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A photograph taken from a boat on a murky river, showing the Manikarnika Ghat riverfront in Varanasi. Smoke rises from cremation fires on the stone steps near the water. A crowd of people in white clothing moves along the ghats and piles of wood. Multi-storey stone buildings, a clock tower, and temple spires with scaffolding stand behind the ghat. A faded red and white cloth streamer hangs from a bamboo pole at upper right, and a small boat is in the foreground. No identifiable individual is clearly shown in the foreground.

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A view of the Ganges riverfront ghats at Varanasi, with a wooden boat in the foreground on brown water. Along the steps, a crowd of men in white clothing gathers near smoking funeral pyres and stacked wood. Behind them are old multi-storey buildings, a domed temple under bamboo scaffolding, a clock tower and spired shrines. A red and white pole with a flag fragment is visible at upper right. No person can be identified as a person in this scene.2014-04-04April 30 20142014-04-30January 06 20062006-01-06April 30 20142014-04-30Varanasi riverfront viewed from a boat on the Ganges at morning light. Tiered stone ghats climb from the water, stacked with firewood logs and bundles along the steps. Several small wooden boats are moored at the bank, with a few figures in them and on the steps. Behind the ghat stand multi-storey buildings, a clock-tower facade painted cream and pink, and a domed temple shrine with spired towers. A yellow cloth awning hangs over part of the steps. No identifiable a person is visible; the scene shows ghat life and river traffic.Photograph of the Varanasi riverfront ghats on the Ganges, taken from a boat on the murky brown water. Stone steps lead up to ornate temple and shrine buildings with domes, spires and balconies, one with a white clock tower. Large stacks of firewood are piled along the steps and on moored boats. Several small wooden boats carry passengers, including a group of women in saris and headscarves seated at the left edge, and a boatman paddling at the right. A few people stand on the steps and a tall lamp post rises at the right. No identifiable a person depicted; the scene is a riverside landscape.2006-01-06October 02 20152015-10-02Photograph of a riverside ghat in Varanasi viewed from the Ganges. Stacked firewood lines the stone steps and boats moored at the water's edge, with smoke rising near the cremation area. Old multi-storey buildings with ornate temple towers, domes and balconies rise behind the steps. A few small boats carry passengers, including a group in colourful clothes on the right, and a boatman rows. Several people walk on the steps and a cow stands near the boats.2006-01-06A photograph taken from the river of a crowded riverside ghat in Varanasi. Smoke rises in thick white plumes from a cremation area along the bank, where a few figures stand near stacked firewood and a moored wooden boat. Multi-storey stone buildings with laundry hanging from balconies rise behind, and an orange-and-yellow canopy with flags stands on the right beside tall bamboo poles. Several people in light clothing sit or stand on the steps and platforms near the water, while brown river water fills the foreground.Photo taken from a boat on the Ganges at a riverside ghat in Varanasi, with stacked firewood piles and smoke rising near ornate stone temple spires and multi-storey buildings behind. In the right foreground, a person in orange robes wears layered rudraksha malas and beaded gold necklaces, raising an arm and holding a ceremonial object. Two silver trishula staffs stand on the left boat, and orange marigold petals float on the water. Several people stand on the ghat steps and along a railing, and a few seated people in orange clothing sit at the bottom edge of the frame.2013-02-13A photograph taken from a boat on a river ghat with stone temples and crowded steps behind. On the right, a bare-chested man with long dark hair tied back smiles, wearing a saffron-orange shawl and a dark rudraksha-style bead mala around his neck. A wooden pole and dark cloth canopy frame the left edge. Many people in white and light clothing stand along the steps and shoreline, and smoke rises from cremation fires near the water. The scene suggests a riverside ghat with a cremation area. Swamiji (probable) is visible in the foreground with long hair, orange shawl and bead mala.2014-04-04A riverside ghat scene at Varanasi on the Ganges, with multi-storey stone buildings and a scaffolded temple spire at right. Several pyres burn on the steps near the water, sending up smoke, and a few small boats are moored at the bottom. A red flag flies on a pole at left. Small groups of people in white clothing gather on the stairs, and a few figures stand near the pyres and the water's edge. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2014-04-30