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A photograph of a riverside cremation ghat in Varanasi. A tall column of orange flames rises from a funeral pyre inside a small pale stone structure with iron railings, and smoke drifts into the air. Stacks of cut firewood are piled on the right, and a few cattle lie on the stone steps at the lower right. A group of about a dozen men in white dhotis and shirts stand on a raised stone terrace at left, watching the fire. Another man in white sits on the firewood at right, and a boy in a red-and-white garment is near the bottom. Weathered brick buildings and a balcony fill the background.

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April 30 20142014-04-30A wide photograph of the Manikarnika ghat cremation area on the Ganges in Varanasi, with smoke rising from several funeral pyres. Stacked firewood piles sit on a stone platform, and a crowd of men in white and light clothing gathers around the burning pyres and the riverside steps. Multitiered temple spires and old stone buildings line the bank behind, with a yellow canopy and red flags visible above. Several figures sit on the lower steps near orange-wrapped bundles. Wooden poles and a few small boats occupy the foreground along the water's edge.April 30 20142014-04-30February 13 20132013-02-13May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14A crowded riverside ghat in Varanasi with many people standing and walking along wooden railings and stone steps, some in white clothing. Tall stacks of firewood are piled on a platform and smoke rises from a cremation area on the left. Wooden boats are moored at the water's edge in the foreground, and a cow stands among the people near the centre. Ornate temple spires and multi-storey buildings rise in the background under a hazy sky.May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14Elevated 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.2014-05-14A photograph taken from the river of a crowded riverside ghat in Varanasi. Smoke rises in thick white plumes from a cremation area along the bank, where a few figures stand near stacked firewood and a moored wooden boat. Multi-storey stone buildings with laundry hanging from balconies rise behind, and an orange-and-yellow canopy with flags stands on the right beside tall bamboo poles. Several people in light clothing sit or stand on the steps and platforms near the water, while brown river water fills the foreground.