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Evening scene at a riverside ghat with many lamps and flames burning along the water's edge and on the steps. A dense crowd of devotees in white, pink, yellow and green clothing faces the river. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind with long dark hair and a trident ornament pinned in the hair wears a pale pink garment. Temple spires and illuminated buildings rise along the bank in the dusk light.

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Evening Ganga aarti at a riverside ghat in Haridwar, with many devotees seated in rows on the steps in the foreground. Lit oil lamps and flames float on the dark water in front of several small shrines and a tall pinnacled temple on the bank. Terraced buildings and trees climb the hillside behind. In the right foreground, a figure in orange-saffron robes with long hair and a trident-topped staff faces the river, seen from behind and in silhouette, so no distinctive a person cues are clearly visible.2005-05-25Evening photograph at a riverside ghat with a large crowd of devotees seated on steps facing a tall stone structure with a lingam-like shape in the water. Floodlights and lit buildings line the hillside behind. In the right foreground, a long-haired figure with a silver trident beside the head is seen from behind, wearing saffron/orange clothing and facing the crowd. Many people in white, pink and yellow garments fill the frame, with some in orange. A few are close in the lower left, while others sit further back near the water.2005-05-25A photograph taken at dusk along a riverside ghat, with many devotees crowded in the foreground and along the steps. In the right foreground, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and holds a silver trident (trishul) upright over his shoulder, looking off to the side; he appears to be Swamiji (probable), given the long swept hair, saffron clothing and trident. Among the crowd, people wear white, pink, purple and yellow clothes, several women with headscarves. Behind them stands a tall stone shrine or lamp-tower with a lit tiered structure, and rows of electric lamps and lit buildings line the hillside under a blue evening sky.2005-05-25A dusk photograph at a riverside ghat of Haridwar, with a large crowd of devotees gathered on the steps facing the water. In the right foreground, a figure seen from behind has long dark hair and wears saffron/orange clothing, holding a trident (trishul) over the shoulder. The crowd, many in white and pastel clothes, sits and stands in rows along the ghat. Floodlights illuminate a stone shrine structure, temple buildings and lamps on the hillside behind, with the river reflecting the lights. Several figures in the crowd and the saffron-clad person suggest a sadhu or sannyasi, though identity is uncertain.2005-05-25May 25 20052005-05-25 +1 copiesMay 25 20052005-05-25 +1 copiesDusk at a riverside ghat in Haridwar, with a crowd of many people seated and standing along stone steps at the water's edge, seen from behind and in silhouette. Lit oil lamps and electric lights glow across the dark river surface, and temple spires with orange and red facades rise on the left under a dramatic stormy sky. Hillside buildings and a tall light pole stand in the background. No individual person can be clearly identified, so no a person candidate is visible.2005-05-25Evening ghat scene at a river with a large crowd gathered along the water's edge. Many devotees in dark and muted clothing, several women with heads covered in shawls, stand shoulder to shoulder facing the water. Along the far bank, illuminated temple structures with pale domes and multi-tiered shrine towers glow orange under lamplight, with lit oil lamps and flames visible along the steps and the riverfront. The water reflects the warm lights. A dark hill rises behind the buildings under dusk sky. The scene suggests a riverside aarti or evening puja, with the crowd standing in quiet attendance. No individual figure is identifiable as a person in this view.2005-05-25May 25 20052005-05-25 +1 copiesEvening aarti on a riverbank ghat at dusk, with large brass lamps with flames held aloft by priests in white dhotis on a stone platform at left and centre. A dense crowd of devotees, many women in headscarves and shawls in orange, red and yellow, stands on the steps and watches in silence, while hundreds of people in the foreground stand on the water's edge with their backs to the camera. Warm lamplight reflects on the flowing river. Ornate temple pavilions line the bank. Several dozen people are visible in total. No individual can be identified with confidence as a person from this distance, so no candidate is named.2005-05-25A night photograph of a riverside ghat at Haridwar with a large crowd gathered along the water's edge. Many people in the foreground raise their arms and hands toward the river, some wearing headscarves and shawls. Lit temple structures, shrines and multi-storey buildings line the far bank under a dark, cloudy sky, with oil lamps and string lights glowing on the steps and water. The water reflects the lights. No individual person can be clearly identified as a person from appearance.2005-05-25Night photograph at a riverside ghat with a lit bridge and crowd behind. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands on the water's edge at the front, holding a large flaming torch or lamp aloft over the river. Beside and behind them, figures in white clothing stand near the water. Illuminated lamps line the bridge and the far bank, and their reflections ripple across the dark river. The scene resembles a river aarti at dusk on the Ganga.2005-05-25