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Photo 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.

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A 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 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 6-20.2006-01-06Outdoor photograph at a riverside ghat in Varanasi, with a crowd of devotees gathered on steps under a clear blue sky. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair and an orange saffron robe holds a long silver staff or rod raised overhead with both hands, seen from behind. Nearby, others in white kurtas, red shawls and orange garments stand among the crowd. Red poles carry strings of bells and yellow flags above yellow-tasselled umbrellas, and pink temple spires rise behind white buildings with red-shuttered windows. A signboard reads Ashwamedh Ghat. Some people wear saffron or orange clothing and a few stand near the edge of the steps.2006-01-06Photo 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.2006-01-06Outdoor photo of a riverside ghat in Varanasi with a crowd of pilgrims on stone steps. In the foreground a figure with long, swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange hooded robe and raises one arm, holding a trident aloft. Red-and-yellow flagpoles with umbrella-shaped canopies line the steps, and a pink temple tower stands behind. Shops and white buildings line the upper left, and a yellow sign reads VARAS. Several people in white dhotis and kurtas, and others in red and orange, are visible.2006-01-06January 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 20062006-01-06Photograph taken on the Ganges at a Varanasi ghat. In the right foreground a person in an orange-saffron robe with an orange-brown high-collared top and long dark wavy hair holds up a silver trident (trishul) toward the river, seen from the side. Behind, several people stand on the stone steps and in rowboats; one wears a dark jacket and holds a camera, another wears a red cap and red jacket. Yellow and white rowboats sit on the water, some with plastic-wrapped bundles. Multi-storey sandstone buildings with arched windows and a signboard for Dipatiya Ghat rise behind the steps. a person appears as a probable in-person candidate: an orange robe, long swept hair and a trident, though the page says he is not at this event, so the identification stays uncertain.A seated person in a flowing orange-saffron robe with long, dark, wavy hair sits on a wooden ghat platform beside the Ganges at dusk. They hold a tall silver ceremonial staff upright in one hand. Behind them, a row of stone steps climbs toward multi-storey buildings and a street lamp, with a small boat and a figure on a red boat on the water. A vendor's table to the left displays small colourful religious figurines, trinkets and packets of offerings. Appearance-based cues of long hair and saffron robe are present, but the face is turned away and the identity cannot be confirmed, so the label remains uncertain.January 07 20062006-01-07