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A photograph of a concrete ghat-style enclosure with white pillars and red metal railings beside a wall, surrounded by dense green trees and shrubs. A small shallow pool of water sits inside the enclosure. On the right, a red-orange hoarding board carries three portrait photos of bearded saints in saffron and white, with Om symbols above, and several lines of Hindi text. One adult man in a light shirt stands at the railing near the water. Dense foliage fills the background.

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A riverside scene with a white tiled ghat platform built against the water's edge, its top edge capped with red paint. Dense green trees and leafy shrubs with broad leaves grow behind it, and a bench sits to the left beside red brick steps leading down to the murky, fast-flowing river. A small signboard is mounted on the platform face. No people are visible. The area appears to be a bathing or viewing spot along a river bank.2008-07-10A large orange outdoor signboard set among green leafy trees. Five framed portrait photographs of bearded saffron-clad sadhus with sacred ash marks are arranged around the board, with Om symbols at top. The Hindi text lists instructions for pilgrims at the Ganga: do not bathe with soap, do not wash clothes with soap in the Ganga, keep the ashram premises clean, and do not throw plastic or garbage into the river. It is signed by Mahamandaleshwar Swami Vishveshwaranand Giri. The sign is a graphic poster, with no physical people in the scene.2008-07-10A photograph of a muddy, fast-flowing river beside a red-and-white railed concrete landing platform that extends over the water. Green trees and bushes line the far bank, with a faded billboard visible in the background. On the right, a man with a shaved head stands at the platform's edge, wearing a white dhoti-style garment and an orange shawl, with a black shoulder bag. He appears to be a devotee or sannyasi; his appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity. The scene is a riverside ghat setting.2008-07-10July 10 20082008-07-10A riverside scene at a concrete ghat beside a wide, muddy-brown river. A white-painted concrete wall with a red-brown top edge and a small plaque on its face runs along the water's edge, with a red-railed walkway and white posts on the right. Dense green trees and shrubs overhang the bank, and a pale sky sits above. No people are visible.2008-07-10July 10 20082008-07-10An outdoor gathering at an ashram courtyard under a large shady tree. A seated figure in orange robes sits on a low stone bench at left, addressing the group. Dozens of devotees sit on the paved ground in rows, many wearing orange shawls and white or pastel clothes; a man in a green shirt sits in the foreground. Behind them stands a line of people in orange and white, and a cameraman films at right beside an open pavilion strung with small triangular bunting. A yellow-trimmed building with red steps and columns stands at left.2008-07-10January 22 20142014-01-22A pink-washed stone ghat with a tall arched niche labelled in red script, Sri Chetram Dev Avadoot Ashram Ghat, beside a long stepped stone staircase leading to water, surrounded by trees. Several people in saffron and white clothing stand and sit on the steps. One man in an orange robe bends low at the foot of the steps, reaching toward a small stone object. A man in a white kurta stands near the arch, and a person holds a camera. The scene looks like a riverside ashram visit.2008-07-10Outdoor photo of a shaded temple grounds beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. A sandy dirt path curves through the scene past a white-edged raised platform. At right, a dark shivalinga-style stone form stands on a red-orange mound of powder, with an orange-robed figure beside it and a tall pole with red and white cloth. Near the centre, a single seated person in white clothes sits in meditation on a low platform beside the trunk. Trees and shrubs frame the left, and white pillars stand at the far right.2010-01-13Outdoor photo at an ashram-style courtyard with green plants behind. A man with his back to the camera, wearing an orange-saffron kurta and a rudraksha mala, stands facing a woman seated on a concrete bench. She wears an orange sari and smiles with her palms pressed together. Behind them a woman in orange stands and another in orange is partly visible. On the left a man in white with an orange shawl sits cross-legged on a mat. A hindi-language orange banner with a printed portrait of a man with glasses hangs at upper left, labelled with a name as caption. A partial head is visible in the lower foreground. Visible people: about five.2008-07-10Outdoor photo in a shaded courtyard of an ashram with paved brick ground and leafy trees. A man in an orange robe with a shawl sits on a stone bench, speaking, while a group of devotees sits on the ground in front of him, many in white or orange clothing with orange shawls. A standing man in white and another in orange stand nearby, and a photographer with a camera stands to the left. Behind them hangs a large orange banner with a printed Hindi text and several portrait photos of saints beneath Om symbols. A stone bench, potted plants and a building with a window are in the background.2008-07-10