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Outdoor photograph of a busy riverside ghat along a wide river under hazy pale sky. Many people walk on sandy ground in front of a weathered sandstone wall with overgrown greenery on top. A man in a dark jacket in the foreground looks toward the camera, with others in shawls, saris and bags nearby. Moored boats line the water's edge at left, and a yellow advertising board for painting and polishing services is mounted on the wall at right. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

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January 08 20062006-01-08January 08 20062006-01-08January 08 20062006-01-08 +1 copiesJanuary 09 20062006-01-09 +1 copiesJanuary 09 20062006-01-09January 09 20062006-01-09A hazy riverside scene on a sandy embankment beside a wide river, with many moored wooden boats and small vessels on the water and long oars or poles stacked upright along the bank. A man in dark clothing stands beside a parked bicycle in the foreground. Further along the shore several people walk or stand near the boats, one woman in a pink or blue sari sits on the sand, and a bundle of colourful plastic sacks sits at left. No identifiable a person appears in the frame.2006-01-09Outdoor photo on the steps and riverbank of a ghat beside a wide river in Varanasi, under hazy morning light. A large crowd of devotees sits in rows on the stone steps, many in white clothes, with some in orange and in colourful saris and kurtas. In the foreground a man in a khaki sun hat and white shirt sits near a woman in a dark top. Along the shore, several standing people in casual and traditional clothing look toward the water, and small boats rest on the sand. Old multi-storey buildings line the far bank. A timestamp reads 2006 with a copyright overlay.2006-01-09Wide photograph of the Ganges river at a Kumbh Mela bathing area in Allahabad. A wooden rowing boat with a boatman holding a long oar sits in the foreground on grey-green water, with white seagulls on the water and in flight. On the left, a sandy bank has small figures and tall bamboo poles with orange and yellow flags. On the right, stone ghat steps are crowded with bathers, pilgrims and boats, and a covered boat with a cloth canopy is visible. Above, dense green trees cover a high sandstone bluff with a weathered stone wall. Yellow hoardings read kiosks, banners, hoarding, wall painting, vinyl and glowsign. Hazy winter sky.A wide dusty open lot beside a river under hazy winter sky, with several parked buses and a yellow auto-rickshaw. Scattered pedestrians walk across the sand and cyclists ride past, and a few people sit or lie on colourful cloths and mats spread on the ground near the buses. Boats float on the river in the distance, and overhead power lines run across the frame.2006-01-09A street photograph in Varanasi taken in daylight, showing a group of people walking along a paved road beside a tall weathered sandstone wall with niches. Several people walk in a line: a man in a light jacket and dark trousers in front, a figure in a saffron-orange shirt and white dhoti, a woman in an orange sari with a white cloth bag, and a man in a white kurta and dark bag behind. Another person in pink walks at the far left. Green trees and a grassy strip line the road, and painted advertising boards in Hindi script hang on the wall.2006-01-09January 08 20062006-01-08