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Night photograph of Manikarnika Ghat on the Ganges at Varanasi, with crowds of people gathered on the stone steps and terraces above the water. Colourful illuminated umbrella-shaped lights in green, purple, orange and red line the ghat, with saffron flags on poles and streetlamps glowing. Small boats sit in the dark water in the foreground. Priests in white and figures in dark clothing stand at the ghat, with lamps and flames visible in the distance. A tiled blue sign reads a shop name in the upper centre. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this scene.

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May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14April 02 20142014-04-02Night photograph of Manikarnika Ghat on the Ganga in Varanasi, with a large crowd gathered on the illuminated steps above the water. Rows of priests in white and light clothing perform an evening aarti ceremony with lamps at the ghat platform. Many small boats with red fairy lights line the dark river, and figures sit in the foreground by the water. Colourful lit umbrellas and strings of lights hang along the riverfront buildings, and a few flags are visible. The crowd is too dense to count, so the people field is a range. No individual is clearly identifiable as the a person, so the candidate status is uncertain.2014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14April 02 20142014-04-02May 14 20142014-05-14