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A wooden rowing boat on a river at dawn, with a riverside city of pink and white buildings and ghats behind it. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe sits in the stern, one hand raised to the forehead and smiling. Standing behind them is a bald man in an orange-striped jacket and jeans, holding a small dark object. In the bow, a third man in a white hooded top and brown trousers sits with an oar.

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January 07 20062006-01-07A photograph of a wooden boat on the Ganges river at Varanasi, with ghats and old buildings along the far bank under a pale sky. A long-haired figure in orange robes sits in the boat with a long oar, a man in an orange jacket and jeans stands behind holding a camera, and a crouching man in a white hooded sweatshirt and brown trousers sits at the stern.2006-01-07Photograph on the Ganges at Varanasi showing a wooden boat with a long-haired figure in a flowing orange robe seated at the front, smiling and holding a silver trident upright, with a small camera in the hands of a person behind. A man in an orange-and-white striped long-sleeved shirt and jeans stands on the gunwale photographing with a camera, and a person in a white hooded sweatshirt crouches at the right holding a paddle. Behind them rise old ghat buildings and pale pink and yellow houses along the riverbank under a hazy sky. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure wears orange robes and has long swept-back hair, a trident-holding ritual pose, consistent with a sannyasi presentation.2006-01-07A photograph taken from a wooden boat on a river, with a long riverfront of pink and ochre buildings and steps behind it under a pale hazy sky. A man in an orange long-sleeved shirt and jeans stands at the boat's edge holding a camera to his face. Beside him, a person in a long orange robe with long dark hair sits on the boat, and another person in a light-colored hooded jacket crouches at the stern steering with a long pole. A second person in grey holds a camera on a pole near the seated figure. A small crate sits on the boat's front deck.2006-01-07January 07 20062006-01-07A wooden boat on the Ganges river at Varanasi, with a hazy city skyline of old multi-storey buildings and small temple domes along the ghats behind it. Four people sit in the boat in orange clothing. On the left, a person in an orange shawl and white trousers sits at the stern. In the middle, a woman in an orange shawl laughs while seated beside a man in khaki trousers holding a camera. Behind them, a standing man in an orange shirt holds a camera to his face and steadies himself with a long pole. A fifth person in a light grey hooded jacket sits at the right edge. A green-and-orange metal box sits in the boat.2006-01-07January 07 20062006-01-07January 07 20062006-01-07January 07 20062006-01-07January 07 20062006-01-07A photograph on a river at dawn. A long-haired person in orange-saffron robes sits in the bow of a wooden boat on the Ganges, holding a small trident-like metal staff and smiling. Behind, a man in a grey hooded top sits on the boat's stern, and a man in orange shirt and jeans stands at the left edge. Ghats and old stone buildings line the far bank under hazy light. Probable Swamiji in orange saffron robes with long swept-back hair, shown seated in a boat with a trident. Three people are visible.January 07 20062006-01-07