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A photograph taken through a dark metal mesh window grille, looking down onto a riverside ghat. Several small fires burn on the stone steps near the water, with smoke rising. Many people in white and light clothing stand and move across the bank, and a few others are visible on the water-side steps. Ornate temple spires and carved stone buildings stand at the left, and a wide grey river stretches to the right with a boat near the shore.

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February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13A hazy morning view of a riverside ghat on the Ganges in Varanasi, with stacked firewood piles along stone steps and terraces. Several people in wrapped shawls and headwear stand and walk near the stairs, some in white and some in red and brown wraps. Small wooden boats are moored at the water's edge in the foreground. A white-clad man stands on the steps at right, and a dog moves along the stone path. Weathered ornate stone buildings with arches rise behind the ghat.February 13 20132013-02-13May 14 20142014-05-14Manikarnika Ghat on the Ganges in Varanasi at dusk, a crowded riverside cremation ghat with stone steps, multi-storey old buildings and a domed temple with scaffolding. Several people in white clothing stand on the upper terrace and steps. Funeral pyres burn at right with smoke rising, stacked firewood lies in the foreground, and marigold garlands and orange-yellow flowers are scattered on the ground. Cows wander among the crowd, and a figure in a pink-striped cloth stands in the shallow water at lower left. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2014-05-14A photograph of the Varanasi ghats along the Ganga river, showing stone steps and temple spires on the bank. Stacks of firewood lie on the riverbank and in wooden boats, with smoke rising near the ghat. Many small figures in light clothing move along the steps and waterfront, and a rower stands in a wooden boat in the foreground. Old multistorey buildings with blue awnings and a domed temple line the skyline. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2013-02-13A crowded riverside ghat in Varanasi with many people standing and walking along wooden railings and stone steps, some in white clothing. Tall stacks of firewood are piled on a platform and smoke rises from a cremation area on the left. Wooden boats are moored at the water's edge in the foreground, and a cow stands among the people near the centre. Ornate temple spires and multi-storey buildings rise in the background under a hazy sky.May 14 20142014-05-14Dusk view across a wide river toward a ghat in Varanasi, with multi-storey stone buildings lit orange by the setting light. At the water's edge a large fire blazes on a platform while small groups of people stand and sit on the steps and in boats nearby. Several small flames glow along the bank. The scene appears to be an evening fire ritual at the riverside. No individual figure can be identified as a person from this distance.2014-05-13May 14 20142014-05-14 +1 copiesElevated photo of Manikarnika Ghat on the Ganges in Varanasi. In the foreground a pale yellow stepped temple tower with a finial stands beside red flags, one dark flag bearing an Om symbol. Below on the ghat, a crowd of people in white and light clothing gathers around cremation pyres with stacked wood and visible flames at the lower right. Several boats crowd the river: a large white-hulled boat carries many people in red and white, and smaller wooden boats with passengers are scattered across the water. Beyond the river is a sandy bank.2014-05-14