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Outdoor photograph of the Manikarnika Ghat cremation grounds in Varanasi on the Ganges. Several open cremation pyres burn at ground level, with wood stacks and smoke rising, and wrapped bundles lie near the flames. Men in white and light clothing stand and sit on steps and terraces, and a few cattle roam the dusty bank. Tall old multistorey buildings, shrines with spires and small stalls line the riverfront under a hazy sky. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this scene.

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May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14A photograph of Manikarnika Ghat on the Ganges in Varanasi at dusk. Several cremation pyres burn on the riverbank with smoke rising, surrounded by stacked firewood logs. Pink towers and old multi-storey buildings line the ghat. On the left, a boat carries a group of people dressed in white, and a few men in white sit on the stone steps near water bottles. A man in a white shirt stands tending a pyre on the right, and scattered marigold garlands lie on the sand. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14A wide photograph of the Manikarnika ghat cremation area on the Ganges in Varanasi, with smoke rising from several funeral pyres. Stacked firewood piles sit on a stone platform, and a crowd of men in white and light clothing gathers around the burning pyres and the riverside steps. Multitiered temple spires and old stone buildings line the bank behind, with a yellow canopy and red flags visible above. Several figures sit on the lower steps near orange-wrapped bundles. Wooden poles and a few small boats occupy the foreground along the water's edge.May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14February 13 20132013-02-13May 14 20142014-05-14A busy riverfront ghat in Varanasi with a cremation ground in view. Crowds of people in white and cream clothing and some in orange, pink and maroon garments gather on stone steps near a small fire burning on the ground. Stacks of firewood are piled against a wall on the right, and smoke rises from several points across the scene. Tall temple spires and multi-storey stone buildings line the background above the ghat. In the foreground, moored wooden boats and a rope railing frame the scene, and a few saffron and dark flags are planted on a rooftop platform beside a tarpaulin canopy.