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A river view of a ghat in Varanasi, photographed from the water. Wide stone steps lead up from the sandy bank to a row of multistorey buildings in white, cream and pale yellow, with flat roofs and balconies. Green trees line the upper bank. A few small figures stand near the water's edge and scattered cloth or laundry lies on the sand. The river surface is dark with small ripples under a pale blue sky. No a person is visible in this image.

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A river view of Varanasi's ghats from the Ganga, with calm brownish water in the foreground. Stone steps climb a riverbank lined with tall multi-storey buildings in white, pink, and red-brick, with a few domes and spires on the skyline under a pale hazy sky. Several wooden boats are moored along the sandy shore, and a few small figures stand near the water's edge. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2006-01-06January 09 20062006-01-09A photograph taken from a boat on a river looking toward a riverside ghat in Varanasi. Wide steps lead down from a row of pale buildings and a pink-coloured structure on the left to the sandy bank. A dome-shaped building and tall trees stand behind, and many cattle rest on the sandy shore near scattered small boats. A few distant figures are visible on the steps and bank, but no clear individuals stand out. The water in the foreground is dark and rippled under a pale blue sky.2006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06Hazy morning view of a river waterfront from the water, with a long line of stone ghats and steps climbing from the riverbank to multistorey buildings in faded yellow, white and pale blue. A tall red spire rises among the houses near the centre. Several small groups of people are gathered on the lower steps and near the water's edge, some bathing and some sitting, with a few boats moored along the shore and pink cloth laid on the steps at right. Dense leafy trees stand behind the buildings. No identifiable a person appears in the scene.2006-01-06Photograph taken from the river of a riverside town on a clear, pale blue sky day. White and cream multi-storey buildings line a sandy embankment with small domed shrine tops, trees and a few brick structures. Several wooden boats are moored along the sandy bank, and a floating rope or pole crosses the dark rippling water in the foreground. No people are visible.2006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06Daytime view of the Varanasi riverfront across the Ganga, seen from the water under a pale blue sky with thin streaks of cloud. Tiered stone ghats descend to the river beside long low buildings, colonnades and tall cream and beige multi-storey structures, with older multi-storey houses climbing the bank to the right. A few small figures stand on the sandy shore at the foot of the ghats.2006-01-06Photograph of the Varanasi riverfront taken from the Ganges under a pale blue sky with thin wispy clouds. Stone ghats step down to the water, lined with pale multi-storey buildings, a red-topped shrine at the right edge, and a few tree canopies. Small wooden boats are moored along the bank, and scattered figures are visible on the steps and promenade. Dark rippling river water fills the foreground. A blue bird logo sits in the upper left corner and a copyright line is printed in the lower right.2006-01-06A wide daytime photograph of the Varanasi riverfront on the Ganges, showing a row of multi-storey buildings, stone ghats and steps climbing the hillside beneath a clear blue sky. A few small figures stand and walk along the sandy bank, and a red-and-green boat is moored at the water's edge. A tall temple spire rises on the left, and signboards with Hindi lettering mark several ghats. The water is in the foreground, with a small pale-blue building and a tree in the centre.2006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06