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A hazy early-morning view across the Ganges river at Varanasi. Calm, grey-brown water in the foreground shows gentle ripples and floating debris. Along the far bank, stepped ghats and old stone buildings rise, including two tall cylindrical pink-and-white towers near the water. Several small wooden boats are moored or drifting on the river. No people are visible.

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Wide photograph of the Ganga river at Varanasi taken from a boat on the water, with a hazy pale sky overhead. Along the far bank stand weathered stone ghats and multi-storey buildings, with two white pillared gateway towers with pink trim rising near the water. Small wooden boats with red and orange hulls float on the calm, rippling river, and reflections of the buildings shimmer on the surface. No people are visible in the scene.2015-10-02October 02 20152015-10-02January 09 20062006-01-09Photograph taken from the river of the Varanasi ghats along the Ganges on a hazy morning. Colourful multi-storey buildings in pink, cream and white line the riverfront, with orange and red flags flying from rooftops and balconies. Moored wooden boats with blue and white hulls sit at the water's edge beside stepped stone embankments, and a few distant boats move on the calm, brownish water. No people are visible.2006-01-09Hazy morning view of the Ganges riverfront at Varanasi, seen from a boat on the calm grey-green water. A row of old multi-storied buildings in pink, cream, ochre and white lines the ghats, with trees between them and a tall pink tower near the centre. Several small wooden boats with a few people sit on the river to the right and near the bank at left, and a small orange floating offering or flower sits on the water. The sky is pale blue and misty, and a purple dove-shaped logo appears in the top-left corner.2006-01-09January 09 20062006-01-09October 02 20152015-10-02Wide daytime photo of the Ganga river at Varanasi on a hazy morning. Along the crowded riverfront ghats, many people gather beneath colourful umbrellas beside historic stone temples, shrines and spires. Several small wooden rowing boats and a red-hulled boat float on the brown water, with birds in flight over the river. Small figures in two boats are seated, and the scene shows no clear closeup of any individual, so no identifiable a person appearance is visible.2013-02-13January 06 20062006-01-06Hazy morning view of the Ganges river at Varanasi with a long white-and-wood boat in the foreground and ghats stepped down to the water on the left, with a white domed tower and temple spires along the shore. A crowded wooden boat sits mid-river carrying roughly a dozen passengers standing and seated, and another boat with several people is at the right edge. Small figures are visible on the ghat steps and a few distant boats. No clearly identifiable a person is visible.2015-10-02October 02 20152015-10-02January 06 20062006-01-06