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A photograph taken from a wooden boat on the Ganga at Varanasi, with silver trishul staves rising from the bow on the left. In the right foreground a man with long dark hair, a tripundra of white and red marks on his forehead, a rudraksha mala with pearl-like beads, gold bangles and an orange-saffron robe smiles and gestures with his hand; this figure is an appearance-based a person candidate. Behind him two women wear white and yellow salwar kameez, and seated passengers and an orange cloth fill the boat. Along the riverbank stand the ornate temple spires, stone ghats, stacked firewood and crowds at the cremation ghat, under a hazy sky, with a red-and-white fringed canopy at the top right.

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February 13 20132013-02-13Photograph taken from a boat on the Ganges at Varanasi's Manikarnika Ghat. In the right foreground, a man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and an orange-saffron garment with a white pearl mala and gold armlets sits at the boat's edge, holding a lit incense stick or cigarette-like item in one hand. Several women in orange and white saris sit along the boat, with ornate silver trident staffs, one held upright at the bow, and an orange cloth bundle at the center. Behind them, the riverside ghat shows stone temple spires, stacked firewood, smoke, and many onlookers on the steps.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13Photo taken from a boat on the Ganga at Varanasi with a hazy riverbank of ghats, temple spires and stacked firewood behind. In the foreground at right, a bare-chested man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark, a large white-beaded mala and orange-red shawl stands near the boat's edge, the figure matching the swamiji cues of long swept hair, distinctive adornments and saffron clothing, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) present in person, his hand raised in blessing. Beside him women in orange and white saris with orange shawls press palms together, one holding a small brass object, while more women in orange and red sit along the boat with flower garlands. Silver trishul staffs and a golden staff stand upright on the boat and the water bears marigold petals.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13Photo taken from a boat on the Ganges at Varanasi's riverfront ghats, looking toward Manikarnika Ghat with its temple domes, multi-storey stone buildings and smoky cremation area. Several people sit in the boat in the foreground: a woman in white and red-orange shawl, a woman in an orange sari, and a figure at the right in orange and saffron robes with a white beaded necklace and wrist bangles. Two tall silver trident-topped poles stand on the left. Many people crowd the steps along the ghat, and orange cloth lies on the boat's bench.2013-02-13Photograph taken from a boat on the Ganges at Varanasi, showing the riverfront ghats with stacked firewood, smoke rising, and multi-tiered stone temple towers with domes and spires. In the right foreground, a woman in an orange-brown shawl and ornate white-and-gold necklace raises her arm and points toward the shore, wearing rudraksha bracelets. A second person in orange sits at the bottom edge, and a woman in a white-and-yellow top sits near the right. Silver trident-topped staffs stand at the boat's prow on the left. Several people stand on a ghat terrace in the background. A logo appears in the top-left corner.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13