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Photograph 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.

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February 13 20132013-02-13A 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.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 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.2013-02-13Photo 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.2013-02-13Photo taken from a blue boat on the Ganga in Varanasi, with a silver trident standard at the left edge and an orange flag with a black emblem at the right. Several women seated in the boat wear white saris with orange-red shawls and beaded necklaces; one in a white and yellow sari reaches toward the water. A woman at the right edge wears orange and a large white bead necklace. Behind them, the riverside ghat shows smoke rising from cremation pyres, stacked firewood, crowds on the steps, and old multi-storey stone buildings with a domed temple spire. Marigold offerings float near the boat. No person with distinctive a person cues is clearly visible, so the identity is unsure.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13