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Three bare-chested men stand side by side on ghat steps in Varanasi, their upper bodies and faces dusted with grey-white ash or powder. All three wear white dhotis; the man on the right has a green-bordered white cloth over his shoulder. The man on the left twirls his moustache with both hands and grins, the middle man wears a rudraksha-style pendant on a dark cord and gestures, and the man on the right smiles broadly. Behind them are weathered brick walls and painted murals on the ghat, with orange checked cloth and pink and green mats on the steps.

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Three bare-chested men in white dhotis stand together at a riverside ghat in Varanasi, with a brick wall and painted stone wall behind them. The man on the left waves with his right hand and wears a rudraksha mala and a small pendant; the man in the centre has a beard, a chain necklace and a pendant, and his palm is raised; the man on the right smiles, has a thread across his chest and a green-bordered dhoti. Their skin appears dusted with white powder, and pink and orange cushions or mats lie at the right edge. No figure is distinctly marked as a person by the visible cues required, so identity remains uncertain.2015-10-11October 11 20152015-10-11Three bare-chested men stand on a stone ghat step in front of a brick wall, their skin dusted with white ash or powder. The man on the left, bearded, raises his right hand in a wave and wears a white dhoti and a small pendant. The man in the centre, short-haired with a vertical tilak on his forehead, wears a white dhoti with a yellow border, a rudraksha-style dark bead mala and a gold pendant, and rests his hand on the other man's shoulder. A third man is partly visible at the right edge in a white dhoti. An orange plaid cloth lies on the steps behind them. No visible identifiable a person candidate is present by appearance.2015-10-11October 11 20152015-10-11Outdoor photo on a sandy riverbank at dusk, with a pink-lavender sky and calm water behind the group. Several men stand close together, mostly bare-chested and wearing white dhotis or wraps, with several faces and bodies whitened by ash or clay. The man in the centre wears an orange and yellow checked wrap and has a fully whitened head and face, and he and others wear rudraksha beads on their chests. On the left a man in a white shirt and white trousers smiles beside them. Visible lettering across the lower right reads a copyright notice and archive source credit. Some people are mid-speech or singing with open mouths. Several devotees appear in a riverside ritual setting, with more people and cloth-spread areas faintly visible in the background.2015-10-11A photograph of five men standing outdoors in front of a weathered brick wall at dusk, several with white ash or paint on their faces and bodies. On the left a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands beside a bearded man in a white dhoti. In the centre a bare-chested man with a white dhoti and a thin cord across his chest raises his right hand, and at right another bare-chested man in a checked lungi wears a red-bead necklace and raises both hands. Partly visible at far left and far right are two more bare-chested men with beads and white cloth. Two other men stand behind. A dark-haired man at right has long swept-back hair and a red pendant cord, but no distinctive saffron or crown cues establish him as a person, so the a person field is unsure.2015-10-11October 11 20152015-10-11December 22 20182018-12-22 +1 copiesA photograph on a sandy riverbank at dusk with a pink sky over the water. In the foreground a bare-chested bearded man with a pendant necklace and white dhoti stands beside a younger man in a white collared shirt with a red thread at his neck. Behind them two other men stand partly lit, one bare-chested and one in white cloth, with white powder or ash on their skin. A small boat sits at the water's edge on the right. The men appear to be posing after a river ritual.2015-10-11October 11 20152015-10-11October 11 20152015-10-11Outdoor scene on stone steps beside a tall plastered wall under a clear blue sky. Many shirtless men wearing orange dhoti-style wraps stand and sit on the steps, some with white paste or ash smeared on their bodies and faces. In the centre, an older man with grey-streaked hair, white paste on his face and chest, and a rudraksha mala around his neck raises one hand and looks toward the camera. A younger shirtless man in an orange wrap stands at right, and a crowd of similarly dressed participants is visible behind them. Gold-topped finial and a small shrine structure appear at the left edge.2018-12-22