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A photograph taken from a boat on the Ganges river at Varanasi, looking toward the crowded ghats and riverside temple buildings under hazy skies. In the foreground, a figure with long dark wavy hair and bare shoulders, wearing a rudraksha bracelet of amber beads, raises a hand in greeting toward the shore. Behind, a shaved-headed man in white cloth sits in the boat beside a camera on a tripod, and another person in white sits at the bottom edge. The boat has blue and white trim with marigold petals scattered on its rim. Several small boats float on the water, and a tall temple spire rises on the right, with smoke rising above the city.

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A photograph taken from a boat on the Ganga in Varanasi, showing a person seen from behind with long curly dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange wrap and rudraksha bracelets, raising a palm in greeting toward the ghats. A man in a white shirt and dark-rimmed glasses sits behind on the left. The crowded riverfront shows a red temple spire, tents, umbrellas and many people on the steps, with marigold petals scattered along the blue boat rail. The person's features are not clearly visible, so no identity is asserted.2013-02-13Photograph taken from a boat on the Ganga river at Varanasi, with the crowded riverfront ghats and multi-storey stone buildings in the background under hazy skies. In the foreground, a woman with long dark hair seen from behind raises her right hand in greeting, wearing a rudraksha bracelet and a bare shoulder. Marigold garlands decorate the blue boat's rim. At right, a shaved-headed man in white ritual cloth and a rudraksha mala holds a microphone; he is a devotee or priest, and the appearance is not sufficient to identify anyone. A seated person in white with a rudraksha bracelet sits at the lower right. About four physical people are visible.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13A photo taken from a boat on the Ganga at Varanasi, with a figure seen from behind in the foreground. The person has long, dark, wavy hair and wears an orange-saffron garment, a beaded rudraksha-style mala and a gold armband, sitting at the bow of a blue-trimmed wooden boat. The boat's edges and bench are scattered with orange marigold petals and yellow flower offerings. Across the water, a large crowd gathers on the ghats under umbrellas, with multi-storey stone buildings and temple-like towers along the riverbank in hazy morning light. Several other boats are moored on the river.2013-02-13A photograph taken from a boat on the Ganges river at Varanasi, with a long-haired person with dark curly hair in the left foreground seen from behind, facing the riverbank. The ghats and old multistoried buildings, temple spires and smoky haze line the far shore, with small boats and people on the steps. Marigold petals lie on the blue-edged boat, and a shaven-headed man in white clothing sits at the right with a bald-headed companion in white in the lower right. A bare-shouldered figure in white sits near the boat's edge.2013-02-13A photograph taken from a boat on the Ganges at Varanasi, with a person seated at the left edge in the foreground, seen from behind and partly in profile, wearing an orange-saffron cloth and a gold-bead bracelet, looking toward the riverbank. The boat's blue-edged rail is strewn with marigold petals and a white cloth. Across the water, a dense crowd gathers under many umbrellas on the ghats, with a red temple spire, multistorey buildings, colourful signboards and boats on the river. a person is seated in the boat, identified by the saffron clothing and the gold bracelet, with the distinctive long, dark hair and orange clothing as cues; the crowd is too distant to count individually.2013-02-13A figure seen from behind and partly in profile sits at the front of a wooden boat on the Ganges in Varanasi, wearing an orange saffron garment and multiple beaded bracelets on the arm. Long dark curly hair falls past the shoulders. The boat's blue-edged gunwale and white cloth are scattered with marigold petals. Across the river, a dense crowd gathers on the ghats beneath umbrellas and along steps lined with multi-storey buildings, with a red temple spire at left, pink domed towers at right, and other boats moored on the water. Hazy winter light.2013-02-13A photograph taken from a wooden boat on the Ganga river at Varanasi. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair seated at the left wears an orange-saffron garment, a bead bracelet on the upper arm and wrist bangles, and gazes toward the ghats. The boat's blue-trimmed gunwale is decorated with marigold petals and a white cloth. Across the water, a dense crowd gathers on the stone steps of the ghats beneath umbrellas, with several rowboats moored on the river and a pink temple-like structure with painted deity panels at right. Hazy skies and multi-storey buildings complete the riverfront scene.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13Photograph taken from a wooden boat on the Ganga at Varanasi, looking toward a crowded riverfront of ghats. A person seated at the left edge, shown from behind and partly in profile, wears an orange-saffron garment, large beaded necklaces, and gold-and-bead bangles, with curly dark hair. The boat rail has a blue painted edge and is decorated with marigold petals and a white cloth. Across the water, many devotees stand under umbrellas on the steps, with a pink-and-red temple spire at left, multistorey buildings, several wooden boats and a white passenger boat on the river, and hazy skyline.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13