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A photograph taken on a steep stone stairway with a metal railing, shot from a high angle. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange sannyasi robe and a heavy gold bead necklace descends or climbs the steps, one hand gripping the blue-grey railing. Around them a crowd of devotees and visitors crowds the narrow passage; a man in a white cap and white shirt with a red lanyard stands nearby, and a young woman with long dark hair looks on. A blue bag sits in the lower foreground beside a yellow object. Faded red shutters and peeling walls line the background.

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January 05 20062006-01-05January 07 20062006-01-07A photograph of a group descending a stone staircase at a temple or ghat in Varanasi, with weathered yellow and white walls and a blue wooden doorway beneath a sign. In the foreground, a long-haired figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe and a gold-bead necklace walks barefoot down the steps, looking to the side. Behind, a man in a mustard-yellow shawl carries a video camera, and others in white dhotis and kurtas, one in a saffron shawl, follow. A man sits in the doorway at right, and a brass bell hangs inside. a person: the long-haired figure wears saffron robes and a gold-bead garland, a distinctive presentation, but the face is not clearly visible enough to confirm the identity.2006-01-05Photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange sannyasi robes and a heavy gold rudraksha-style bead necklace, with a white vertical tilak and red bindi on his forehead, walking beside another saffron-robed man with curly hair and a gold necklace. A woman in a yellow and cream sari stands behind them, with a timetable board of puja times on the left and a peacock sculpture on a temple wall at right. a person: the long swept-back hair, saffron robes and gold rudraksha necklace fit the cues on this page, but the identification rests on appearance alone.2010-01-08January 05 20062006-01-05A photo taken from behind of a long-haired person in an orange-saffron wrap walking up a marble temple stair. The bare-shouldered figure wears a saffron shawl draped over the shoulders and an orange lower cloth, carries a thin wooden staff in one hand, and has long, wavy, dark hair. To the left, a man in a dark jacket with a bag walks nearby. Beside the steps, a person in white clothes is visible at the right edge, and figures in orange and white sit or stand in the background of a stone-floored courtyard with a leafy plant at the top.2006-01-05A crowd of devotees descends a stone staircase at a temple complex in Ujjain, with a blue-and-silver metal roof frame overhead and saffron flags hanging from it. In the foreground, a smiling man with long dark hair and a tilak on his forehead wears an orange sleeveless robe and a heavy gold bead necklace. Beside him, a bearded man in a white shirt wears an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, people in white kurtas, yellow saris and checked shirts wear lanyards and orange cords, and a man in a white cap with a Dhyanapeetha Bangalore logo walks nearby. Red and orange cloth and shop displays line the right side of the steps.2006-01-05December 11 20092009-12-11 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20132013-02-13A photograph at a temple entrance: several barefoot people walk down a stone step through a tall white iron-grille gate toward a dark inner hall. In the centre, a man with long hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and a large ornate gold-and-orange flower garland over a purple shawl, with a purple sash. Beside him, a bearded man in saffron cloth and rudraksha beads walks with a red cloth. On the right, a man in white kurta holds a bundle of saffron-cloth-wrapped staff. Women in blue and teal saris and men in white shirts stand to the left, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti is at the edge. Stone pillars with carved ornamentation frame the gate.2009-08-11Photograph of a crowd of devotees on white and red striped temple steps. A central figure in orange ochre robes wears a long white and red flower garland, a gold pendant necklace, a red headband and sandals; his long hair falls past his shoulders. Around him, men in white kurtas and white dhotis, several with orange shawls and red headbands, stand and crouch; one man in white bends low at the lower left. Behind them stand more men in white shirts and dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, beneath hanging green leaves and a golden trident.2007-12-25December 11 20082008-12-11