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Prayer by the River
Varanasi, India · 2014
A solitary woman in orange stands in prayer on the stone ghats of Varanasi, surrounded by a broad field of quiet space.
Photography by Brian Silver
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A Quiet Interval
The Varanasi riverfront is often photographed at moments of ceremony and concentrated activity. This frame works differently: the small human figure and the surrounding stone create a quieter sense of scale.
The archive records the visible act of prayer without assigning an identity, religious role or personal intention that the photograph does not establish.
Archive record
Brian Silver Documentary Archive
India Documentary Archive → Varanasi → 2014
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A woman wearing orange stands in a prayerful posture on the stone riverfront steps of Varanasi. The vertical composition retains extensive surrounding space and the environmental context of the ghats.
Identification
- Archive ID
- V-2014-641
- Creator
- Brian Silver
- Collection
- Varanasi 2014
- Place and year
- Varanasi, India · 2014
Technical
- Medium
- Digital photograph
- Camera
- Nikon D90
Evidence status
- Photographer
- Brian Silver(verified)
- Collection
- Varanasi 2014(verified)
- City
- Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India(verified)
- Visible activity
- Prayer(visual)
Subjects
- Varanasi
- India
- Ghats
- Prayer
- Riverfront
- Woman
- Contemplation
- Documentary photography
Provenance
- Original documentary source retained in the archive.
- Controlled website presentation derivative maintained separately from the documentary source.
Image preparation
Approved website adjustments are restrained and source-preserving. No crop, object removal, reconstruction or compositional change is recorded.
Verification still open
- Exact ghat/site
- Exact capture date and EXIF
- Any verified photographer recollection
Research & institutional access
Brian Silver Documentary Archive
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Citation
Silver, Brian. Prayer by the River. 2014. V-2014-641. Brian Silver Documentary Archive, Varanasi 2014.
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© Brian Silver. Publication, exhibition, educational, documentary and other reproduction uses require intended-use review.
High-resolution status: Available by request and intended-use review.