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A haircut takes place on painted ghat steps, with the striped geometry and surrounding riverfront environment retained as part of the scene.
A solitary swimmer appears within the broad surface of the Ganges, emphasizing human scale against the river.
A badminton player reaches upward for a shot against a monumental painted image of Ganesha on the riverfront steps of Varanasi.
Workers wash cloth beside large wooden boats on the Varanasi riverfront.
A solitary woman in orange stands in prayer on the stone ghats of Varanasi, surrounded by a broad field of quiet space.
A man kneels in a wooden rowboat on luminous morning water, with a second boat retained near the edge of the frame.
A saffron-robed priest raises a multi-tiered brass lamp during evening aarti on the Varanasi riverfront.
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