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Night photograph at a riverside ghat in Varanasi beside the Ganges. In the right foreground a silhouetted figure with long dark hair and a dark garment sits with their back partly turned, dimly lit, the face in shadow. Across the water, several small fires burn on the ghat steps, and crowds of people stand on the stone terraces under electric lights. Buildings with lit windows rise along the bank, and reflections of lamps shimmer on the dark river. Cremation fires are visible along the shore.

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Dusk view over the Ganges at a Varanasi ghat, with crowded stone steps, illuminated multi-storey buildings, streetlamps and several small fires burning along the riverbank. In the right foreground, a partially visible figure with long dark hair and a saffron-orange garment is seen from behind, looking toward the water. Lights reflect on the dark river.May 14 20142014-05-14A night photograph of the Manikarnika Ghat riverfront in Varanasi, seen from across dark water. Several small fires burn along the stone steps at the water's edge, their orange light reflecting on the river surface. Illuminated multi-storey buildings and a tall temple spire rise behind the ghat, with a few lit windows and street lamps. No people are clearly visible; the scene is dark and the figures on the steps are not distinguishable.2014-05-14Dusk view across a wide river toward a ghat in Varanasi, with multi-storey stone buildings lit orange by the setting light. At the water's edge a large fire blazes on a platform while small groups of people stand and sit on the steps and in boats nearby. Several small flames glow along the bank. The scene appears to be an evening fire ritual at the riverside. No individual figure can be identified as a person from this distance.2014-05-13April 02 20142014-04-02May 14 20142014-05-14Night view of a riverside ghat with several small boats in the foreground on dark water. Three or four people sit in the nearer boat wearing dark, pink and white clothing. Oil lamps and flames glow on the stone steps and terraces of the ghat, with illuminated temple-like structures and buildings behind, and street lights at upper right. The scene appears to be an evening river ceremony but no specific ritual is clearly shown. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is visible.2014-04-02April 02 20142014-04-02April 02 20142014-04-02February 13 20132013-02-13Night view of a riverside ghat on the Ganges with several small fires burning on the stone steps and a heap of ash-covered material on the left. A wooden boat in the foreground is piled with pale debris, and a woman with dark hair pulled back and a red hair tie is seen in profile at the right edge. A bald man's head is visible at the bottom left. Crowds of people stand on the steps and terraces, and lit buildings and a scaffolded temple tower rise behind the river.2014-04-02Night view of a ghat along a river, with lit buildings, lamps and umbrella-like canopies along the waterfront and a dense crowd gathered on the steps. Golden lights reflect on the dark water. In the lower right, the bare shoulder and dark hair of a person seated in a green-trimmed wooden boat are visible, facing the shore. The page refers to Ganga Aarti, but no a person candidate is visibly identifiable in this image.2014-04-02