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Several people walk down a stone ghat staircase beside the Ganges in Varanasi on a hazy morning. A red-clad figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl leads a group, with a man in white kurta and grey trousers walking beside him. A bare-chested man in white dhoti carries a brown bag, and a man in an orange dhoti walks behind. Cloth is spread to dry on the steps, and a faded painted monkey face decorates the wall above. Signage reads Juna Akhara on a red building. Visible physical people number about eight to ten.

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Photograph of a group walking down stone ghat steps beside the Ganga in Varanasi, with white cloths and laundry spread across the lower embankment. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robe and a man in orange dhoti and shawl descend, with a man in white kurta and grey trousers and others in white shirts nearby. A woman in a green sari and a seated man in a white shirt with red scarf are in the foreground. A faded painted figure of a deity appears on the wall behind, and a yellow sign reads Juna Akhara. A man in a saffron-orange robe and a man in a white dhoti and shirt with a red-orange bag walk toward the left. Nine people are visible.2013-02-13Hazy morning view of a riverside ghat on the Ganges in Varanasi. Many people descend stone steps and stand in the water, some bathing, washing and wringing clothes. Freshly washed white and coloured cloths are spread to dry on the steps and wooden rails, with teal tarpaulins and a saffron cloth visible. A pink temple-style building stands at upper left beside a street lamp, and boats sit at the water's edge on the right. A man in a dhoti and a boy in a dark shirt stand in the shallows at front. No identifiable a person figure appears; the scene shows everyday ghat life.2013-02-13January 30 20142014-01-30October 02 20152015-10-02February 13 20132013-02-13Photograph of a procession descending a stone ghat staircase beside the Ganges in Varanasi, with multicolored temple spires and a yellow shikhara behind. A group of devotees in red-brown and orange robes walk down the steps, some wearing rudraksha malas; a barefoot figure in white stands near the front and a man in orange robe shields his face with a cloth. Two robed monks in saffron-orange dhotis carry a palanquin-like canopy with ornate fabric, while young men in shirts watch from the steps. Painted white signs with Hindi and English lettering line the wall above, and a stall of colorful garments hangs at right.2014-05-22Photo 11733449October 11 20152015-10-11Photo 11695933January 09 20062006-01-09Photograph of a group descending stone steps at a Varanasi ghat, with white and coloured cloth laid out to dry on the slope behind them. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe and grey trousers walks with a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti and a long-haired figure wearing a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace, dressed in orange with a shawl. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers walks beside them, while a man in white dhoti with a red bag and a woman in a green sari are on the left. Two men in white shirts and orange dhotis follow on the right. A man in a headwrap appears at the far right and a worker stands on the upper ledge. The long-haired figure with rudraksha and gold adornments matches the presentation of a person, though this is appearance-based only.2013-02-13Elevated view of a busy riverside ghat on the Ganges in Varanasi, with stone steps leading down to the water. Many people in mostly white and orange clothing sit, stand and walk on the stone platforms beneath colourful umbrellas and tarpaulin canopies, with some bathing at the water's edge. Moored wooden boats and motorboats float on the hazy river, red-painted temple buildings and red flags stand along the right, and small stalls and seated vendors line the steps. No individual candidate for the a person is clearly identifiable in the scene.2015-10-02