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Photograph of a riverside ghat in Varanasi with ancient stone shrines and temple spires with domed roofs, one weathered grey-brown and another vivid red. Boats are moored along the steps leading down to the Ganga, which stretches under hazy skies. A small figure in a red top stands at lower left on the ghat. Overhead, power lines and a street lamp are visible. No identifiable a person is present in the scene.

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October 02 20152015-10-02October 02 20152015-10-02May 14 20142014-05-14A photograph of the Manikarnika Ghat riverfront in Varanasi on the Ganges. A dark domed stone pavilion with pillars stands at the water's edge, and beside it a red sandstone temple wall is wrapped in bamboo scaffolding. A few people stand and sit on the steps and ghat near the boats. A man in a dark uniform with a helmet is at the left edge, and red railings run along the foreground.2014-05-14October 02 20152015-10-02October 02 20152015-10-02A photograph of the Manikarnika Ghat riverfront in Varanasi on the Ganges. Several wooden boats with red and blue trim are moored at the water's edge, with a stone staircase rising beside them. Terracotta-coloured temple spires and shrines stand on the ghat, flanked by weathered multi-storey buildings with balconies and arched windows. A few small figures sit or move near the boats and steps, with a red-and-white canopy and cloth hangings visible on the upper terrace. Hazy morning sky above the old city.2014-05-14Photograph of Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi on the Ganga, showing weathered stone shikhara temple spires and domed pavilions in hazy smoky light. A wooden-railed viewing platform in the foreground holds a row of people, several in white and light clothing, watching the ghat, while a pink-walled building and a golden spire appear behind. Smoke drifts across the lower frame, and utility wires cross the sky above the old riverside structures.2013-02-13May 14 20142014-05-14Riverside view of Varanasi's Manikarnika Ghat on the Ganges. Several small carved stone temple shrines with curved shikhara spires rise along the stepped bank, with tall old buildings behind them. Several wooden rowboats and a red motorboat are moored in the shallow water in the foreground, and a few tiny figures in white and dark clothing stand on the steps and near the water. A thatched umbrella and a canopy shelter a small area by the water. Faded signage and a red-and-white banner appear at right. No clear individual is identifiable as a person in this scene.2014-05-14October 02 20152015-10-02A photograph of the Varanasi riverfront taken from the Ganges, showing the ghats with weathered stone steps and multi-storey buildings. A tall domed temple shrine and a small red temple stand along the bank, with stacks of firewood piled near the steps. Several small wooden boats are moored at the water's edge, and a red and white motorboat sits in the foreground. A small group of figures in white clothing moves along the steps and waterfront, and a few more people are scattered near the boats.