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A photograph of Varanasi's riverside ghats seen from the Ganga. In the foreground a red wooden rowboat with Airtel advertising on its side carries a boatman in blue rowing, and another boatman sits at the bow. Behind them, multi-storey stone buildings with balconies and a clock tower line the steps, and a tall red-domed shrine with small spires rises at the centre. Stacked firewood, orange and yellow cloth awnings, and people on the steps and terraces appear along the waterfront under a hazy sky. Small groups of figures are visible along the ghat steps.