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A view of the Ganges riverfront ghats at Varanasi, with a wooden boat in the foreground on brown water. Along the steps, a crowd of men in white clothing gathers near smoking funeral pyres and stacked wood. Behind them are old multi-storey buildings, a domed temple under bamboo scaffolding, a clock tower and spired shrines. A red and white pole with a flag fragment is visible at upper right. No person can be identified as a person in this scene.

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A photograph taken from a boat on a murky river, showing the Manikarnika Ghat riverfront in Varanasi. Smoke rises from cremation fires on the stone steps near the water. A crowd of people in white clothing moves along the ghats and piles of wood. Multi-storey stone buildings, a clock tower, and temple spires with scaffolding stand behind the ghat. A faded red and white cloth streamer hangs from a bamboo pole at upper right, and a small boat is in the foreground. No identifiable individual is clearly shown in the foreground.2014-04-04October 02 20152015-10-02A riverside ghat scene at Varanasi on the Ganges, with multi-storey stone buildings and a scaffolded temple spire at right. Several pyres burn on the steps near the water, sending up smoke, and a few small boats are moored at the bottom. A red flag flies on a pole at left. Small groups of people in white clothing gather on the stairs, and a few figures stand near the pyres and the water's edge. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2014-04-30January 06 20062006-01-06April 30 20142014-04-30February 13 20132013-02-13 +1 copiesApril 30 20142014-04-30May 14 20142014-05-14Riverside ghat scene at Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi with the Ganga in the foreground, several wooden boats moored at the steps, and stacked firewood piled along the bank. Ornate temple spires with curved shikhara towers rise on the right and left, and a dense cluster of older multi-storey buildings stands behind the ghat. Roughly a couple dozen people in white clothes are scattered across the stone steps and platforms, some standing in groups and others seated near the water, and a small fire burns at the left edge near the pyres. A yellow canopy hangs over a lower platform. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this view.2014-05-14October 02 20152015-10-02A river ghat scene in Varanasi on the Ganges, seen from the water. Stacks of firewood line the stone steps and riverbank. A wooden boat in the foreground carries about a dozen women in saris and shawls in red, orange, pink and white, seated close together. Nearby boats are moored along the bank, and people walk on the steps. Behind them rise multi-storey buildings, a domed temple with a pink-red dome and pointed spires, and a tall stone tower with a clock-like top. Clear pale sky. No identifiable a person appearance is visible; the scene shows general devotees and boatmen.2006-01-06Evening view of a riverside ghat in Varanasi along the Ganges, with multiple funeral pyres burning on the stone steps and smoke rising into the pale sky. A tall tower rises at right, and a scaffolded temple dome stands in the centre. Several people in light clothing stand on a raised platform at right, and a few figures move near the pyres at left. Wooden boats are tied at the water's edge, and a red flag flies at the far left. No identifiable a person appears in the frame.2014-04-30