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Riverside ghat at Varanasi with smoking funeral pyres and scattered marigold petals, rubbish and bamboo poles in the foreground. A woman with blonde hair in a black t-shirt and grey shorts, wearing sandals and carrying a yellow bag, photographs the scene with a camera. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand on the steps behind, and two dogs, one brown and one lighter, move near the burning wood and orange cloth on the ground. No identifiable a person is visible in this image.

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February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13A photograph of a riverside cremation ghat in Varanasi with thick smoke drifting over the water. A crowd of about thirty men in white dhotis, white head cloths and checked or pink shirts stands on the muddy bank around bodies wrapped in orange and marigold-covered cloth. A funeral pyre burns at right on a heap of logs, and a black dog and a brown dog wander nearby. A red boat is tied at the top left with several people seated on its deck.2014-05-14February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13A cameraman with short light hair in a black t-shirt and grey shorts, wearing a yellow Feelfree bag, bends low over a black video camera on a riverside cremation ground. Behind him, wood logs and a smouldering fire burn on the ground. Two dogs stand nearby, one white and one tan. Orange marigold flowers, red and orange cloth wrappings, and scattered plastic litter lie on the ash-covered ground. Several standing men in trousers and sweaters are visible in the background near a brick wall.2013-02-13A crowded riverside cremation ghat at Manikarnika Ghat, Varanasi, seen from an elevated position. Many men in white and light dhotis and kurtas, some with white or saffron head coverings, stand and gather along stone steps. Several funeral pyres burn, sending up smoke, with logs and bundles of wood stacked nearby. A cow stands among the wooden logs and a dog walks near the fire, with orange and red cloth scattered across the ground. A red and white boat is visible at the top left on the water. No individual can be identified as a person from this view.2014-05-14A tan stray dog stands on a muddy riverbank beside the water, sniffing at a torn woven mat and scattered bamboo poles. Orange marigold garlands and red flower offerings lie on the ground and float in the shallows, mixed with litter. Dry straw and smoldering wood logs sit in the background near a cremation area along a ghat.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13