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A photograph at a riverside ghat in Varanasi, with a figure in white top and saffron-orange cloth crouching at the water's edge, reaching down toward the river with a small metal vessel nearby on a stone step. The figure has long dark hair and wears a beaded necklace; the scene looks like ritual water offering. Around them, standing devotees in red sweaters, olive shirts and white dhotis line the steps, many barefoot. Yellow marigold petals float on the water and scatter the stone, and reflections ripple across the surface.

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Outdoor ghat scene at a river bank in Varanasi. A figure with long dark hair wearing an orange-saffron dhoti-style cloth over a white top sits cross-legged on a stone step, pouring water from a small metal vessel into a shallow brass bowl. Standing behind on the steps are barefoot men in white dhotis and light jackets and a person in a red jacket, with marigold garlands on the stone. The dark green river water reflects the steps and marigold petals float on the surface. a person performing a ritual water offering at the ghat, with long swept-back hair and saffron clothing as the distinguishing cues.2006-01-09Outdoor photo on stone ghat steps beside a river. A person with long dark hair, wearing an orange shawl over a white top and orange lower cloth, sits on a stone step pouring water from a silver vessel over their feet. Behind them, a row of standing devotees in casual clothing, including a man in a red sweater, watch and join palms. On the right, a man in white dhoti and a cream jacket holds a flower basket with orange marigolds. Orange marigold petals float on the water at left, and a small brass lamp stand sits on the steps. a person appearance cues: long swept hair and saffron/orange clothing on the seated person performing the ritual.2006-01-09A figure in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a white top and layered orange and gold beaded necklaces kneels on a stone step at the edge of a water ghat, dipping hands and a small silver cup into the water. Long dark hair is swept back. Nearby, a silver plate, a small silver vessel and bare-footed bystanders in white and grey stand on the steps, and marigold garlands and flower petals float on the water. a person, performing a ritual at a riverside ghat.2006-01-09January 09 20062006-01-09January 09 20062006-01-09January 09 20062006-01-09January 09 20062006-01-09January 09 20062006-01-092006 - Glimpses From Varanasi YatraA photograph taken at a riverside ghat where a bare-chested man with long dark hair and an orange saffron dhoti-style cloth wrapped at the waist kneels on stone steps, pouring water from a brass or gold-toned vessel into a river. Several onlookers in casual clothes stand along the steps behind him, including a man in a white cap and a person in blue jeans. Marigold petals and flowers lie on the steps. The scene reads as a ritual water offering at the river, with the visible cues described only by appearance.A photograph at a riverside ghat where a man in an orange saffron shawl over white clothes sits on stone steps with palms pressed together in namaste, long dark hair falling loose, barefoot, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace visible. Beside him, a man in a brown shirt and khaki trousers holds a long metal pole and a small brass vessel, and a devotee in a red sweater stands with hands raised. In front, a man stands waist-deep in the water, and marigold petals float on the surface. A basket of marigolds and a brass pot sit at the right edge. a person: the seated man in orange shawl and white clothes with long swept hair and bead necklace is a candidate for a person, shown performing a river prayer at the ghat.2006-01-092006 - Glimpses From Varanasi Yatra