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A group walks along a stone riverside ghat beside the Ganga at Varanasi on a hazy morning, with several boats moored on the water. In front, a man in a white shirt and grey trousers strides ahead. Central to the group, a figure in long dark hair, a white flower-bead necklace, a saffron cloth and a forehead marking walks with sannyasi-style companions in saffron robes and rudraksha malas. A bald companion in saffron robes walks at left. Devotees and bathers sit or stand on the steps at right, with a red-and-white patterned cloth spread on the stone. a person is visibly the central figure in saffron with long hair and ornate bead garlands, shown in an in-person setting.

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