Twilight Funeral Pyre Smoke Over Kolkata Ghats

Thick plumes of grey smoke rise from a burning funeral pyre situated on stone steps at the Esplanade shrine entrance in Kolkata. Fading twilight sky glow casts a soft blue hue over the scene, against the warm, flickering orange light from numerous small candles placed along the wet stone railing. The cool season air holds the smoke in low, drifting layers that move across the frame, guided by the linear perspective of the ghat steps. A perfectly clear sky stretches above, devoid of clouds, allowing the last light to illuminate the texture of the charred wood and the rough stone surface. The smoke trails thin out as it moves toward the right, ending in a faint haze against the darkening horizon line.