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Elevated view of the Ganges river ghat at Varanasi with Manikarnika Ghat's cremation area in the foreground. Several crowded boats with white-clad passengers, some with red-and-white hulls and red flags, are moored along the water. On the right, funeral pyres burn on the steps, with flower-strewn cloth and piles of firewood, while onlookers stand near the steps. Small wooden boats and a pink tower lie beyond. Many people are visible, mostly in white or light clothes.

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May 14 20142014-05-14Aerial photograph of the Manikarnika Ghat cremation area on the Ganges in Varanasi. Several red-and-white passenger boats are packed with people dressed in white, and smaller wooden boats sit on the river. On the ghat, fires burn on the ground among scattered wood, and white-clad figures stand near the pyres. Stacks of firewood line the left edge, and a red flag flies on a pole at right. No identifiable a person depiction is visible, so no candidate is presented.2014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14Riverside cremation ghat at Manikarnika on the Ganges in Varanasi at dusk. Several funeral pyres burn on the sandy bank, with smoke rising and wood piled along the steps. Crowds of mourners and onlookers stand on the stone embankment and the shore. Boats crowded with people, some in white clothing, line the river, and wooden rowboats float on the water. A figure in white clothing stands near the bank with a few companions.2014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14