river and sky.2013-02-13A dusk photograph on a sandy riverbank with moored wooden boats and long bamboo poles, a hazy river behind them and a stone building at right. Three saffron-clad men walk together in the foreground: the man at right wears a bright orange kurta and has long swept-back dark hair, with hands pressed together, while two shaved-headed men in dark maroon-brown robes with gold borders wear layered gold necklaces and beaded garlands. A group of onlookers in white shirts, a dhoti and saris stands to the left. One candidate matches cues of long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, so this is Swamiji (probable) walking along the ghat with his companions.2015-10-27January 30 20142014-01-30