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Photograph taken from a boat on the Ganga river at Varanasi, with the crowded riverfront ghats and multi-storey stone buildings in the background under hazy skies. In the foreground, a woman with long dark hair seen from behind raises her right hand in greeting, wearing a rudraksha bracelet and a bare shoulder. Marigold garlands decorate the blue boat's rim. At right, a shaved-headed man in white ritual cloth and a rudraksha mala holds a microphone; he is a devotee or priest, and the appearance is not sufficient to identify anyone. A seated person in white with a rudraksha bracelet sits at the lower right. About four physical people are visible.

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A photograph taken from a boat on the Ganges river at Varanasi, looking toward the crowded ghats and riverside temple buildings under hazy skies. In the foreground, a figure with long dark wavy hair and bare shoulders, wearing a rudraksha bracelet of amber beads, raises a hand in greeting toward the shore. Behind, a shaved-headed man in white cloth sits in the boat beside a camera on a tripod, and another person in white sits at the bottom edge. The boat has blue and white trim with marigold petals scattered on its rim. Several small boats float on the water, and a tall temple spire rises on the right, with smoke rising above the city.2013-02-13A photograph taken from a boat on the Ganga in Varanasi, showing a person seen from behind with long curly dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange wrap and rudraksha bracelets, raising a palm in greeting toward the ghats. A man in a white shirt and dark-rimmed glasses sits behind on the left. The crowded riverfront shows a red temple spire, tents, umbrellas and many people on the steps, with marigold petals scattered along the blue boat rail. The person's features are not clearly visible, so no identity is asserted.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13A photograph taken from a boat on the Ganges at Varanasi, with a person seated at the left edge in the foreground, seen from behind and partly in profile, wearing an orange-saffron cloth and a gold-bead bracelet, looking toward the riverbank. The boat's blue-edged rail is strewn with marigold petals and a white cloth. Across the water, a dense crowd gathers under many umbrellas on the ghats, with a red temple spire, multistorey buildings, colourful signboards and boats on the river. a person is seated in the boat, identified by the saffron clothing and the gold bracelet, with the distinctive long, dark hair and orange clothing as cues; the crowd is too distant to count individually.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13Photograph 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.2013-02-13A figure seen from behind and partly in profile sits at the front of a wooden boat on the Ganges in Varanasi, wearing an orange saffron garment and multiple beaded bracelets on the arm. Long dark curly hair falls past the shoulders. The boat's blue-edged gunwale and white cloth are scattered with marigold petals. Across the river, a dense crowd gathers on the ghats beneath umbrellas and along steps lined with multi-storey buildings, with a red temple spire at left, pink domed towers at right, and other boats moored on the water. Hazy winter light.2013-02-13A photo taken from a boat on the Ganga at Varanasi, with a figure seen from behind in the foreground. The person has long, dark, wavy hair and wears an orange-saffron garment, a beaded rudraksha-style mala and a gold armband, sitting at the bow of a blue-trimmed wooden boat. The boat's edges and bench are scattered with orange marigold petals and yellow flower offerings. Across the water, a large crowd gathers on the ghats under umbrellas, with multi-storey stone buildings and temple-like towers along the riverbank in hazy morning light. Several other boats are moored on the river.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13Photograph taken from a boat on the Ganges at Varanasi, looking toward the riverside ghats. In the foreground at right, a person with dark hair, wearing a garland of white, yellow, orange and red flowers and bangles, raises a small hand drum. On the left a red and white canopy pole and a rope are visible on the boat. Along the stone steps, a large crowd gathers near smoke rising from several cremation fires, with cattle on the ghat. Multi-tiered stone buildings, a clock tower and domed temple spires line the bank under a hazy sky.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13