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Riverside ghat in Varanasi viewed from the water. Weathered sandstone stepped buildings rise above the Ganges, with a small shrine alcove framed by blue and white painted columns showing deity images. A saffron-clad figure stands at the shrine entrance. In the water in front, a few people wade and bathe, including a bare-chested man in red loincloth and others in white clothing. Laundry hangs over a railing, a small blue boat sits at the right, and a tree shades the upper terraces.

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January 06 20062006-01-06Photograph of the riverside ghats of Varanasi seen from the Ganga, with many people gathered on stone steps leading down to the water. Pilgrims in mixed clothing bathe and stand at the edge of the river, and a dark wooden boat is moored near the steps. Behind the ghat rise old stone buildings, a pink-spired temple tower on the left, and a tall carved temple shikhara on the right. A signboard reads Manikarnika Ghat and another sign reads Scindia Guest House. Clear blue sky above.2006-01-06Morning view of a stone ghat on the Ganga river in Varanasi, with weathered sandstone steps leading down to brown water. Several small wooden boats with blue and white paint are moored at the bottom of the steps. On the left, a few men stand or bathe in the shallow water, one wearing a white dhoti and another in pink shorts, and a pink cloth hangs over a railing. Multi-storey buildings with balconies, a domed chhatri and a tall cylindrical pink tower rise behind the ghat, and a few figures walk on the steps under a clear pale sky.2015-10-02October 02 20152015-10-02January 06 20062006-01-06May 14 20142014-05-14Photo of a riverside ghat in Varanasi with stone steps descending to the Ganga under a clear sky. Multiple temple spires in pink, orange and white rise above whitish buildings, with yellow and orange flags on tall poles. Several people sit or stand on the steps and near small wooden boats moored at the water's edge, and a few bathe at the waterline. Beige umbrellas shade the steps, and signboards in Hindi hang on the buildings. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2006-01-09Photograph of a riverside ghat at Varanasi taken from the water. Weathered sandstone buildings with balconies and laundry hung out to dry rise above broad stone steps leading down to the river. A domed structure with pointed minarets and arched windows stands at the upper right. Small figures bathe and wash at the water's edge, and a few people sit on the lower steps. Clear blue sky above and brown river water in the foreground.2006-01-06Photograph of the Varanasi riverfront across the Ganges, showing tiered stone ghats climbing to dense multi-storey buildings in faded red, tan and white. Two wooden boats sit at the water's edge near a small domed shrine. In the foreground, two men are partly visible at the bottom of the frame; the man at right, in a yellow checked shirt with a tilak-marked forehead, is the only one fully shown. Small figures are scattered on the steps and some people bathe in the water. Signs on the buildings include a shop board reading Benarasi Silk Factory.January 06 20062006-01-06Photograph of Manikarnika Ghat on the Ganges in Varanasi. Weathered sandstone buildings with carved balconies rise above broad stone steps leading down to the greenish river. A small domed pavilion stands at the water's edge on the left, and a tall domed structure with minarets appears at upper right. Several small figures are visible on the steps and at the water, and a lamp post stands among the buildings. A few people are scattered along the ghat, far from the camera.2014-05-14October 02 20152015-10-02