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A daytime photograph of a crowded ghat on the Ganga river in Varanasi. Several moored wooden boats with blue and red hulls sit in the foreground on the brown water. Dozens of people climb and descend stone steps, many in bright saffron, orange and pink clothing, while others bathe at the water's edge. A pink and white stepped tower with painted panels stands on a raised platform, with a tall ochre stone building with balconies on the right and trees behind. No single identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.

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October 02 20152015-10-02A photograph of the Varanasi ghat on the Ganga river. In the foreground several blue and red wooden boats are moored along the water's edge. Behind them, stone steps climb to a riverside promenade crowded with people, many in colourful saris and white clothing, with rows of umbrellas shading the steps. A pink circular tower stands at right with large painted images on its walls. Multi-storied old buildings and a red spired temple line the distant bank under a hazy sky.2015-10-02January 06 20062006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06October 02 20152015-10-02January 06 20062006-01-06October 02 20152015-10-02October 02 20152015-10-02A busy riverside ghat along the Ganga in Varanasi on a hazy morning. Rows of wooden and painted boats line the water at left. Crowds of people walk and sit on stone steps beneath many open umbrellas in pink, orange, yellow and green. A man in a blue shirt sits on a stone platform, and a figure in orange robes stands near laid-out saffron and patterned cloths drying on the ledge. Temple spires with red and white shikhara towers rise behind the tiered buildings on the right, and a vendor stall stands at the centre.2015-10-02Wide view of a crowded riverside ghat in Varanasi at golden hour, with many people gathered on the stone steps under a forest of colourful open umbrellas. Several wooden boats are moored along the water's edge, some painted red and white, with passengers seated in them. Behind the steps stand old multi-storey buildings, a small red-pink temple spire on the left, and two cylindrical pink-and-white towers on the right. The calm brown river reflects the warm sky and buildings.2015-10-02A photograph of a riverside ghat in Varanasi viewed from the water. Stone steps lead up from the Ganga past multi-storey buildings and a yellow temple with a red shikhara spire, next to a large leafy tree. Many people are scattered across the steps and waterfront, some bathing and walking, with coloured cloths drying and hanging. Several wooden boats are moored along the bank, including one painted with the name Amar Ujala and another with a red and yellow hull. The sky is pale blue. No identifiable a person is visible; the scene shows ordinary riverside activity.2006-01-06Morning view of a stone ghat on the Ganga river in Varanasi, with weathered sandstone steps leading down to brown water. Several small wooden boats with blue and white paint are moored at the bottom of the steps. On the left, a few men stand or bathe in the shallow water, one wearing a white dhoti and another in pink shorts, and a pink cloth hangs over a railing. Multi-storey buildings with balconies, a domed chhatri and a tall cylindrical pink tower rise behind the ghat, and a few figures walk on the steps under a clear pale sky.2015-10-02