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Night photograph of devotees walking through a narrow, crowded lane in Varanasi lit by shop lights and signs. In the foreground a man in white kurta with red-and-black patterned shawl and a lanyard walks beside a woman in white outfit with a red-and-black shawl, glasses and a red bindi. Behind them a group of people in white clothing and red shawls moves along the street. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at left, and a man in a blue shirt is at right. Shop shutters, a Coca-Cola sign and a ceiling fan are visible overhead.

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