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Photograph of a riverside ghat in Varanasi on the Ganges. Several dark wooden boats are moored along the muddy water with red and purple cloth canopies and a red pennant on one vessel. Behind them stone steps climb past temple spires and shrine towers, with a stacked pile of firewood beside the steps and a few people gathered on the embankment. A tall lamp post and a distant red steel bridge stand against hazy grey sky. No identifiable individuals are shown in close detail.

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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.2014-05-14A photograph of the Varanasi ghats along the Ganga river, showing stone steps and temple spires on the bank. Stacks of firewood lie on the riverbank and in wooden boats, with smoke rising near the ghat. Many small figures in light clothing move along the steps and waterfront, and a rower stands in a wooden boat in the foreground. Old multistorey buildings with blue awnings and a domed temple line the skyline. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13 +1 copiesHazy morning view of a riverside ghat on the Ganges at Varanasi. A woman in a maroon kurta with a white dupatta stands on a stone step at left beside a large pink-washed pillar, while a child in blue sits nearby. Several wooden boats are moored along the water, and a small rowboat drifts in the distance. Temple spires and multi-storey buildings line the bank, with a few people gathered on the steps and a red flag fluttering among the boats. A bridge spans the river on the far right under a pale sky.Photograph of the Varanasi riverfront on the Ganges as seen from a boat. Tall stone ghats rise along the water with ornate temple spires and domed shrine towers, including a pink-and-gold domed temple. Stacks of firewood are piled along the banks near the cremation area, and several small wooden boats are tied at the left edge. A few people bathe on the steps at the right, while others stand and walk along the ghats. A tall metal pole and clear blue sky frame the scene, with the water reflecting warm light.2006-01-06October 02 20152015-10-02A photograph of the Manikarnika Ghat riverfront in Varanasi on the Ganges. Several wooden boats with red and blue trim are moored at the water's edge, with a stone staircase rising beside them. Terracotta-coloured temple spires and shrines stand on the ghat, flanked by weathered multi-storey buildings with balconies and arched windows. A few small figures sit or move near the boats and steps, with a red-and-white canopy and cloth hangings visible on the upper terrace. Hazy morning sky above the old city.2014-05-14Photograph of the Varanasi riverfront taken from the Ganges, with murky brown water in the foreground. Stone ghats and steps rise to a dense row of old buildings, temple spires and domed shrines. Small wooden boats are tied along the bank and piles of firewood are stacked on the steps near smoke rising from the cremation area. A few people bathe and walk on the steps, and a couple of figures sit in the boats. No a person candidate is visible.2006-01-06A photograph of a riverside ghat in Varanasi viewed from the water. Stacks of cut firewood are piled high on the stone steps and terraces, and more logs lie in dark wooden boats moored along the bank. A small white shrine with barred windows stands on the left among older multi-storey stone buildings. A few people walk along the steps, and a figure in a purple sari stands at the right edge beside a boat. A small orange boat sits at lower left on the river.May 14 20142014-05-14October 02 20152015-10-02Photograph of the Varanasi riverfront seen from the Ganges, with rows of old stone ghats, multi-storey buildings and temple spires with domed and shikhara-style towers rising above the steps. Several small boats are moored at the water's edge, including a yellow boat and a red boat in the foreground, with a few people seated in the boats. Smoke rises from the steps near the burning ghats. A wooden oar is visible at the bottom of the frame. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2015-10-02