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A riverside view of old stone and whitewashed buildings rising above a steep grassy bank at Omkareshwar, with a pink-painted multistorey building on the left and a stepped stone ghat on the far left. Green vegetation covers the rocky slope, with a small boat tied at the water's edge at the lower right and another colourful boat at lower left. No people are visible in the scene.

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Wide view of a riverside town on a hazy day. A broad, greenish river fills the foreground with several small wooden boats moored along a stone ghat. Terraced buildings, temple spires and trees climb the rocky banks, with a white shrine on the left and a blue-painted temple tower on the right. No people are clearly visible in the scene.2006-01-06June 02 20162016-06-02January 06 20062006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06May 14 20142014-05-14 +1 copiesMay 14 20142014-05-14Photograph 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.Morning view of a stone ghat on the Ganga river in Varanasi, with weathered sandstone steps leading down to brown water. Several small wooden boats with blue and white paint are moored at the bottom of the steps. On the left, a few men stand or bathe in the shallow water, one wearing a white dhoti and another in pink shorts, and a pink cloth hangs over a railing. Multi-storey buildings with balconies, a domed chhatri and a tall cylindrical pink tower rise behind the ghat, and a few figures walk on the steps under a clear pale sky.2015-10-02A photograph of a riverside palace complex on the Ganges at Varanasi, seen from the water under a pale blue sky with thin wispy clouds. The large sandstone-red fort-like building has rounded corner towers, arched balconies and small spires, with a yellow-ochre multi-storey building to the left. Stone ghats step down to the brown river, where a small white and turquoise boat sits near the bank and a few tiny figures are scattered on the steps. Several yellow signboards are fixed to the walls. No prominent people are in focus and no a person candidate is visible.2006-01-06Photograph of Manikarnika Ghat on the Ganges in Varanasi, shown from the river. Several wooden boats, some with red pennant flags, are moored at the water's edge below a long set of pale stone steps leading up to terracotta-coloured shrine structures and a small red-roofed shrine. Old multi-storey buildings with flat roofs and balconies rise behind, with a large leafy tree at the centre. A few small figures are scattered on the steps and landing at the right, and a signboard in Hindi is visible on the steps. No identifiable a person appearance is shown.2014-05-14January 06 20062006-01-06May 14 20142014-05-14