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January 19 20142014-01-19January 19 20142014-01-19A wide photograph of a river bank town seen from the water. The murky grey-brown Ganga flows in the foreground, with a stone ghat and riverside buildings in cream, white and ochre. A tall orange-and-yellow temple spire rises on the left beside whitewashed houses. Wooded green hills rise behind the town under a hazy sky. A red and white signboard is set into a building on the right. No people are visible in the scene.2010-09-24March 19 20142014-03-19January 19 20142014-01-19Outdoor photo at a riverside ghat with crowds gathered on steps and the riverbank. In the foreground, a large ceremonial umbrella with a gold fringed canopy, red and green trim and a gold finial is held upright on a pole by a woman in an orange-red sari with a bindi. Beside her, a man in a red-orange turban and beaded necklaces smiles at the camera. Behind them, small white and red temple shrines with spires line the steps, and devotees sit and stand along the water's edge. A stone pavilion stands in the river, with a bridge and more crowds in the distance.2014-03-20January 06 20062006-01-06Photograph of the Varanasi riverfront ghats along the Ganges, seen from the water. Tall sandstone temple spires with curved shikhara towers rise above a row of old multi-storey buildings and steps. A wooden boat with a yellow tarpaulin sits at the water's edge, and small groups of people are scattered on the steps and bathing area. Yellow and white canopies shade the ghat, and laundry hangs from bamboo poles. A red flag flies from a rooftop among trees under a clear blue sky. No a person is visible in the scene.2006-01-06A photograph of the Gangotri temple complex in the Himalayas, with a red-spired shrine and a white domed structure on a stepped riverside ghat above fast-flowing grey-white water. Blue-doored yellow buildings with corrugated metal roofs and stone retaining walls climb the steep hillside behind. Several people walk, sit and stand on the stone steps, including a woman in orange sitting at the lower left and figures in saffron, blue and white garments. Pine trees rise on the right, and a purple bird logo appears at the upper left.Photograph of the riverside ghats at Gangotri on the Ganga, with a white multi-domed temple and a green-roofed building above a yellow ghat wall. Many people in saris, dhotis and salwar kameez walk and gather on stone steps leading down to the fast, muddy river. A white arched pavilion stands at right, and red flags fly among the buildings on the steep hillside. Pilgrims appear to be bathing and performing ablutions at the water's edge. No individual can be identified as a person from the image itself.2006-05-27A wide photograph of a riverside ghat town in Rishikesh, viewed across a broad, fast-flowing grey-brown river. Pink and white temple spires with red and white striped tops stand along the bank, beside a tall clock tower with a dome and a multi-storey pink building. Wooded green hills rise behind the town. A dark-haired woman in an orange and white sari stands at the lower left edge of the water. Large letters on the ghat facade read Parmarth.2008-06-28Photograph taken from the river of a riverside ghat complex in Rishikesh. Pink and white temple shikhara spires, a pink clock tower with two clock faces, and a white stone carving of horses with a chariot stand above steps leading down to the grey-brown river. A yellow inflatable raft carrying a few people drifts in the foreground on the water. Dense green forested hills rise behind the buildings and trees.2008-06-28