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Open-air cremation ghat on a riverbank with two wood pyres burning brightly; bundles of bamboo and split logs lie in the foreground among scattered cloth, plastic, marigold petals and debris. Several onlookers in white and light clothing stand behind a low railing at the top left, with a small folded blue cloth on the ground.

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May 14 20142014-05-14Two cremation pyres burn on a dusty riverbank with large flames rising from stacked logs. A stray dog walks near the left pyre, and red cloth scraps lie on the ground beside brick steps. No people are visible in the scene. The setting appears to be a ghat at the river edge.2013-02-13May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14A photograph of a riverside cremation ghat with a large wood fire burning in the foreground. Several men stand and crouch around the pyre, tending logs and a wrapped body. One man in an orange-and-cream vest and dark trousers bends over the flames, another in a striped shirt leans in beside him, and a bare-chested man with a pink cloth over his shoulder stands at the left edge. A man in a brown waistcoat and white shawl gestures at right, and a bright yellow-and-orange cloth lies on the ground at right. Stacked logs and a bundle of green stalks sit at the bottom right. No a person candidate is visible, and the scene shows people attending the cremation rather than an ashram or ritual event.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13May 14 20142014-05-14February 13 20132013-02-13A crowded riverside ghat in Varanasi with many people standing and walking along wooden railings and stone steps, some in white clothing. Tall stacks of firewood are piled on a platform and smoke rises from a cremation area on the left. Wooden boats are moored at the water's edge in the foreground, and a cow stands among the people near the centre. Ornate temple spires and multi-storey buildings rise in the background under a hazy sky.February 13 20132013-02-13A photograph of a riverside cremation ghat in Varanasi with thick smoke drifting over the water. A crowd of about thirty men in white dhotis, white head cloths and checked or pink shirts stands on the muddy bank around bodies wrapped in orange and marigold-covered cloth. A funeral pyre burns at right on a heap of logs, and a black dog and a brown dog wander nearby. A red boat is tied at the top left with several people seated on its deck.2014-05-14