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A photograph of a group of women on a river boat on the Ganga in Varanasi, many in orange and saffron saris and garlands of rudraksha beads, several holding silver trishula staffs and a ceremonial staff. Behind them a yellow boat with orange flags is filled with more people in white and orange clothing. A checkered white-and-maroon table sits in the foreground beside a decorated canopy and flags with lotus motifs. A foreground woman raises a hand. The water and distant riverbank are visible.

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Outdoor photo on a river. Many people in the boat hold orange flags on poles. In the foreground, women in orange and saffron saris and garlands hold brass trishul tridents and a long staff, and a woman in front holds a rudraksha mala. A striped umbrella and a decorated yellow-and-white parasol stand at the edges. A figure in the upper-left distance wears white. Hazy sky and water fill the background.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13A photograph of a crowded yellow boat marked UCO BANK on the Ganga river, carrying a group of devotees in white and saffron clothing. Many hold small orange flags on poles, and several are taking photographs. In the foreground, women in orange and saffron garments hold tall golden and silver staffs topped with trishula tridents, with rudraksha malas around their necks. Hazy riverbank and other boats stretch into the distance, and a red canopy edges the right side. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is asserted.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13Outdoor river scene on the Ganga at Varanasi with a long wooden boat. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron shawl, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, extends his arm toward a row of women in orange and white saris seated in front of him. Several silver trishul staffs and a silver ritual mace stand upright in the boat. Behind them, numerous devotees in orange and white clothing sit on the boat and along the banks under a red and blue ornate umbrella, with many orange flags fluttering. A woman in an orange sari photographs the scene with a small camera. The bright, hazy sky is open above the water.2013-02-13Outdoor photo on the Ganga at Varanasi: a boat crowded with saffron-robed devotees, many in orange and white, with orange pennants flying and a fringed canopy at top right. In the foreground a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested under an orange cloth, rudraksha and bead malas, and bangles, holds a silver trident-tipped ceremonial staff over a red-and-white checkered platform. Several women in orange and white saris stand beside silver tridents and staffs, and a painted kalasha-like banner hangs at left. a person in the foreground, identifiable by long swept hair, rudraksha and bead malas and bare-chested orange cloth, leading the boat procession during a ritual on the river.2013-02-13A photograph of a river boat on the Ganges at Varanasi, with hazy skyline and ghats behind. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron shawl and rudraksha mala, sits on an ornate silver-backed throne on a green-patterned cloth, with orange flower petals scattered at his feet, and gestures with a raised hand. Around him, women in orange and white saris and men in saffron robes sit and stand; several carry ceremonial silver staffs and a trident. Orange and red flags and a multicoloured canopy umbrella are fixed to the boat. A seated man with a laptop is at the right edge, and a figure in a white dhoti sits at the lower right. Approximately 20 people are visible.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13A photograph of a crowded yellow boat on the Ganga river, with a yellow hull bearing blue lettering for UCO Bank. Devotees in white and orange-red garments sit in rows, many wearing orange-red shawls, while several people hold orange saffron flags on poles, and one standing man in a striped green shirt holds a flag aloft at the stern. A few women wear white saris with red shawls. Pale river mist fills the background with birds flying above.2013-02-13