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Outdoor ghat scene in Varanasi at dusk beside a pink cylindrical tower painted with a large mural of a four-armed goddess seated on a pink lotus, holding lotus and other attributes, with a blue background. A crowd of roughly thirty devotees sits and stands on stone steps around the tower; many wear white dhotis, white shawls, knit caps and warm jackets. In the centre, a figure in an orange robe sits among them, and a man in a dark jacket stands near the mural. Hindi signboards and a lit streetlamp appear in the background.

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January 09 20062006-01-09January 09 20062006-01-09January 09 20062006-01-09January 09 20062006-01-09Dusk scene on the stone steps of a Varanasi ghat beside the Ganges, with a crowd of seated devotees and visitors facing toward a lit area. A street lamp glows overhead against a blue evening sky, and red and white temple spires with a small shrine rise behind the steps. In the foreground a woman with a long dark ponytail wears a peach shawl, and nearby a man in a white dhoti sits with his back turned. A seated man in a purple shawl and a maroon cap sits at left, and a man in a green shawl and white cap sits beside him holding a plastic bag. A man with a backpack stands at centre-right, and a few people hold small lamps or offerings toward the water.Evening photograph on the stone ghat steps at Varanasi beside the Ganges, with a crowd of devotees seated on the steps and ledges. A central figure in an orange robe with long dark hair sits behind a low wooden table holding brass vessels and small offerings, while a man in white ritual clothing with a white shawl leans over it. Many seated people wear white, orange and maroon clothing, woollen caps and jackets. Behind them stand multi-storey ochre and red temple shrines with white spires, a yellow sign on a building and a street lamp against a dusk sky.Dusk gathering on the ghats of Varanasi beside the Ganges, with a crowd of devotees on stone steps above dark water. In the foreground a woman in orange robes sits cross-legged at the water's edge, hands pressed together in prayer, beside a framed portrait photograph propped on the steps. Nearby a bearded man in white dhoti and a white shirt holds a brass tray with a lamp, and a brass kalasha with a trident stands on the steps. Others in white, shawls and woollen caps stand or sit, some with palms joined. Behind them stand white and red shrines and multi-storey buildings, one with a sign reading in Hindi, and a white canopy over the steps.Outdoor gathering of many people seated on stone steps at dusk. Most wear warm layers, knit caps, shawls and white or cream wraps. A man in the centre-right wears a flowing orange-saffron robe with long dark hair and sits among the crowd, with a person candidate by appearance cues of long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, though the face and figure are partly obscured by distance. A camera operator in a red jacket films at left. Others wear red, blue and purple clothing. A white plastic bag sits on the steps near a seated figure in pink-red shawl. Overall the crowd is dense and mixed.2006-01-09Night outdoor gathering on steps by a river, with a large painted backdrop of a four-armed goddess holding a lotus, rendered in red, green and blue. A figure in an orange robe and red headwrap sits at centre, smiling, with a red-and-white devotional setting around him; a man in a grey jacket stands behind holding a microphone. Seated devotees wrapped in white and grey shawls, knit hats and maroon and orange clothing surround him, and a cameraman with a video camera stands at right. Street lamp and buildings glow in the background.2006-01-09A large crowd gathers on steps by the Ganges at dusk, with wooden boats on the calm river behind them. In the foreground, a figure with long dark curly hair in an orange robe sits cross-legged on a blue cloth-covered wooden platform, facing away from the camera, with a bowl and offerings before them. Beside them a man in white clothing holds a metal vessel, and a man in a white cap and white shirt stands nearby. Several people in orange, white and pastel shawls stand or sit around the platform, some holding cameras, and umbrellas shade the bank. The sky shows soft pink and blue tones.A photograph taken at dawn or dusk on a riverside ghat, with a crowd of devotees seated and standing on stone steps. In the lower left foreground a person with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and sits behind a low blue-draped table holding a brass kalasha-style pot, a small metal lamp and silver vessels. Behind them many people wear shawls and white or grey wraps, some in winter caps, and a man in a blue sweater stands nearby. Orange flags on tall poles and small umbrellas line the waterfront, with boats along the bank and a temple spire visible above a yellow building.2006-01-06Evening photograph of a riverside ghat in Varanasi at dusk, with weathered stone buildings and a street lamp above. A long-haired man in saffron robes sits smiling on a low wooden platform, with a brass vessel and dish on a table in front of him. A man in white clothes leans in beside the table, and an elderly woman in a navy jacket and white shawl sits nearby. In the foreground, a man in a dark top, orange shawl and white dhoti stands watching, while a bald orange-robed man sits on the step and a person in a red head covering sits near the lower edge. A person in the foreground raises a small camera. A framed picture with a printed heading is visible at the left edge.