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A photograph on the Ganges at Varanasi showing a man with long, dark, voluminous hair seated on a boat, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and waist. He wears multiple rudraksha malas and a necklace of pale beads, and holds a tall silver trident with a black pole and bells. He is smiling and looking toward the riverbank with ghats and buildings behind him. A bright blue boat railing carries marigold petals and white cloth. A second, shaved-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits partly visible at the lower right. Two people are visible in the scene.

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February 13 20132013-02-13A person with long, dark, swept-back hair stands on a boat on the Ganga, holding a silver trident with bells in the right hand while gesturing toward the river. He wears an orange-red shawl, a necklace of large white beads alternating with rudraksha seeds, a gold chain, and a rudraksha bracelet, with a white marking on the forehead. Marigold petals and a white cloth cover the boat's bench. Ghats and buildings line the riverbank in the hazy background. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), shown in person through long hair, orange shawl and rudraksha-and-gold ornaments, with the page noting his presence at the Varanasi boating visit.2013-02-13May 14 20142014-05-14 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20132013-02-13Photo taken from a boat on the Ganga at Varanasi, with a riverside ghat of stone steps and buildings in the background under hazy sky. In the foreground a person with long dark curly hair, wearing an orange-brown shawl and layered rudraksha and pearl-bead necklaces and a rudraksha bracelet, raises a silver trident with bells on a black pole toward the river. Seated in the boat behind, a shaven-headed man in an orange-brown garment with a red tilak sits near a white-clothed man wearing a sacred thread and a white dhoti, and another man in white sits at the right. Marigold petals lie on the boat's blue rim and on a dark patterned cloth. a person appears as the trident-holder, identified by long swept hair, rudraksha malas and pearl necklaces; he is in_person.2013-02-13Photo 11744054February 13 20132013-02-13 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20132013-02-13A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-red saffron wrap, with a red bindi, pale vibhuti marks on his forehead, a rudraksha mala with pearl-like beads and a gold pendant, holding a silver trident and a silver aarti lamp with a flame and smoke. Behind him an orange flag on a pole, and to the left a woman in white with a red shawl and a woman in red. A man in a cream-coloured garment is at the right edge, with a bald man and a boy in front at the bottom right. Swamiji (probable): the man at centre has long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and saffron wrap, consistent with the page. Outdoor setting with bright sky. Visible people are around six, but partly cut off at the edges.2013-02-13Photo 11727258February 13 20132013-02-13April 30 20142014-04-30