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A narrow sunlit lane in Varanasi lined with shops, a yellow cloth canopy overhead and a hanging STD/ISD/PCO sign. In the centre, a man with long swept-back hair and orange robes, wearing a thick marigold and pink flower garland, walks barefoot-sandalled with a walking stick. Behind him, a man in white ritual clothes and a maroon shawl walks beside a smiling devotee in white. A woman in a patterned sari sits at a shop doorway, and a figure in a beige shawl stands at left. Shopfronts display carved items and a glass cabinet, with shoes left outside a doorway.

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A photo of a narrow city lane in Varanasi with worn pink walls covered in peeling posters and shuttered shopfronts. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange robe and a large layered garland of marigolds and white flowers, holding a trident-like staff, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him a man in white ritual clothes with a white shawl smiles, and other people walk along the lane under hanging yellow cloth. The description identifies him only by appearance cues: a person in the sense of a saffron-robed, long-haired, garlanded figure, with a visible trident staff and garland.2006-01-06Street photo in a narrow lane of Varanasi with a weathered temple shikhara visible behind buildings. In the foreground a man with long dark swept-back hair, a red tilak, a thick marigold garland and an orange-red robe walks holding a tall staff, smiling. Beside him a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and kurta with a purple-edged shawl and lanyard walks, carrying a black bag. Behind them a crowd of pilgrims, a woman in a green and yellow sari, and shopkeepers in front of a stall selling snacks. Bicycles line the left edge.2006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06A figure seen from behind walks barefoot down a narrow sunlit lane in an Indian market town. The person wears saffron-orange robes with a matching orange wrap and a large garland of orange and yellow marigolds draped around the neck. Long dark hair falls loosely on the shoulders. The alley has shops with stacked small packets and boxes on the left, shelves of goods and a metal pot, hanging clothes on the right, and pink and red decorative strings overhead. Wet stone pavement with circular patterns lines the path. Only one person is visible, and their face is not shown. Appearance-based cues such as saffron robes, garland and long hair are compatible with a sannyasi, but the figure cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the identity is uncertain.2006-01-06A photograph taken from behind of a bare-headed man with dark hair walking down a narrow, sunlit lane in Varanasi. He wears an orange-saffron robe with a draped lower garment and a wide orange shawl over his shoulders, a marigold and yellow flower garland around his neck, and sandals. He carries a thin rod or staff over one shoulder. Market stalls with hanging colourful cloth line the right side, a blue tarpaulin shades the top, and a seated onlooker and a man with a camera stand in the background.2006-01-06Photograph of four men walking single file down a narrow stone-paved lane in an old Indian town, flanked by weathered sandstone buildings with overhead cables. In front, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a large marigold garland, smiling and walking barefoot in sandals; the appearance is consistent with a person by his long hair, saffron robe and ceremonial garland. Behind him a man in white dhoti and kurta with a sacred thread walks with a staff, a man in a green shirt walks at left, and a bald man in an orange shirt and jeans carries a camera at right. A maroon signboard with Devanagari script hangs over the lane, and a stone carved shrine spire rises at right.2006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06Photograph of a figure seen from behind walking down a narrow, sunlit market lane in Varanasi. The central figure wears a bright orange-red long-sleeved top and an orange wrap, with a large garland of orange and yellow marigolds and white flowers around the neck and shoulders, and long dark hair. A trident-like staff leans on the left. Parked motorcycles, shuttered shopfronts, hanging clothing and a sign reading money exchange and travel line the lane, and a photographer with a camera is visible in the background. Whether the figure is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so the identity is left unsure.2006-01-06A photograph taken from behind in a narrow Indian market lane with a sunlit stone pavement. A figure in saffron-orange robes wrapped around the body, with long dark hair and a large marigold and orange flower garland draped around the neck, walks away holding a trident-like staff raised in one hand. On the left, a man in a white shirt and tan trousers stands beside a shop displaying brass and copper items. On the right, a seated person with bare feet in sandals rests beside a yellow sign reading ladies parlour. Clothing and shop signs fill the background.2006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06A blurred photo taken from behind in a narrow urban lane with red-painted walls. A figure with long dark hair wears an orange top and orange wrap, with a garland of orange and yellow marigolds draped over the shoulders, and carries a long thin rod in the right hand. Around the figure, several men walk along the lane: one in a white turban and olive-green jacket, another in a yellow turban and dark clothing, and a person in white head covering to the right.2006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06