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A busy riverfront ghat in Varanasi with a cremation ground in view. Crowds of people in white and cream clothing and some in orange, pink and maroon garments gather on stone steps near a small fire burning on the ground. Stacks of firewood are piled against a wall on the right, and smoke rises from several points across the scene. Tall temple spires and multi-storey stone buildings line the background above the ghat. In the foreground, moored wooden boats and a rope railing frame the scene, and a few saffron and dark flags are planted on a rooftop platform beside a tarpaulin canopy.

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A wide photograph of the Manikarnika ghat cremation area on the Ganges in Varanasi, with smoke rising from several funeral pyres. Stacked firewood piles sit on a stone platform, and a crowd of men in white and light clothing gathers around the burning pyres and the riverside steps. Multitiered temple spires and old stone buildings line the bank behind, with a yellow canopy and red flags visible above. Several figures sit on the lower steps near orange-wrapped bundles. Wooden poles and a few small boats occupy the foreground along the water's edge.A crowded riverside ghat in Varanasi with many people standing and walking along wooden railings and stone steps, some in white clothing. Tall stacks of firewood are piled on a platform and smoke rises from a cremation area on the left. Wooden boats are moored at the water's edge in the foreground, and a cow stands among the people near the centre. Ornate temple spires and multi-storey buildings rise in the background under a hazy sky.A photograph taken from the river of a crowded riverside ghat in Varanasi. Smoke rises in thick white plumes from a cremation area along the bank, where a few figures stand near stacked firewood and a moored wooden boat. Multi-storey stone buildings with laundry hanging from balconies rise behind, and an orange-and-yellow canopy with flags stands on the right beside tall bamboo poles. Several people in light clothing sit or stand on the steps and platforms near the water, while brown river water fills the foreground.Riverside ghat scene at Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi with the Ganga in the foreground, several wooden boats moored at the steps, and stacked firewood piled along the bank. Ornate temple spires with curved shikhara towers rise on the right and left, and a dense cluster of older multi-storey buildings stands behind the ghat. Roughly a couple dozen people in white clothes are scattered across the stone steps and platforms, some standing in groups and others seated near the water, and a small fire burns at the left edge near the pyres. A yellow canopy hangs over a lower platform. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this view.2014-05-14February 13 20132013-02-13 +1 copiesMay 14 20142014-05-14A busy riverside cremation ghat in Varanasi with a crowd of many people gathered on stone steps and platforms. Stacked firewood piles stand in the centre, and smoke rises from a pyre at left. Several men in white dhotis and cloth wraps walk among the crowd, and a black water buffalo stands near the right-hand steps. Ornate temple spires with red and white carved shikhara towers rise above the ghat, with saffron-coloured flags on tall poles at right. Bamboo railings, a blue-and-white tarpaulin canopy and scattered debris fill the foreground.May 14 20142014-05-14A riverside ghat scene at Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi, with smoky cremation pyres burning along the stone steps beside the Ganges. Crowds of people in white clothing and orange-red shawls sit on a white boat in the foreground, many wearing red or orange wraps around their shoulders, while others sit on the steps above. Multi-tiered temple spires and old buildings rise behind the ghat, and a ceremonial umbrella is visible at right. The photo is credited to the KAILASA archive with a source line2014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14Elevated view of Manikarnika Ghat on the Ganges at Varanasi in hazy daylight. Several boats are moored along the water and wooden pyres are burning on the left bank beside stacked firewood. Dozens of small figures in white and other clothing move along the stone steps and pathway, with a cow resting near the centre. Blue-tarpaulin awnings shelter stalls, a pink tower stands behind the water, and tall old brick buildings line the right side of the ghat.2014-05-14