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Outdoor river scene on the Ganga at Varanasi with a long wooden boat. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron shawl, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, extends his arm toward a row of women in orange and white saris seated in front of him. Several silver trishul staffs and a silver ritual mace stand upright in the boat. Behind them, numerous devotees in orange and white clothing sit on the boat and along the banks under a red and blue ornate umbrella, with many orange flags fluttering. A woman in an orange sari photographs the scene with a small camera. The bright, hazy sky is open above the water.

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A photograph of a boat procession on the Ganga with many devotees seated in orange and saffron clothing. In the foreground a bare-chested figure with long dark hair, rudraksha malas and a pearl-and-gold necklace holds a silver trident-topped staff aloft, with a red tasselled umbrella above. Other seated women and men wear saffron saris and orange shawls, with rudraksha malas and small silver tridents, and orange flags fly from boats behind them. The water extends into hazy background.2013-02-13A photograph taken on the Ganga at Varanasi on a boat with a yellow hull and a striped canopy overhead. In the foreground a person with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe, rudraksha beads and a ceremonial necklace, faces left and extends an arm holding a silver staff topped with a small bell and a silver trident. Behind them rows of women in orange and saffron saris and shawls wear rudraksha malas, and several hold silver tridents. Orange flags flutter along the boat, and a crowd of onlookers stands on the riverbank in the hazy background. A checkered mat lies at lower left. Roughly twenty to thirty people are visible.2013-02-13Outdoor photo on the Ganga at Varanasi: a boat crowded with saffron-robed devotees, many in orange and white, with orange pennants flying and a fringed canopy at top right. In the foreground a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested under an orange cloth, rudraksha and bead malas, and bangles, holds a silver trident-tipped ceremonial staff over a red-and-white checkered platform. Several women in orange and white saris stand beside silver tridents and staffs, and a painted kalasha-like banner hangs at left. a person in the foreground, identifiable by long swept hair, rudraksha and bead malas and bare-chested orange cloth, leading the boat procession during a ritual on the river.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13 +1 copiesPhotograph of a crowded boat on the Ganga river during a Varanasi temple visit, with many people in orange and white ritual clothing. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair, white sacred ash marks on his forehead, a white-and-beaded necklace and rudraksha-style beads holds a silver ceremonial staff topped with a trident-like finial. Around him, women and men wear saffron and orange saris and dhotis, rudraksha malas and marigold garlands. Saffron flags and a red and gold canopy with tassels rise over the boat. A woman in white stands at the far back of the boat.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13Outdoor riverside procession on a raised platform with a black-and-gold tiger-skin mat on a seat. A man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing saffron-orange cloth, long white and gold beaded necklaces, rudraksha-style beads and bangles, sits cross-legged on the mat, appearing to be a person figure seated in a place of honour. Beside him a bald man in orange dhoti and gold chain holds a large red umbrella with tassels over the seat. A third man in orange shawl and beaded mala stands at right with one hand on the platform edge. Brass lamps, marigold petals on the platform, orange flags, a silver trident and kalasha-like colourful decorations surround them. Seated women in orange and white saris and men in white dhotis sit behind at left. Urban buildings and a temple spire are visible behind the river scene.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13A photograph of a river boat on the Ganges at Varanasi, with hazy skyline and ghats behind. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron shawl and rudraksha mala, sits on an ornate silver-backed throne on a green-patterned cloth, with orange flower petals scattered at his feet, and gestures with a raised hand. Around him, women in orange and white saris and men in saffron robes sit and stand; several carry ceremonial silver staffs and a trident. Orange and red flags and a multicoloured canopy umbrella are fixed to the boat. A seated man with a laptop is at the right edge, and a figure in a white dhoti sits at the lower right. Approximately 20 people are visible.2013-02-13Outdoor river procession on the Ganga ghats at Varanasi, with a figure seated on an ornate silver throne-like seat on a decorated boat deck. The seated man wears orange robes, a long orange shawl, and a long necklace of white beads, with his right arm raised. Around him, people in orange, saffron and white robes hold tall ceremonial poles, a yellow-and-multicolored umbrella and orange flags stand nearby, and marigold petals are scattered on the deck. Devotees in white and orange line the boat, and a crowd gathers on the riverbank steps behind. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair and saffron ornate clothing with beaded necklaces, consistent with the page's account of Swamiji leading a temple tour in Varanasi.2013-02-13 +1 copiesA seated man with long dark hair, wearing orange-saffron robes, a white beaded necklace and gold armlets, sits cross-legged on a raised platform draped with a black tiger-striped cloth, with brass lamps and scattered marigold petals at his feet. A man in orange robes and rudraksha beads holds a large red fringed umbrella over him, and another holds a trident. Women in white and orange-red saris sit to the left, some wearing bead necklaces, and a row of people in orange and white robes stands behind. Coloured flags with orange pennants and decorated pillars surround the platform, with multi-storey buildings and a temple spire in the hazy background.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13 +1 copies