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Several wooden river boats with white painted trim and orange hulls crowd the Ganges at a ghat in Varanasi, carrying a large group of devotees. Most passengers wear white clothing with orange or red shawls and white caps, seated along the benches and railings. In the foreground, a man with short dark hair in a white shirt stands at the bow of a boat, facing the others and gripping the railing. Steps lead up from the water to stone ghat buildings and a temple-style structure in the background.

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January 09 20062006-01-09Photograph taken from a boat on the Ganges river at Varanasi, looking toward the ghats lined with old multi-storey buildings, temple spires and shikhara domes. Several boats are moored along the waterfront and small groups of people sit in the foreground boats. In the lower right, a man with a shaved head wears a white kurta and sits beside a woman in a red-and-maroon sari, while another man in white with an orange shawl sits at the edge; a man in white with a rudraksha mala-style red cord sits in the lower left foreground. Hazy sky above and muddy brown water below.May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14October 02 20152015-10-02Photograph of several wooden boats on the Ganges at Varanasi in warm evening light. Two larger white and blue passenger boats with green and orange hulls carry many people in orange and white clothing and red or orange headwear; some passengers wave. A smaller orange-hulled boat in the foreground has two men seated at the stern, one in a white shirt and one in a red cap, with water bottles beside them. Behind the river, stepped ghats and old multi-storey buildings with red and pink facades rise above the water.2014-05-14February 13 20132013-02-13May 14 20142014-05-14Photograph taken from a boat on the Ganga river in Varanasi, with a riverside ghat behind. Several women in white and orange-red shawls sit in the boat; one woman in front wears glasses and a white top with an orange-red shawl and holds a small orange flag, while another holds a golden staff with a tip and a yellow garland is visible. Partially visible women are on the right in the foreground, with a dark-haired woman's head in the lower right corner. Along the shore, ghats with old multi-storied buildings, temple domes and spires stand above steps crowded with people and stacks of firewood. Boats are tied up at the water's edge. No person is clearly identifiable as a specific individual.2013-02-13Photograph of the Manikarnika Ghat cremation ghat on the Ganges at Varanasi. Multiple funeral pyres burn along the stone steps and riverbank, with smoke rising. On a white-and-pink boat in the foreground, many devotees in white clothes and saffron-orange shawls sit in rows, some with red scarves, while a cameraman films from the deck. Several people in white stand on the ghat steps above, and a flagpole with an orange pennant rises from the boat area. Behind are ancient temple spires and stacked wood piles. The page labels this as a Varanasi Manikarnika Ghat pada puja and arathi event.2014-05-14A crowded wooden boat on the Ganges river at Varanasi, packed with devotees dressed in white clothing and red shawls or scarves, many wearing white caps. Several people sit on the open upper deck and in the cabin, while another boat lies alongside. Stone ghats with steps rise in the background, with a few people on the steps. One woman in a yellow-orange sari stands at the upper rail among the passengers. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance.2014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14