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Photo taken from a boat on the Ganges at Varanasi, looking toward the crowded riverside ghats with many people gathered on steps and near burning funeral pyres sending up smoke. In the foreground at right, a smiling person with long dark hair and a garland of orange and yellow marigolds and red flowers sits near the boat's edge, wearing a dark top and gold earring. Below, several people in orange and white robes sit along the boat's side, some leaning over the water. A red umbrella with tassels and a silver pole frame the upper left. Old multi-storey buildings, temple spires and a clock tower rise behind the ghats.

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A photograph taken from a boat on the Ganga at Varanasi, with a red umbrella fringed with tassels at the upper left. In the right foreground a smiling person with short dark hair, gold earrings and a garland of orange, yellow and white flowers looks off to the side. Seated in the lower foreground, several devotees wear orange and saffron garments; one woman in white and orange holds the boat's edge. Behind them, along the riverbank ghats, crowds stand and sit among stone steps, smoke rises from cremation fires, and temple spires and multistorey buildings rise above. A small wooden boat sits at the left water's edge. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13Photo taken from a boat on the Ganga at Varanasi, looking toward the crowded ghat with smoke rising from cremation pyres and stacked firewood piled on a wooden boat at the water's edge. Multi-storey stone buildings, a temple spire and a few small figures line the riverbank. In the foreground, a woman with long dark hair wears a garland of orange and white flowers and gold earrings, and a red canopy with fringe edges the top left. Several seated passengers, including one in an orange top and one in white, watch the scene from the boat.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13Photograph of a riverside ghat scene on the Ganges at Varanasi with crowded stone steps, cremation fires burning on the banks, and old multi-storey buildings and temple spires behind. In the foreground, a group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees sit on the ghat beside the water, some with shaved heads and orange shawls, while women in orange saris play long brass horns. A woman in a white sari on the left holds a silver ceremonial staff with an ornate mace-like top and marigold garlands. A man in white raises a camera toward the group, and several orange-and-gold ritual banners hang on poles near the front. A wooden boat sits on the water to the right. Garlands of orange and yellow marigolds lie across the mats. Several sannyasis in saffron and devotees in white are visible among the crowd of dozens of people.2013-02-13Photograph taken from a boat on the Ganges at Varanasi, looking toward the riverside ghats. In the foreground at right, a person with dark hair, wearing a garland of white, yellow, orange and red flowers and bangles, raises a small hand drum. On the left a red and white canopy pole and a rope are visible on the boat. Along the stone steps, a large crowd gathers near smoke rising from several cremation fires, with cattle on the ghat. Multi-tiered stone buildings, a clock tower and domed temple spires line the bank under a hazy sky.2013-02-13A photograph taken from a boat on the Ganga at Varanasi, showing the riverside cremation ghat with smoke rising from pyres and crowds gathered on the steps. In the foreground, a woman with long dark hair wears a deep orange garment and holds up a small white bundle, while another woman in a white top and orange wrap sits nearby. A young man with a shaved head sits beside a woman with a bright orange and yellow flower garland and gold hoop earring, who raises a wooden clapper and holds a rudraksha mala on her wrist. Stacked firewood lies on a moored boat, and multi-storey stone buildings and temple spires line the bank.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13Devotees in saffron and orange robes ride in a yellow boat on the Ganga river at Varanasi, with ghats and temple spires rising behind them. Several women in orange saris and orange shawls hold brass trishul tridents and ritual implements, some with hands pressed together in prayer, and a few hold marigold garlands. Men in white dhotis and white shirts sit in the boat, and an orange flag flies from its side. In the foreground at right, a person with long dark hair wears an orange-marigold garland. Crowds gather on the riverbank steps in the background, and boats are moored along the shore under a hazy sky.2013-02-13Photograph taken from a boat on the Ganga river in Varanasi, with a riverside ghat behind. Several women in white and orange-red shawls sit in the boat; one woman in front wears glasses and a white top with an orange-red shawl and holds a small orange flag, while another holds a golden staff with a tip and a yellow garland is visible. Partially visible women are on the right in the foreground, with a dark-haired woman's head in the lower right corner. Along the shore, ghats with old multi-storied buildings, temple domes and spires stand above steps crowded with people and stacks of firewood. Boats are tied up at the water's edge. No person is clearly identifiable as a specific individual.2013-02-13