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July 09 2008

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Night photograph of a large crowd gathered at a riverside ghat for the evening Ganga aarti. Foreground devotees stand close together; a man in front wears an orange-saffron shawl and another in a white kurta holds his hands in anjali near a woman in a pale green salwar. Dark river water reflects scattered lights, with illuminated buildings and lamps along the far bank. Many more people fill the background. Only the visible people are counted here, and no clear a person candidate is identifiable from appearance.2008-07-09June 04 20062006-06-04An evening outdoor crowd gathers at a riverside or temple ghat, with many people seated and standing in dense rows. In the foreground at right, a young man with dark hair wears a plain orange sleeveless top and gazes forward, and a man in a dark brown shirt stands behind him. Several people in pink, red and beige clothing sit in the middle ground. At left, a small shrine-like structure with a striped white and orange spire glows with lamps, and a tall stone tower rises at the far left edge. Stage lights and banners are visible in the background beneath wooded hills at dusk.Evening photograph of a dense crowd gathered on the steps and banks of a river at dusk, many people seated and facing the water. Lamps are lit along the riverbank and on a long bridge spanning the river, and reflections of warm light shimmer on the water. Red and white temple structures with spires line the far shore, and a lookout tower stands at the left. Many attendees wear white, pink, orange, and yellow saris and kurtas, and some hold small lamps. The scene resembles a river ghat ceremony in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, with a large gathering attending an evening ritual.2006-06-04A dense night crowd of devotees fills a road lit by streetlamps, with a tall orange saffron flag on a pole at left. Most people face forward and appear to be following a procession toward a decorated float in the distance, which carries orange-draped figures under a canopy. In the foreground, a woman in pink and red wears a blue lanyard, another woman in peach has a red bindi, and a bearded man on the right wears a peach-orange robe and glasses with a blue lanyard. Several women wear pastel or gold headscarves and men wear white kurtas and turbans. No candidate a person is clearly identifiable in the foreground, so the a person field is unsure. The scene is a crowd, not a graphic.2015-09-15 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor gathering of a very large crowd seated on a riverside ghat, with dark water and lit lamps visible at the edge. A man in the centre wears a saffron shawl over white clothes and a woman beside him wears an orange shawl over a white sari; both sit facing forward with hands folded. Nearby a woman in red and green draped with an orange wrap, children, and devotees in saffron, yellow and pink clothing sit among the crowd. On the right, a man in a striped shirt holds a camera. A tall black cloth-draped structure rises beside the seated group. Illuminated shrines and streetlights appear in the background. a person candidate appears as a man in saffron shawl over white, with long hair and no visible crown or malas, so identity is uncertain.2006-06-04July 27 20142014-07-27Evening crowd gathered on stone steps at a riverside temple ghat, with a small temple shrine with orange lights at left and a white temple tower. In the foreground a young man with swept-back dark hair wears a sleeveless orange top and looks toward the scene, a brown-shirted young man beside him holds a phone to take a picture. Many devotees in pink, beige, teal and white clothing sit and stand along the steps, with trees and street lamps behind.April 24 20162016-04-24July 09 20082008-07-09Night outdoor gathering of a large crowd, many people in orange clothing, with dark hills and a lit structure in the background. In the foreground, a man at the right edge wears an orange shawl over a grey shirt, and several people in the crowd wear orange saffron shawls or kurtas, some with a bindi. Many faces look upward toward an unseen focal point.2006-06-04Evening photograph of a large crowd gathered on a riverside ghat at dusk, with many devotees standing and sitting on steps. In the right foreground a young man in an orange sleeveless top with dark hair stands beneath a dark canopy edge, looking toward the crowd. Left of centre, a small shrine with a white and red spired roof and a lit lamp glows beside people wearing mostly light-coloured and pink clothing. Behind the crowd are a stone-railed bridge or stairway with a white arch, trees on a hillside and street lights. Some people hold up a camera or phone. Visible people number well over twenty.