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May 22 2014

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Photograph of a group walking down a stone ghat steps beside a wide, pale river in Varanasi, with a small boat carrying passengers on the water and a red and white cloth canopy at left. A man in white kurta and trousers walks at front, followed by several people in rust-orange and maroon robes with rudraksha malas and garlands, and women in white and cream saris. A bald-headed man in orange-maroon robes is prominent in the foreground. A few children and onlookers stand on the steps, and a concrete pillar with a yellow sticker is at right.2014-05-21A riverside ghat in Varanasi with a broad grey river on the left, moored wooden boats and a stone-paved embankment. Several men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas walk along the steps, one carrying a shoulder bag. A man in white kurta pauses near a wooden bench, and women in red and blue saris walk among the group. Pedestrians and a bicycle line the right-hand promenade under a hazy sky.2014-05-21February 13 20132013-02-13January 09 20062006-01-09Photograph of a procession descending a stone ghat staircase beside the Ganges in Varanasi, with multicolored temple spires and a yellow shikhara behind. A group of devotees in red-brown and orange robes walk down the steps, some wearing rudraksha malas; a barefoot figure in white stands near the front and a man in orange robe shields his face with a cloth. Two robed monks in saffron-orange dhotis carry a palanquin-like canopy with ornate fabric, while young men in shirts watch from the steps. Painted white signs with Hindi and English lettering line the wall above, and a stall of colorful garments hangs at right.2014-05-22January 30 20142014-01-30October 03 20152015-10-03January 09 20062006-01-09February 13 20132013-02-13October 27 20152015-10-27February 13 20132013-02-13Outdoor photo of a line of pilgrims walking up stone steps along a riverside ghat in Varanasi, beside a tall sandstone building with carved balconies and a signboard reading Digpatiya Ghat. Most walkers wear backpacks, jackets, and bright saris or salwar in red, blue, orange and white. Bathers and a few figures stand on the dry riverbank to the left under a hazy sky, with older multi-storey buildings lining the ghat further along. A date stamp in the lower right reads 8 1 2006.2006-01-09