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A photograph of a riverside ghat in Varanasi with cremation fires burning on the steps and stacked firewood along the stone embankment. A red-and-white boat is packed with devotees in white and saffron clothing, some with orange shawls, standing at the rail. Among them a figure in orange and white robes stands prominently near the center of the boat, and a person in orange garments is visible on the riverbank steps near the fire. Tall temple spires rise behind, with red flags and ceremonial umbrellas on the right.

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May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14Photograph of the Manikarnika Ghat cremation ghat on the Ganges at Varanasi. Multiple funeral pyres burn along the stone steps and riverbank, with smoke rising. On a white-and-pink boat in the foreground, many devotees in white clothes and saffron-orange shawls sit in rows, some with red scarves, while a cameraman films from the deck. Several people in white stand on the ghat steps above, and a flagpole with an orange pennant rises from the boat area. Behind are ancient temple spires and stacked wood piles. The page labels this as a Varanasi Manikarnika Ghat pada puja and arathi event.2014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14A riverside ghat scene at Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi, with smoky cremation pyres burning along the stone steps beside the Ganges. Crowds of people in white clothing and orange-red shawls sit on a white boat in the foreground, many wearing red or orange wraps around their shoulders, while others sit on the steps above. Multi-tiered temple spires and old buildings rise behind the ghat, and a ceremonial umbrella is visible at right. The photo is credited to the KAILASA archive with a source line2014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14Photo taken from a boat on the Ganges at Varanasi's riverfront ghats, looking toward Manikarnika Ghat with its temple domes, multi-storey stone buildings and smoky cremation area. Several people sit in the boat in the foreground: a woman in white and red-orange shawl, a woman in an orange sari, and a figure at the right in orange and saffron robes with a white beaded necklace and wrist bangles. Two tall silver trident-topped poles stand on the left. Many people crowd the steps along the ghat, and orange cloth lies on the boat's bench.2013-02-13May 14 20142014-05-14