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A riverside ghat in Varanasi with several open cremation fires burning on stone steps beside the Ganges, sending up smoke and flames. Many people stand and sit on the steps, some men in white dhotis and shawls, one man in a red-and-orange wrap, and a few women in saris. Cattle and dogs wander among scattered wood, cloth and ash in the foreground. A white tarpaulin hangs over a stepped area and the stone buildings behind are weathered. The scene shows a funeral ghat at dawn-like light, with a small green signboard and a sign reading Mishra near the steps.

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Photograph of a riverside cremation ghat on the Ganges in Varanasi. Several funeral pyres burn in the foreground, with stacked firewood piles and smoke rising. A red flag on a tall bamboo pole and a small yellow flag stand near the water. Along the stone steps, many men in white dhotis and white kurtas sit and stand, some wearing red and orange cloth. A black cow stands at right. Market stalls with blue tarpaulin awnings line the upper ghat. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2014-04-30February 13 20132013-02-13A 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.2014-05-14Photograph of a riverside ghat in Varanasi along the Ganges, with several wooden pyres burning on stone steps near the water. Piles of firewood and debris line the bank, and cattle walk along the stairs. A crowd of roughly thirty people stands on the steps and terrace, several wearing white clothing and some in dark or light shirts. Wooden boats filled with logs sit in the river in the foreground, and a red flag flutters at the left edge. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this view, so the presence of a person is uncertain.2014-04-30April 30 20142014-04-30Elevated view of Manikarnika Ghat on the Ganges in Varanasi, where several funeral pyres burn on the stone steps and riverbank. Dozens of people in white and light clothing stand and move along the ghat, some in dhotis and head coverings. Two stray cattle lie on the steps. Several white-roofed boats crowded with people in white are moored at the water's edge, and smaller wooden boats float on the river. Stacks of firewood line the shore. No identifiable a person figure is visible, so no candidate is described.2014-05-14A photograph of a riverside cremation ghat in Varanasi. A tall column of orange flames rises from a funeral pyre inside a small pale stone structure with iron railings, and smoke drifts into the air. Stacks of cut firewood are piled on the right, and a few cattle lie on the stone steps at the lower right. A group of about a dozen men in white dhotis and shirts stand on a raised stone terrace at left, watching the fire. Another man in white sits on the firewood at right, and a boy in a red-and-white garment is near the bottom. Weathered brick buildings and a balcony fill the background.2014-04-30April 30 20142014-04-30May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14A wide photograph of the Manikarnika ghat cremation area on the Ganges in Varanasi, with smoke rising from several funeral pyres. Stacked firewood piles sit on a stone platform, and a crowd of men in white and light clothing gathers around the burning pyres and the riverside steps. Multitiered temple spires and old stone buildings line the bank behind, with a yellow canopy and red flags visible above. Several figures sit on the lower steps near orange-wrapped bundles. Wooden poles and a few small boats occupy the foreground along the water's edge.May 14 20142014-05-14