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Varanasi Ghats at Dusk

A wide-angle view of the ghats of Varanasi at dusk, illuminated by thousands of glowing clay lamps reflecting on the dark water of the Ganges river, with small wooden boats carrying people in the foreground.

Dev Deepawali on the ghats of Varanasi at dusk in November 2026, a million clay lamps burning along the stone steps and doubled in the Ganges, boats small and dark on the river, incense smoke hanging gold in the last violet light, flame gold, violet and river black, 70mm from a boat See more

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