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A photograph at a Varanasi ghat in winter daylight. In the left foreground a figure with long, swept-back dark hair and an orange saffron robe sits cross-legged on a stone platform, facing right with a hand resting on the knee; the appearance cues are long hair and saffron clothing, so this is a person candidate, seated in person. Behind and around him a crowd of devotees and visitors stands and sits; a man in a white kurta with a saffron-and-red scarf stands centre, a woman in a blue jacket and a woman in a purple headscarf sit nearby, and a man in a green striped sweater photographs with a DSLR camera while another person in a grey jacket also photographs. A yellow sign reads Dashashwamedh Ghat above a white building with red-barred windows. The visible physical people number roughly 20, so the count is 6-20.

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January 06 20062006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06Outdoors on a stone ghat in Varanasi, a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged, wrapped in a flowing saffron-orange robe that covers his shoulders and lap. Behind him a crowd of onlookers sits and stands along the steps, including a man in a white kurta, a woman in a blue shawl, and a man in a green striped shirt, with a man in a white cap photographing. A yellow sign on a white building reads Shitala Mata Dham, Dashashwamedh Ghat. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long, swept-back hair and saffron-orange robes, consistent with the page's description of him at this event.2006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06January 07 20062006-01-07Photo taken from behind a long-haired figure in an orange saffron wrap and orange top, raising a silver trident (trishul) toward a street in Varanasi. A yellow sign reads Dashashwamedh Ghat beside a white building with red-barred windows and a hanging brass bell. Crowds stand along the street; several people in yellow and blue clothes raise hands in namaste or wave, and a man in a white cap and yellow kurta holds his palms together. Red scaffolding poles and a temple spire appear in the background under a clear blue sky.2006-01-06A photograph taken at a busy riverside ghat in Varanasi, with a yellow sign reading Dashashwamedh Ghat above the street. In the foreground, a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe holds up a silver trident, seen from behind. A crowd of onlookers, including a girl in purple, a woman in white and men in white dhotis and casual clothes, stands along red railings beneath a bell hanging from a wire. A white temple spire rises behind the buildings under a clear blue sky. a person cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robe and a trident held aloft.2006-01-06A photo taken at a riverside ghat on a crowded stone platform. A long-haired person in a saffron orange robe sits cross-legged with their back to the camera, head tilted upward, looking toward the sky or water. Around them, devotees and visitors stand and sit, including a woman in a blue headscarf and a man in a striped orange shirt with sunglasses. A corrugated metal roofed structure with peeling paint sits beside them, with a rusty red metal frame on top.2006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06Photo taken from behind a person with long, dark, loose hair wearing a saffron-orange robe, raising one hand that holds a small silver trident-shaped object above a crowd on the stone steps of a riverside ghat in Varanasi. Many devotees in white, red, orange and grey clothing stand and sit on the steps. Behind them rise a pink temple spire, red and white poles topped with orange flags, and rows of open umbrellas along the riverfront. A corrugated metal roof edges the lower foreground. Partial signage reads Dashashwamedh and a yellow board in Hindi.2006-01-06A photograph of a person with long dark hair and a red dot on the forehead, wearing a loose orange wrap over the shoulders and body, seated on a weathered stone ledge beside a tree trunk. Behind is a rubbish-strewn embankment with scattered bamboo sticks, plastic debris, dry grass and a stray dog, with a concrete wall and green vegetation to the left. The seated person looks off to one side with hands folded. Carved inscriptions are visible on the stone ledge.Photograph of a long crowded ghat along a river in Varanasi, with many pilgrims and bystanders on stone steps beside rows of tall red poles with yellow flags and umbrella canopies. A pink temple spire rises at the centre, and shops line the street above. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair wears orange robes and raises a trident-like staff, seen mostly from behind. Many people in orange, white and red clothing walk or sit along the steps, and a few bathe near the water on the right.2006-01-06