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Wide view of a sandy riverbank with stone ghats at Varanasi on the Ganges. Two men walk across the dry sand in the foreground: one in a checked plaid shirt and dhoti carrying a cloth bag, the other in a white kurta with a head wrap. Further back, a few figures move along the steps and by a red-hulled boat moored at the water's edge. A red steel arch bridge spans the river on the right, and white temple spires and tree-lined buildings rise on the left. Scattered litter lies on the sand.

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May 13 20142014-05-13January 06 20062006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06A riverside ghat in Varanasi with a broad grey river on the left, moored wooden boats and a stone-paved embankment. Several men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas walk along the steps, one carrying a shoulder bag. A man in white kurta pauses near a wooden bench, and women in red and blue saris walk among the group. Pedestrians and a bicycle line the right-hand promenade under a hazy sky.2014-05-21May 13 20142014-05-13May 13 20142014-05-13May 13 20142014-05-13May 13 20142014-05-13January 06 20062006-01-06A crowded riverside ghat in Varanasi on the Ganges under hazy morning light. Many people stand and sit along stone steps among moored wooden boats and a few small passenger boats. Vendors' umbrellas in pink, blue, yellow and green shade a market area on the right. Orange and white cloth lies drying on the steps in the foreground, and a man with bare chest and a white cloth wrap stands near the centre. Temple spires in red and cream rise on the right bank.2015-10-02Wide view of the Manikarnika Ghat riverfront on the Ganga in Varanasi under a pale hazy sky. Stone steps and a broad white-washed embankment descend to the water, with a few small figures sitting or standing on the lower steps and near the water's edge. Several small wooden boats are tied along the bank, and a larger boat sits at the right edge. Behind the ghat, multi-storey buildings, green trees and street lamps line the hillside, with a small orange shrine structure visible on the right. No ritual activity or identifiable ceremony is clearly visible; the scene is a landscape of the ghat and river.2014-05-14February 13 20132013-02-13