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A riverside ghat scene on the Ganges at Varanasi with hazy sky and smoke rising from cremation pyres along the steps. Ornate temple spires, domes and a clock tower rise behind the stone steps. In the foreground, a man in white kurta holds an orange umbrella and wears an orange scarf, beside a woman with long dark hair, a white forehead band, an orange garment and a leopard-print top. A man in a light blue shirt and glasses is at lower right. Several people and boats are scattered along the water's edge.

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A photograph of the Manikarnika ghat on the Ganges at Varanasi, seen from a boat in the foreground. Two people in the lower left are seen from behind: a man in white with an orange cloth over his shoulder, and a woman in a leopard-print top, looking toward the shore. On the ghat, smoke rises from cremation fires among piles of firewood, with a crowd of people gathered on the steps. Ornate temple spires and multi-storey buildings line the riverfront, and wooden boats rest at the water's edge.A photograph taken from a boat on a river at a riverside ghat in Varanasi. In the left foreground, a man with long dark hair and a white forehead band sits wearing a leopard-print shawl over an orange saffron robe, with a rudraksha mala draped across his chest, his head bowed. An orange umbrella is partly visible at the top left. Behind the river, multi-tiered stone ghats, temple spires and stacks of firewood line the bank, and crowds of people stand and sit along the steps. Smoke rises from the cremation area at left, and several small boats rest on the brown water.A photograph taken from a boat on a river ghat with stone temples and crowded steps behind. On the right, a bare-chested man with long dark hair tied back smiles, wearing a saffron-orange shawl and a dark rudraksha-style bead mala around his neck. A wooden pole and dark cloth canopy frame the left edge. Many people in white and light clothing stand along the steps and shoreline, and smoke rises from cremation fires near the water. The scene suggests a riverside ghat with a cremation area. Swamiji (probable) is visible in the foreground with long hair, orange shawl and bead mala.2014-04-04Photograph of a riverside ghat scene on the Ganges at Varanasi with crowded stone steps, cremation fires burning on the banks, and old multi-storey buildings and temple spires behind. In the foreground, a group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees sit on the ghat beside the water, some with shaved heads and orange shawls, while women in orange saris play long brass horns. A woman in a white sari on the left holds a silver ceremonial staff with an ornate mace-like top and marigold garlands. A man in white raises a camera toward the group, and several orange-and-gold ritual banners hang on poles near the front. A wooden boat sits on the water to the right. Garlands of orange and yellow marigolds lie across the mats. Several sannyasis in saffron and devotees in white are visible among the crowd of dozens of people.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13Photo taken from a boat on the Ganges at Varanasi, looking toward the crowded riverside ghats with many people gathered on steps and near burning funeral pyres sending up smoke. In the foreground at right, a smiling person with long dark hair and a garland of orange and yellow marigolds and red flowers sits near the boat's edge, wearing a dark top and gold earring. Below, several people in orange and white robes sit along the boat's side, some leaning over the water. A red umbrella with tassels and a silver pole frame the upper left. Old multi-storey buildings, temple spires and a clock tower rise behind the ghats.2013-02-13A photograph taken from a boat on the Ganga at Varanasi, with a red umbrella fringed with tassels at the upper left. In the right foreground a smiling person with short dark hair, gold earrings and a garland of orange, yellow and white flowers looks off to the side. Seated in the lower foreground, several devotees wear orange and saffron garments; one woman in white and orange holds the boat's edge. Behind them, along the riverbank ghats, crowds stand and sit among stone steps, smoke rises from cremation fires, and temple spires and multistorey buildings rise above. A small wooden boat sits at the left water's edge. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2013-02-13May 14 20142014-05-14February 13 20132013-02-13Photograph taken from a boat on the Ganges at Varanasi, looking toward the riverside ghats. In the foreground at right, a person with dark hair, wearing a garland of white, yellow, orange and red flowers and bangles, raises a small hand drum. On the left a red and white canopy pole and a rope are visible on the boat. Along the stone steps, a large crowd gathers near smoke rising from several cremation fires, with cattle on the ghat. Multi-tiered stone buildings, a clock tower and domed temple spires line the bank under a hazy sky.2013-02-13A view of the Ganges riverfront ghats at Varanasi, with a wooden boat in the foreground on brown water. Along the steps, a crowd of men in white clothing gathers near smoking funeral pyres and stacked wood. Behind them are old multi-storey buildings, a domed temple under bamboo scaffolding, a clock tower and spired shrines. A red and white pole with a flag fragment is visible at upper right. No person can be identified as a person in this scene.2014-04-04