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A hazy riverbank ghat at dawn beneath overhanging tree branches. A shirtless man in a white dhoti stands on the wet concrete steps while an older man sits nearby beside small bundles of clothing. Three people are bathing waist-deep in the grey water, and another figure wades further out. A red and white painted wall and a red railing frame the right side of the scene. No a person candidate is visible.

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A photograph of a concrete ghat or landing at the water's edge, with red-painted walls on either side and a metal-framed platform with a light blue-and-orange cloth canopy at the left. Overhanging tree branches frame the top of the view. A single elderly man in pale clothing and a white cloth bundle walks across the wet shoreline toward the water, while a distant person bathes in the calm grey lake. The shore is strewn with dark debris and algae.September 2006 - Sindhanur flood reliefPhotograph of devotees bathing at a stone ghat on the Ganga river in Varanasi, with weathered steps rising from the water. Several men stand, crouch and wade at the water's edge; one bare-chested man in white dhoti and a shirtless man in a brown loincloth bend over the river, and a seated man is being washed or sprinkled. Near the steps, an orange-painted niche bears a small deity image, and a shrine alcove with a small murti sits to the right. Onlookers gather on the upper steps in white and pastel shirts, with a bare-chested man and a boy in plaid shorts among them. A large straw umbrella stands at the top left. No figure is identifiable as a person.2015-10-02February 05 20132013-02-05A river ghat along a wide, murky brown river on a hazy morning. In the foreground, a man in an orange sannyasi-style garment crouches at the water's edge, dipping his hands into the river, while a second man in a white shirt and dark shorts leans forward beside him. A small figure in orange stands farther back near a stone wall and a tree. A faded painted sign on the wall reads in Hindi script, and a small white placard is mounted nearby. Trees and distant hills fill the background.2014-08-01Outdoor photograph at a river ghat in Varanasi with a large tan cloth canopy strung over a stone platform on the water. Several people sit cross-legged on the platform in white dhotis and white shirts, some with pink or red shawls over their shoulders, while others sit at the edge in yellow. Steps and a temple-style building with a green awning stand to the right, and boats float on the river in the background. The lower right corner shows a partly visible bald head and a person's shoulder at the water's edge.2015-10-02A wide river ghat at dusk beside a broad, grey-brown river with low hazy hills on the far bank. On the left, shaded by large trees, a cluster of people in orange and white sits on the stone steps near small umbrellas. In the foreground, one man in white clothes crouches on the stone platform while another man in white stands waist-deep in the shallow water at the water's edge. Further out, a few figures stand on a small wooden platform in the river, and two white signboards float or stand in the water.2014-08-01Dawn bathing on the Ganges ghats at Varanasi. Several devotees wade into the grey river water near a stone stepped embankment, some men bare-chested in dhotis, others in saris or dark clothing. An elderly woman in a teal and blue sari sits on the steps at the lower left, while a woman in a red garment and a woman with her hair in a bun appear in the foreground. Moored wooden boats with a covered canopy sit on the water to the right, and the hazy city skyline with street lamps lines the far bank.2015-10-11A photo of bathers in the Ganges river at dawn. In the foreground an older bare-chested man with a grey beard and a red cloth draped down his back pours water over his head with both hands, the water streaming down his chest and the white loincloth he wears. To the left a second man stands waist-deep in the water, one arm extended. Behind them a flat-bottomed boat with a canopy sits on the calm, hazy river, and a few distant figures are visible near it. The sky is pale grey and the far shore is faintly visible.2015-10-11June 04 20162016-06-04 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a wide stone ghat in Varanasi with broad sandstone steps leading down toward the river, beside old brick and plastered buildings. Several people in white ritual clothing gather on the steps: a bare-chested man in white dhoti at center right, a woman in a white sari standing with hands together, a woman in a striped sari at right, and others in white cloth near a saffron-orange bundle and bags of offerings on the steps. A figure near the top step is clothed in white. Scattered bags, orange cloths and small bottles lie on the steps. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is visible.2015-10-11A man stands waist-deep in a river at dawn, bathing with his hands raised to his head and water running off his shoulders. He wears only a white loincloth and has grey hair and a short grey beard. Another bather stands to the left, partly visible, and a few people sit in a flat-bottomed boat with a canopy on the distant shore. The water is calm and the sky is hazy and pale.2015-10-11