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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.

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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.Wide view of a sandy riverbank with stone ghats at Varanasi on the Ganges. Two men walk across the dry sand in the foreground: one in a checked plaid shirt and dhoti carrying a cloth bag, the other in a white kurta with a head wrap. Further back, a few figures move along the steps and by a red-hulled boat moored at the water's edge. A red steel arch bridge spans the river on the right, and white temple spires and tree-lined buildings rise on the left. Scattered litter lies on the sand.2014-05-13May 13 20142014-05-13A photograph of a riverbank ghat on the Ganges with worn stone steps rising from the water. Three men are at the water's edge: one in a white shirt and white head cloth bends over a bundle wrapped in orange and red cloth with marigold garlands, while two others in blue and grey shirts and shorts assist him. A seated man in a pink head wrap sits on the left near a brick wall. Debris, straw, marigold petals and plastic litter cover the muddy bank. No a person candidate is visible.2013-02-13 +1 copiesSeptember 2006 - Sindhanur flood reliefHazy morning view of a riverside ghat on the Ganges in Varanasi. Many people descend stone steps and stand in the water, some bathing, washing and wringing clothes. Freshly washed white and coloured cloths are spread to dry on the steps and wooden rails, with teal tarpaulins and a saffron cloth visible. A pink temple-style building stands at upper left beside a street lamp, and boats sit at the water's edge on the right. A man in a dhoti and a boy in a dark shirt stand in the shallows at front. No identifiable a person figure appears; the scene shows everyday ghat life.2013-02-13A 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.2014-08-01February 13 20132013-02-13February 05 20132013-02-05Photograph of a riverbank with worn stone steps leading down to murky water, littered with plastic, dry straw, marigold petals and debris. Three men in the foreground work at the water's edge: one in a white cap and white shirt bends over, another in a blue shirt and a third in a grey sweater and dark trousers stand near a bundle wrapped in orange and red cloth. A fourth man in a sweater vest and trousers stands on the steps at upper right. Scattered yellow marigold petals and clay pots mark the ghat.2013-02-13 +1 copiesJuly 10 20082008-07-10Elevated 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.2015-10-02