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Elevated view of a riverside ghat in Varanasi beside a wide, pale river and sandbank. A long concrete terrace with stone benches runs along the water, with a row of people seated in white clothing on mats under a colonnade, many with shoes removed and placed on the floor nearby. Small pink-roofed shrines and a domed temple structure sit at the right, with a tree and orange flags visible. The scene appears to be a group sitting for a shared meal or gathering at the ghat. No identifiable individual is clearly shown in the foreground.

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October 03 20152015-10-03October 03 20152015-10-03Outdoor photograph at a river ghat in Varanasi with a large tan cloth canopy strung over a stone platform on the water. Several people sit cross-legged on the platform in white dhotis and white shirts, some with pink or red shawls over their shoulders, while others sit at the edge in yellow. Steps and a temple-style building with a green awning stand to the right, and boats float on the river in the background. The lower right corner shows a partly visible bald head and a person's shoulder at the water's edge.2015-10-02October 03 20152015-10-03October 03 20152015-10-03October 03 20152015-10-03A misty, pale grey river scene at a ghat, with calm water stretching across the frame. On the right, a red sandstone building with domed cupolas and a small balcony rises above the riverbank, next to a pink and white shrine spire. A low stone parapet and steps line the foreground, with a few small boats moored at the left edge. Only a couple of tiny figures are visible on the steps and bank, one person cycling along the lower left, and the pale haze obscures the far shore.2014-01-30A riverside ghat with stone steps above flowing water. A large group of devotees sits in rows on the steps, many in white clothes and others in orange and saffron robes, with a few women in pink and purple. In the centre, a low table holds a brown cloth, a small image, and lit oil lamps, with a golden umbrella behind. Standing figures in white and a woman in red stand at the edges. Concrete buildings and a tree line the bank behind them.2014-03-18Aerial photograph of a wide river ghat in Varanasi on the Ganges, with a broad stone-paved steps area and a row of moored wooden boats along the water's edge. Around a dozen people in white clothing walk and gather across the stone plaza, some on the steps near the bottom left. A tall floodlight pole stands at right beside a stepped descent to the river, and a sandbank stretches along the far shore under hazy skies. The scene shows routine ghat activity rather than any identifiable individual.2015-10-03January 30 20142014-01-30A photograph of a riverside ghat with sandy steps above a wide river, where a group gathers in a ritual setting. In the foreground, a figure with a red-and-gold turban and orange-red clothing sits on a small red rug holding a long metal trident, with a marigold garland around the neck. Nearby, several shaved-headed men in orange and maroon robes sit and stand on the steps, and a figure in an orange robe faces the group from behind. Seated devotees in white and red shawls, including women in saris, fill the middle of the steps. A photographer with a camera and a video camera stands on the right. Moored boats and a small red canopy sit on the water's edge in the background.2015-10-03Daytime view of the Varanasi riverfront across the Ganga, seen from the water under a pale blue sky with thin streaks of cloud. Tiered stone ghats descend to the river beside long low buildings, colonnades and tall cream and beige multi-storey structures, with older multi-storey houses climbing the bank to the right. A few small figures stand on the sandy shore at the foot of the ghats.2006-01-06