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This time-lapse footage captures activity at Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, one of the city's principal cremation sites on the banks of the Ganges River. Multiple wooden funeral pyres burn along the riverbank, with flames and columns of gray smoke rising into the air. People move around the cremation ground, with some tending to the pyres and others gathered nearby. Along the river, a small passenger boat passes the ghat while people can be seen standing or bathing in the water. The background includes additional visitors, buildings, and movement around the busy riverside setting. The time-lapse compresses the movement of people, boats, smoke, and flames, conveying the continuous activity associated with this historic cremation ground.
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