Photograph of a riverside ghat along the Ganga in Varanasi with stone steps and wooden boats moored at the bank. A white seagull with spread wings flies over the steps. Many people are visible on the steps and promenade, many in colourful saris in pink, orange, teal and yellow, and others in everyday clothes walking along the wall. A seated figure in orange robes sits on a white platform at left. - Nithyanandapedia

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Photograph of a riverside ghat along the Ganga in Varanasi with stone steps and wooden boats moored at the bank. A white seagull with spread wings flies over the steps. Many people are visible on the steps and promenade, many in colourful saris in pink, orange, teal and yellow, and others in everyday clothes walking along the wall. A seated figure in orange robes sits on a white platform at left.

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