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Photograph of Manikarnika Ghat on the Ganges in Varanasi. Weathered sandstone buildings with carved balconies rise above broad stone steps leading down to the greenish river. A small domed pavilion stands at the water's edge on the left, and a tall domed structure with minarets appears at upper right. Several small figures are visible on the steps and at the water, and a lamp post stands among the buildings. A few people are scattered along the ghat, far from the camera.

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January 06 20062006-01-06Photograph of a riverside ghat at Varanasi taken from the water. Weathered sandstone buildings with balconies and laundry hung out to dry rise above broad stone steps leading down to the river. A domed structure with pointed minarets and arched windows stands at the upper right. Small figures bathe and wash at the water's edge, and a few people sit on the lower steps. Clear blue sky above and brown river water in the foreground.2006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06A photograph taken from the river of Varanasi showing a long row of weathered sandstone ghats climbing from the brown Ganges water up to multistorey old buildings. Small figures bathe and stand on the lower steps, with laundry hung on railings and poles. A tall domed mosque-style building with minarets and pointed arched windows rises on the right, beside a small ornate temple shrine. A large tree grows on the bank under a clear blue sky.2006-01-06A photograph of a riverfront ghat in Varanasi viewed from the water. Stone steps descend to the Ganges beside a row of small arched niches and cubicles at the water's edge. Behind them rise weathered multi-storey brick and stone buildings with laundry hung on balconies, a red-domed brick structure with slender minarets, and pastel-painted modern houses on the right. Several birds fly across a clear blue sky. A few small figures are scattered on the steps and near the water, but they are too distant to be clearly identified.2006-01-06Photograph of a riverside ghat in Varanasi viewed from the water. Weathered sandstone stepped ghats climb from the Ganges toward tall multi-storey buildings with balconies and laundry hung out to dry. A domed mosque-like structure with pointed minarets and arched windows rises at right. Small figures are scattered on the steps and at the water's edge, some bathing, and a few people stand on a boat or landing at left. Clear blue sky above.2006-01-06Photograph of the Varanasi riverfront across the Ganges, showing tiered stone ghats climbing to dense multi-storey buildings in faded red, tan and white. Two wooden boats sit at the water's edge near a small domed shrine. In the foreground, two men are partly visible at the bottom of the frame; the man at right, in a yellow checked shirt with a tilak-marked forehead, is the only one fully shown. Small figures are scattered on the steps and some people bathe in the water. Signs on the buildings include a shop board reading Benarasi Silk Factory.January 06 20062006-01-06January 07 20062006-01-07A photograph of the Varanasi riverfront taken from the Ganges, showing tiered stone ghats climbing up to a dense row of multi-storey buildings in faded ochre, cream and green. On the left, a few small figures walk along the lower steps near a boat and a pale yellow signboard. At right, a domed mosque-like structure with minarets rises above the buildings. Brown river water fills the foreground, and in the bottom corner the heads of several people are partially visible, one with a red tika mark on the forehead. Birds fly in the pale sky.A river view of a Varanasi ghat along the Ganges at dawn or dusk under a pale hazy sky. Wooden rowing boats with red and white painted hulls and smaller dark boats are moored at the water's edge. Stone steps climb to a row of multi-storey buildings with pink and red painted facades, green-domed temple towers and weathered walls. A few small figures stand on the steps and by the waterline. Street lamps stand along the embankment. No readable signage is visible.May 14 20142014-05-14