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Photograph of a crowded wooden boat on the Ganga at Varanasi, with many devotees standing shoulder to shoulder and raising their arms high. Men and women wear colourful saris and salwar kameez in pink, green, red and yellow, and several women wear pink or red headscarves. Many wrists are adorned with red and gold bangles. Behind them, riverside ghats with stone temple spires and multi-storey buildings rise along the bank, and a long bamboo pole runs across the boat. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd.

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A photograph of a crowded riverboat on the Ganga at Varanasi, with devotees packed along wooden railings and many raising their hands in the air. Women wear saffron, red and blue saris and salwar kameez with bangles, and some have red and orange headscarves. Men wear white shirts and a purple-and-white top. A man at the rail raises both arms, and a person in a lavender shirt holds up a camera. Behind them are the stone ghats, temple spires and hazy river. Many people are visible. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the visible crowd.2013-02-13A large outdoor crowd of devotees sits densely packed on steps by a riverside street, many raising open palms high in the air in a collective gesture. Men and women wear white kurtas, pastel shirts, saffron and orange garments, and some wear red and pink scarves. An orange-painted wooden cart and a yellow-roofed platform stand at left and centre, with multi-storey buildings and signboards behind. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance in this frame.2014-07-27April 30 20142014-04-30April 30 20142014-04-30May 14 20142014-05-14A 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.2013-02-13A crowd of devotees stands and sits on the open deck of a boat on a wide river, many waving raised hands toward the shore. Most wear everyday clothing: a woman in a green salwar kameez, a woman in a purple top, a man in a blue shirt and a striped shirt, and a man in a white kurta with a beaded mala necklace. Some wear white ritual-style clothing and lanyard name badges. Tall red-and-white poles rise above the railing, and a sandy bank lies across the water under a hazy sky. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this scene.2014-04-30July 27 20142014-07-27A photograph of devotees crowded on the upper deck railing of a white and red riverboat, waving and cheering. A man with long light-brown hair and a white shirt leans forward with both arms raised, beside a woman in a white head covering and white outfit gesturing with open palms. A woman in an orange sari with a white border stands among them, and several people in white kurtas and white hats wave or hold palms together in greeting. A pole with rope runs along the boat's side, and the grey river water sits in the background. No single person is clearly identified as a person.2014-04-30February 10 20132013-02-10Devotees in saffron and orange robes ride in a yellow boat on the Ganga river at Varanasi, with ghats and temple spires rising behind them. Several women in orange saris and orange shawls hold brass trishul tridents and ritual implements, some with hands pressed together in prayer, and a few hold marigold garlands. Men in white dhotis and white shirts sit in the boat, and an orange flag flies from its side. In the foreground at right, a person with long dark hair wears an orange-marigold garland. Crowds gather on the riverbank steps in the background, and boats are moored along the shore under a hazy sky.2013-02-13May 21 20162016-05-21