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Photograph of the Varanasi riverfront ghats on the Ganges under a clear blue sky. Tiered white stone steps descend to the water past multi-storey buildings in pink, yellow and cream, with red-and-white shrine pavilions and small temple spires. Yellow flags and umbrellas dot the steps, where people sit, walk and gather. A white tourist boat and several wooden rowing boats are moored at the water's edge. Painted signs on the buildings include a yellow banner in Hindi and a red-lettered Devanagari sign reading दाशाश्व. a person is not visibly present.

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January 06 20062006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06A photograph of the Dashashwamedh Ghat on the Ganges in Varanasi, with a white passenger boat moored at the water's edge in front of stone steps. Red and white temple spires and multi-storey ochre buildings rise behind the ghat under a clear blue sky. Several people sit and bathe on the lower steps, a small blue rowing boat sits near the shore, and yellow flags flutter from poles on the terraces. Signboards include Friend's Guest House and a Dashashwamedh Ghat sign. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2006-01-06A photograph of a riverside ghat in Varanasi viewed from the water. Stone steps lead up from the Ganga past multi-storey buildings and a yellow temple with a red shikhara spire, next to a large leafy tree. Many people are scattered across the steps and waterfront, some bathing and walking, with coloured cloths drying and hanging. Several wooden boats are moored along the bank, including one painted with the name Amar Ujala and another with a red and yellow hull. The sky is pale blue. No identifiable a person is visible; the scene shows ordinary riverside activity.2006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06Photograph of the riverside ghats of Varanasi seen from the Ganga, with many people gathered on stone steps leading down to the water. Pilgrims in mixed clothing bathe and stand at the edge of the river, and a dark wooden boat is moored near the steps. Behind the ghat rise old stone buildings, a pink-spired temple tower on the left, and a tall carved temple shikhara on the right. A signboard reads Manikarnika Ghat and another sign reads Scindia Guest House. Clear blue sky above.2006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06