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Wide 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.2014-05-14A photograph of a riverside ghat with a wide flight of stone steps descending to fast, muddy brown water. A large crowd gathers on the steps and at the lower landing, many in saffron-orange robes, others in white clothing and some in pink or mixed colours. Several figures are on the stairs near a small open-fronted shrine with an orange and white roof and a red and yellow flag. Multi-storey pale blue and cream buildings with balconies rise behind the ghat, with greenery on the right and a red and white pole nearby. The crowd appears to be walking down toward the river as part of a group visit.Hazy morning view of a river waterfront from the water, with a long line of stone ghats and steps climbing from the riverbank to multistorey buildings in faded yellow, white and pale blue. A tall red spire rises among the houses near the centre. Several small groups of people are gathered on the lower steps and near the water's edge, some bathing and some sitting, with a few boats moored along the shore and pink cloth laid on the steps at right. Dense leafy trees stand behind the buildings. No identifiable a person appears in the scene.2006-01-06Wide view across a churning river toward a riverside ghat in Haridwar. A large crowd stands on the stone steps, with a line of people in white clothing near the water's edge. Small temple shrines with pointed red and white spires line the bank, along with a tall lamp post and colourful billboards on the hillside buildings. The water is grey-brown and the sky is overcast.2014-07-27 +1 copiesJuly 03 20082008-07-03July 21 20142014-07-21Aerial view of a crowd gathered on stone steps leading down to a fast-flowing, muddy river in a hillside town. Dozens of people in saffron-orange and white clothing stand and sit on the ghat steps beside a red-pillared pavilion with a pink-and-red shrine and red flags on a pole. Several people stand on upper balconies of blue and white buildings, and a dog sits on the steps at left. A large dark rock or log sits in the river at right.A photograph of a riverside town in the hills, with a fast, muddy brown river running along the right side of the frame. Along the left bank, a flight of stone steps leads down to the water from a tiered building with red-railed balconies and red-pillared arches. A crowd of people dressed in white and orange clothing gathers on and around the steps. Several multistorey houses in blue, pink and cream, some with corrugated roofs, line the bank, with green forested mountains rising behind them. A small red-roofed shrine stands at the water's edge near the steps.A large crowd of bathers and pilgrims fills a riverside ghat on a grey day. Many men wade and bathe in the murky river in the foreground, while a crowded stone-paved promenade and wide stone steps line the bank. A red clock tower stands at left, and temple spires with pink and white shrines appear across the water. Women in saris and salwar kameez walk along the paving, a man in white kurta and white dhoti stands near the centre, and a figure in orange clothing sits on the steps at right. Colourful hoardings and signboards hang on buildings behind the steps. a person is not clearly identifiable in this scene.2014-07-27Wide view of a crowded riverside ghat in Varanasi at golden hour, with many people gathered on the stone steps under a forest of colourful open umbrellas. Several wooden boats are moored along the water's edge, some painted red and white, with passengers seated in them. Behind the steps stand old multi-storey buildings, a small red-pink temple spire on the left, and two cylindrical pink-and-white towers on the right. The calm brown river reflects the warm sky and buildings.2015-10-02October 02 20152015-10-02January 06 20062006-01-06