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A photograph taken from a boat on a wide, muddy-brown river, showing the stone ghats and riverside buildings of a historic city. Terraced stone steps lead down to the water, with multi-storey buildings, a domed tower and a white structure above. Several small boats sit near the bank and a few people stand on the steps. In the foreground, three men sit in the boat: one in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style mala and a red tilak on his forehead, one in a yellow checked shirt with a shoulder bag, and a partially visible man with dark hair at the bottom edge.

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Photograph taken from a boat on a brown river looking toward the ghats of Varanasi. Terraced stone steps lead down to the water, lined with old multi-storey buildings in faded ochre, white and pastel tones, with a domed red-sandstone structure and a spired temple on the right. Two small wooden boats are moored near the steps and a few figures stand on the ghat. In the foreground, four men sit along the boat's edge: a man in a white kurta with a red-orange tilak on his forehead and a mala at left, a balding man in a white shirt at centre, and two men at right, one in an olive shirt with a red-orange shoulder bag and a tilak, the other in a white shirt with a dark mala. No one in the image appears to be a person candidate.Photograph taken from a boat on the Ganges river at Varanasi, looking toward the ghats lined with old multi-storey buildings, temple spires and shikhara domes. Several boats are moored along the waterfront and small groups of people sit in the foreground boats. In the lower right, a man with a shaved head wears a white kurta and sits beside a woman in a red-and-maroon sari, while another man in white with an orange shawl sits at the edge; a man in white with a rudraksha mala-style red cord sits in the lower left foreground. Hazy sky above and muddy brown water below.Photograph of the Varanasi riverfront across the Ganges, showing tiered stone ghats climbing to dense multi-storey buildings in faded red, tan and white. Two wooden boats sit at the water's edge near a small domed shrine. In the foreground, two men are partly visible at the bottom of the frame; the man at right, in a yellow checked shirt with a tilak-marked forehead, is the only one fully shown. Small figures are scattered on the steps and some people bathe in the water. Signs on the buildings include a shop board reading Benarasi Silk Factory.A river view of Varanasi's ghats from the Ganga, with calm brownish water in the foreground. Stone steps climb a riverbank lined with tall multi-storey buildings in white, pink, and red-brick, with a few domes and spires on the skyline under a pale hazy sky. Several wooden boats are moored along the sandy shore, and a few small figures stand near the water's edge. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2006-01-06A photograph of the Varanasi riverfront taken from the Ganges, showing tiered stone ghats climbing up to a dense row of multi-storey buildings in faded ochre, cream and green. On the left, a few small figures walk along the lower steps near a boat and a pale yellow signboard. At right, a domed mosque-like structure with minarets rises above the buildings. Brown river water fills the foreground, and in the bottom corner the heads of several people are partially visible, one with a red tika mark on the forehead. Birds fly in the pale sky.January 06 20062006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06October 02 20152015-10-02October 02 20152015-10-02Photograph of the Varanasi riverfront taken from the Ganges, with several small wooden boats on the water. Passengers sit in a blue-and-white boat in the foreground, with a few figures in light clothing. Behind them stone ghats climb toward multi-storey buildings, a red-domed temple shrine, and spired temple towers under a hazy sky. Smoke rises near the steps and a yellow cloth hangs from a balcony. A lamp post stands on the right. The scene shows the Varanasi ghat area on the Ganga.2015-10-02A photograph taken from the river of the Varanasi ghats along the Ganges. Water fills the foreground with small ripples. Along the riverbank stand multi-storey buildings in white, cream and brown, with stone steps descending to the water. A boat is moored at the bank, and a large domed structure with spires and arches rises at centre. The sky is pale blue and hazy. No people are clearly visible, and no a person candidate appears in the frame.2006-01-07Photograph of the Varanasi ghats along the Ganga river at golden hour, with a line of wooden rowing boats on the water in the foreground. Several people sit in the boats, mostly in light and dark clothing, some with bags. Crumbling multi-storey buildings, a red-domed temple shrine and spired temples rise along the stone steps of the ghat behind them. The water is rippled and reflects the warm light.2015-10-02