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Wide photograph of the Ganges river at Varanasi under a pale hazy sky. Along the far bank stand multi-storey buildings, pastel walls and stone ghats with steps leading down to the water, and a small golden temple spire near the right. In the foreground an orange boat with a painted Hindi sign carries a group of around a dozen people seated along its sides, wearing colourful clothing. Several small boats are moored or drifting along the shore. No a person candidate is visible.

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January 09 20062006-01-09January 09 20062006-01-09October 02 20152015-10-02Wide photograph of the Ganga river at Varanasi taken from a boat on the water, with a hazy pale sky overhead. Along the far bank stand weathered stone ghats and multi-storey buildings, with two white pillared gateway towers with pink trim rising near the water. Small wooden boats with red and orange hulls float on the calm, rippling river, and reflections of the buildings shimmer on the surface. No people are visible in the scene.2015-10-02January 06 20062006-01-06Photograph taken from the river of the Varanasi ghats along the Ganges on a hazy morning. Colourful multi-storey buildings in pink, cream and white line the riverfront, with orange and red flags flying from rooftops and balconies. Moored wooden boats with blue and white hulls sit at the water's edge beside stepped stone embankments, and a few distant boats move on the calm, brownish water. No people are visible.2006-01-09January 09 20062006-01-09Hazy morning view of the Ganges riverfront at Varanasi, seen from a boat on the calm grey-green water. A row of old multi-storied buildings in pink, cream, ochre and white lines the ghats, with trees between them and a tall pink tower near the centre. Several small wooden boats with a few people sit on the river to the right and near the bank at left, and a small orange floating offering or flower sits on the water. The sky is pale blue and misty, and a purple dove-shaped logo appears in the top-left corner.2006-01-09A wooden rowing boat carries several people across the Ganges at Varanasi in hazy early light. Two people in orange clothing sit in the boat, one in a white dhoti beside a wooden box, while a standing figure in orange holds a camera and another person in orange sits near the bow. A row of riverside buildings, ghats with stone steps and small temple spires lines the far bank under a pale sky.2006-01-07A hazy early-morning view across the Ganges river at Varanasi. Calm, grey-brown water in the foreground shows gentle ripples and floating debris. Along the far bank, stepped ghats and old stone buildings rise, including two tall cylindrical pink-and-white towers near the water. Several small wooden boats are moored or drifting on the river. No people are visible.2015-10-02January 09 20062006-01-09October 02 20152015-10-02