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A photograph at a riverbank ghat at dusk shows a person in an orange saffron robe seated on the stone steps, half submerged in water, performing a puja. They hold a white plate with a lit oil lamp and scattered orange and red marigold petals, offering them toward the river. Beside them a man in white clothes sits with his palms pressed together in prayer. In the foreground stand a silver thali tray with small bowls and a silver water vessel. The water is dark and rippled. Whether the saffron-robed person is a person cannot be established from appearance alone, so the identity is left unsure.

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2006 - Glimpses From Varanasi YatraA long-haired person in an orange saffron robe kneels on stone steps at the water's edge, pouring offerings from a silver dish into a dark river. Orange marigold petals float on the surface. Beside them, a man in a white kurta sits with a small silver plate holding offerings and a silver spouted vessel rests on the steps. Ripples spread across the water.A person in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair kneels at the edge of a river, pouring water from a silver vessel into the water while holding a silver plate with a small flame and offerings. Marigold flowers lie at the water's edge and river ripples surround the scene.Photograph at a riverside ghat beside dark water. A long-haired person in orange robes sits cross-legged on the stone steps, holding a silver tray with a lit flame and offerings while another person in white garments leans over the water and lights a stick. Marigold garlands in orange and yellow lie on the steps, and a silver plate of nuts, kumkum and bowls sits in the foreground beside a silver kalasha-style vessel. a person is visible with distinctive long swept hair and saffron clothing, performing an aarti-style river offering. Water is dark and reflective with floating flower petals.A seated figure in orange-saffron robes sits on a riverside ghat steps at dusk, holding a silver plate with a lit oil lamp and a conch shell over the Ganga water, while scattering orange marigold petals onto the river. A silver bell and a brass lamp stand nearby, and a brass thali with flowers and vermilion sits at the lower left. Behind, bathers stand in the river and a boat is moored on the shore. A man in grey holds a long silver-tipped rod beside the seated figure, and people in white clothing stand behind. The figure has long dark hair and appears to be performing a river aarti. a person: the seated figure wears saffron/orange robes and long dark hair, consistent with the candidate cues; the caption attributes the event to the Varanasi Yatra.June 04 20062006-06-04 +1 copiesA person with long, dark, swept-back hair in an orange saffron robe kneels at the edge of a river, leaning forward with both arms extended to the water. Orange-yellow marigold petals float on the surface and are scattered around the hands. A second person's partial head and grey hair appear at the left edge, and white and cream cloth hangs behind. The water is dark with ripples and splashes.January 06 20062006-01-06June 04 20062006-06-04Outdoor ghat scene at a river bank in Varanasi. A figure with long dark hair wearing an orange-saffron dhoti-style cloth over a white top sits cross-legged on a stone step, pouring water from a small metal vessel into a shallow brass bowl. Standing behind on the steps are barefoot men in white dhotis and light jackets and a person in a red jacket, with marigold garlands on the stone. The dark green river water reflects the steps and marigold petals float on the surface. a person performing a ritual water offering at the ghat, with long swept-back hair and saffron clothing as the distinguishing cues.2006-01-09A photograph at a riverside ghat at night shows a man with long, swept-back dark hair and bare shoulders wearing orange saffron cloth, seated on a brick step and reaching one arm out over dark water. Behind him, people in white garments stand in the river, and a video camera on a tripod is visible. In the lower right, a small leaf-plate offering of red and white flower petals holds a lit oil lamp floating on the water. a person: the long swept-back hair and orange saffron garments are present, and he appears to be the central figure offering the floral lamp to the river.2006-06-04A figure in an orange saffron cloth, bare-backed with long dark wavy hair, kneels at the edge of a misty river at night, lowering a leaf bowl holding a lit oil lamp and red and white flower petals onto the water. Another orange-clad person and a person in white stand behind with a camera operator filming, and white plastic containers and a small brass vessel sit on a wooden platform beside a tray of offerings with lit lamps and flowers.2006-06-04