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March 20 20142014-03-20March 20 20142014-03-20Evening ganga aarti on a riverside ghat in Haridwar. A large crowd stands on stone steps along the river, many holding flames or lamps. Several priests in white dhotis stand at the ghat platform near a raised shrine with lit oil lamps on wooden stands. Hillside buildings with signboards, including Hotel Osho, rise behind the temples, and the water reflects the warm lights.2014-03-20July 27 20142014-07-27 +1 copiesMarch 20 20142014-03-20 +1 copiesJune 06 20052005-06-06March 20 20142014-03-20Evening Ganga Aarti at a riverside ghat, with a large crowd of devotees seated on the steps and standing along the bank. Several priests in white dhotis and shirts stand on raised platforms holding lit flame lamps aloft toward the dark river, whose surface reflects the orange light. A small domed shrine stands at left and a pink and white temple-like structure at right. Commercial signs and a hotel building rise above the steps, and the water is in the foreground with more people seated along its edge. No individual is identifiable as a person.2008-07-10July 27 20142014-07-27Dusk view of a crowded riverside ghat in Haridwar along the Ganga, with a large crowd gathered on the stone steps and in the foreground along the water. Traditional temple spires in red and white stand at left, a white domed shrine sits centre, and a hillside with a Hotel Osho sign rises behind. Robed priests in white stand on the steps near lit oil lamps and fire torches, and small illuminated offerings float on the water. Many devotees wear saffron, pink and yellow clothing, some holding small colourful balloons. Electric street lights glow along the embankment as evening falls.Evening Ganga Aarti at a riverside ghat with the river reflecting lamplight. Priests in white and saffron stand on the steps holding flaming oil lamps during the ritual. A large crowd sits on the stone bank in the foreground, many women wearing headscarves and shawls in pink, orange and white, and some men in white kurtas. Temple spires and domed shrines line the bank, and a lit hotel sign and buildings rise behind the crowd under a dusky blue sky. A small decorated palanquin or deity shrine with flames stands near the steps. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2008-07-10July 27 20142014-07-27 +1 copies