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Wide view from the Ganges river of Varanasi's riverfront ghats, with stone steps leading up to ornate temple structures with domed and spired roofs in pale sandstone tones. Stacks of firewood are piled along the ghat, and several small boats sit at the water's edge, including a red-hulled boat and a white boat. Scattered figures move along the steps and the riverbank. Tall buildings and a light pole stand behind the ghats under a pale blue sky.

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A river-front view of Varanasi taken from a boat on the Ganges, showing the ghats with stacked firewood piles along the stone steps. Several domed and spired temple structures and multistorey buildings rise above the steps under a clear pale sky. A small wooden boat in the foreground carries about six people, some wearing red and dark clothing, while a white boat with blue lettering sits moored at the water's edge. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2006-01-06A photograph of the Varanasi riverfront taken from the Ganga, showing a row of old stone ghats with tall multi-storey buildings, domed and spired temple structures, and a clock tower. Several small figures walk along the steps, and a few wooden boats are moored at the water's edge, including a red-and-white boat in the foreground. Piles of firewood are stacked along the steps and a pale sky with a single bird fills the upper area.Photograph of the Varanasi riverfront on the Ganges as seen from a boat. Tall stone ghats rise along the water with ornate temple spires and domed shrine towers, including a pink-and-gold domed temple. Stacks of firewood are piled along the banks near the cremation area, and several small wooden boats are tied at the left edge. A few people bathe on the steps at the right, while others stand and walk along the ghats. A tall metal pole and clear blue sky frame the scene, with the water reflecting warm light.2006-01-06Varanasi ghats along the Ganges seen from a boat on the river. Weathered stone steps lead up from the water past multi-storey buildings with arched balconies, a pink tiered building with a clock tower, and a domed temple shrine with carved finials on the right. Stacks of firewood pile up along the bank and wooden boats are moored at the edge. A few small boats carry passengers, one with a boatman steering with an oar and several people in colourful saris and shawls seated inside. Pale blue sky above. Several people walk on the steps. a person is not visibly identifiable in this scene.2006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06Photograph of the Varanasi riverfront taken from the Ganges, with murky brown water in the foreground. Stone ghats and steps rise to a dense row of old buildings, temple spires and domed shrines. Small wooden boats are tied along the bank and piles of firewood are stacked on the steps near smoke rising from the cremation area. A few people bathe and walk on the steps, and a couple of figures sit in the boats. No a person candidate is visible.2006-01-06Varanasi ghat scene on the Ganga, with weathered stone buildings and steps descending to the river. A tall red temple spire with a domed top rises at centre, flanked by smaller grey pavilion towers with arched openings. On the left a multi-storey crumbling building has a clock tower, and a yellow tarpaulin shelters a stack of firewood on the steps. Piles of logs and scattered debris lie across the lower ghat, and a few people walk along the steps and terraces. Blue sky with birds overhead.2015-10-02Photograph of a riverside ghat in Varanasi beside a wide river under a clear blue sky. Stone steps lead down to the water, lined with pale pink and turquoise-trimmed shrine structures and small doorways. Several bathers stand or crouch at the water's edge, some bare-chested, and a few people in red and white clothing stand on a higher step near the centre. Tall piles of firewood are stacked along the ghat, with smoke rising at the left and small wooden boats moored at the bank. Temple spires with carved ornamentation and a yellow flag rise above the buildings on the right, and a tall lamp post stands in the middle of the scene.2006-01-06A photograph of the Varanasi ghats on the Ganges river under a pale blue sky. Multi-storey sandstone buildings with balconies and a domed temple tower rise above stone steps where people gather. Stacked firewood lines the riverbank. In the foreground, a small wooden boat with a boatman in white holds passengers, and several other boats are moored along the shore. Pilgrims and bathers stand on the lower steps near the water. No identifiable person is in focus, and the scene shows the riverfront at Varanasi.2006-01-06February 13 20132013-02-13January 06 20062006-01-06February 13 20132013-02-13