A hazy river scene. A boatman in a red top stands at the oar of a light blue boat at right, and a few small figures sit in a dark boat on the left. Sparkling sunlight reflects on the water. Watermarked archive photograph of boats on the river with no visible ceremony or a person. - Nithyanandapedia

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A hazy river scene. A boatman in a red top stands at the oar of a light blue boat at right, and a few small figures sit in a dark boat on the left. Sparkling sunlight reflects on the water. Watermarked archive photograph of boats on the river with no visible ceremony or a person.

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A hazy morning view over a wide river with many small wooden boats moored at the right bank in the foreground, some painted red, blue and purple. A small group of people sits in a boat on the left, and a few figures stand near the moored boats at the lower right. Distant riverside buildings and steps line the far bank under pale, misty sky. The scene resembles the Ganga ghats at Varanasi.

A hazy morning view over a wide river with small wooden boats moored in the foreground. Several red and blue boats float near the right side, some with a small flag, while two people in orange and dark clothing sit in one boat at the bottom right. A smaller boat with several seated passengers drifts on the left. The far bank shows a line of buildings and steps under a pale sky. No a person is visible and no ritual activity is shown.

Hazy morning view of the Ganges at Varanasi with many small wooden boats moored along the water. In the foreground, a long flat-topped wooden boat with a blue canopy frame sits at a ghat, and a man in light clothing stands at its bow holding a long bamboo pole. Further out, two people sit in a small blue boat, and several people bathe or stand in the shallow water near the boats. Distant riverfront buildings fade into the mist.

Hazy morning view over the Ganga river at Varanasi, with a row of colourful wooden boats moored at the ghat. A rowing boat with two people crosses the water in the middle distance. On the left, a fisherman in light clothing stands on a bamboo-framed wooden boat, casting a long fishing rod. Several people sit in boats on the right, and a man stands waist-deep in the river near the edge. Distant ghat buildings appear faintly along the far shore under a pale sky.

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Wide view of the Ganges river at Varanasi on a hazy morning, with dozens of wooden rowing boats moored in shallow water and more boats scattered across the river in the distance. In the foreground on the left, a few people wade and bathe in the water near the boats. A woman in a teal headscarf and red garment stands on the right beside a moored boat, and another woman in a blue garment and red shawl stands on the stone steps at the bottom edge. A small flag flies from a boat at right. No a person candidate is visible.

Hazy wide view of a broad river, the Ganga at Varanasi, with pale grey water in the foreground. Along the distant sandy far bank, several wooden boats are moored in a row, and a few small boats with seated passengers drift on the water. Small figures stand and move along the riverbank among the boats, under a misty grey sky. A thin wooden stake or pole rises at the bottom edge.

A photograph taken from under a dark thatched or wooden canopy with a torn cloth flap, looking out over a wide, hazy river. Several wooden rowing boats and a few larger covered boats float on the water. A few people sit in the boats, including a group of about five in a red-trimmed boat in the centre and a rower in a boat at right. A small red flag flies from one boat at left. The pale, misty sky and distant shoreline suggest early morning on the Ganges at Varanasi.

A hazy morning view over the Ganges river at Varanasi. In the foreground a yellow wooden boat with a lidded box sits moored, its hull lettered in blue Devanagari script. Further out, small rowing boats drift on the calm brown water, and a few distant people row. On the right, a red-and-white clad rower sits in a small wooden boat beside larger moored boats, with a row of riverside buildings and ghats along the far bank under a pale sky.

Wide hazy view of the Ganga river at Varanasi at dawn or dusk, with a pale sky and a distant tree-lined far bank. Several wooden rowing boats float on the grey water, with a few small boats and a rower in the upper right. In the lower foreground, figures stand at a crowded ghat by stacked firewood and timber piles beside moored boats, and a flock of birds crosses the sky. Faint orange marigold petals appear on the water near the ghat steps. The scene contains no identifiable a person depiction.

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Wooden rowing boats moored and drifting on calm, grey-pink river water at dawn or dusk, with soft reflections on the surface. In the foreground, a weathered boat with a bench sits beside others; a green-painted boat floats at center right. A lone rower sits in a small boat at upper right, and a figure stands among the moored boats on the left. Fishing net lines hang on poles at the left edge. The scene is quiet and misty.