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Photograph of the Varanasi ghats along the Ganges river, taken from the water in bright daylight. Stone steps lead up from the river past multicolored cloth canopies and banners in red, yellow and pink. Crowds of people stand and bathe along the steps and riverbank, and several wooden boats are moored at the water's edge. A tall red-topped shrine rises above the old multistorey buildings, and a yellow sign reads Gavhat (ghat sign). Bare trees and pale buildings frame the scene under a clear sky.

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Photograph of the Varanasi riverfront ghats on the Ganges under a clear blue sky. Stone steps lead down to the river, lined with many people bathing, wading and standing in the shallows, with several wooden rowing boats moored at the water's edge. A tall red shrine spire rises above a sandstone platform labelled Gaighat, with pink, orange and yellow cloths hung along the steps. Older multi-storey buildings with flat roofs and a large leafy tree line the bank. The people are mostly ordinary bathers and visitors in varied everyday and devotional clothing, with no visible a person present.2006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06A 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.2006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06A photograph of the Varanasi riverfront with the Ganges in the foreground, where several white and blue passenger boats are moored along the steps. Crowds of people and rows of umbrellas line the ghats below multi-storey stone buildings, temple spires and a tall pink shikhara-style temple on the right, its sign reading Prayag Ghat. Yellow flags flutter from rooftops and balconies under a clear pale sky, with a large tree behind the buildings. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06Photograph of the Varanasi riverfront taken from the Ganges under a pale blue sky with thin wispy clouds. Stone ghats step down to the water, lined with pale multi-storey buildings, a red-topped shrine at the right edge, and a few tree canopies. Small wooden boats are moored along the bank, and scattered figures are visible on the steps and promenade. Dark rippling river water fills the foreground. A blue bird logo sits in the upper left corner and a copyright line is printed in the lower right.2006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06