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Hazy morning view of the Varanasi ghats along the Ganga river. In the foreground, a weathered orange wooden boat with the word "HERO" painted on its side is moored at the water's edge. A man bathes waist-deep in the river. On the steps to the right, several people in white and orange clothing gather, some standing and some bathing. A pink domed building with balconies stands on the right, with a crowd of people along its upper terrace. Temple spires and old stone buildings line the shore in the background, with more crowds gathered near the water.

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October 02 20152015-10-02A wide daytime view of the Ganga ghats in Varanasi under a hazy pale sky. Several weathered wooden boats with red and white hulls, one marked with the word HARI, are moored at the riverbank in the foreground on calm brownish water. Crowds of people gather on the stone steps and terraces of the ghat, with colourful umbrellas open along the shore. Old multi-storey buildings, a red-spired temple and a pink-washed riverside building with balconies line the bank. Several people stand on the pink building's upper terrace looking toward the river. No identifiable individual is shown in the foreground.2015-10-02October 02 20152015-10-02A hazy daytime view of the Ganga ghats at Varanasi. A tall white and pink cylindrical tower with a red-railed balcony stands at left beside stone steps. Several small blue wooden boats are moored along the water, one with the lettering Shiva visible on its side. Along the riverfront, numerous people stand and bathe on the steps, and more sit in rowed wooden boats on the river. Temple spires and multi-storey old stone buildings rise behind the ghats under a pale sky. Photo credits are watermarked across the lower right.2015-10-02October 02 20152015-10-02A riverside view of a Varanasi ghat on the Ganges. Several wooden boats are moored along the muddy brown water in the foreground. Behind them, a crowd of people and many colourful umbrellas crowd the stone steps. Pink and red multi-storey buildings line the bank, with a red-spired shrine at left. On the right, a pink tower-like structure with painted murals of deities stands above a stone stairway and pier. A few small figures walk along the steps. No one is identifiable as a person in this scene.January 06 20062006-01-06Wide view of a crowded riverside ghat in Varanasi at golden hour, with many people gathered on the stone steps under a forest of colourful open umbrellas. Several wooden boats are moored along the water's edge, some painted red and white, with passengers seated in them. Behind the steps stand old multi-storey buildings, a small red-pink temple spire on the left, and two cylindrical pink-and-white towers on the right. The calm brown river reflects the warm sky and buildings.2015-10-02A photograph of the Varanasi ghat on the Ganga river. In the foreground several blue and red wooden boats are moored along the water's edge. Behind them, stone steps climb to a riverside promenade crowded with people, many in colourful saris and white clothing, with rows of umbrellas shading the steps. A pink circular tower stands at right with large painted images on its walls. Multi-storied old buildings and a red spired temple line the distant bank under a hazy sky.2015-10-02October 02 20152015-10-02January 06 20062006-01-06A wide daytime view of the Ganga river at Varanasi ghats, with wooden and painted boats moored along the water and rowing across the foreground. Crowds gather on the stone steps and terraces above, many under colourful umbrellas. Pink and white ghat pavilions, a red temple spire at left, and weathered sandstone buildings line the riverbank under a pale sky. Several figures sit in a blue boat marked State Bank of India at lower right. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2015-10-02