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A wide elevated view of the Ganga riverfront ghat at Varanasi in early morning haze. Many wooden rowboats are moored along the water, and a few more boats drift in the distance. On the muddy steps below, several people work among scattered ash, burnt wood, marigold petals and leftover offerings. To the right, a few people in white clothing walk along the stone ghat, and stacks of logs lie along the steps. The scene shows the riverbank at Varanasi with boats, ash and floral remains.

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Elevated view of a riverside ghat on the Ganga at Varanasi in early morning haze. Many wooden rowboats are moored on the calm brown water, with a few more boats further out. On the left, workers stack and handle large piles of firewood on a wooden boat. Several people in dhotis and light clothing stand and work on the stone steps near a low metal railing, with scattered orange flowers, marigold petals and ash-darkened ground. A small dog walks near the steps and a figure in a red headcloth stands at the lower left edge. No clearly identifiable a person is visible.2015-10-02May 14 20142014-05-14Wide view of a river ghat on the Ganges at Varanasi in early morning haze. Rows of wooden rowboats are moored along the water's edge, and a few small boats drift farther out with birds scattered over the surface. On the stone steps and embankment, a crowd of people in white dhotis and orange or saffron clothing walks and gathers near stacks of firewood and piles of cut logs. A red tent-like awning and small shops line the right side beneath tall weathered buildings. The scene shows everyday riverside activity at the ghat; no ritual, discourse or identifiable a person is clearly visible.2015-10-02October 02 20152015-10-02Elevated view of Manikarnika Ghat on the Ganges in Varanasi, where several funeral pyres burn on the stone steps and riverbank. Dozens of people in white and light clothing stand and move along the ghat, some in dhotis and head coverings. Two stray cattle lie on the steps. Several white-roofed boats crowded with people in white are moored at the water's edge, and smaller wooden boats float on the river. Stacks of firewood line the shore. No identifiable a person figure is visible, so no candidate is described.2014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14October 02 20152015-10-02May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14October 02 20152015-10-02May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14