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Outdoors beside a river with murky, fast-moving water, a barefoot young man in orange clothes stands with palms pressed together in anjali, a greeting or prayer gesture. He wears an orange cap, an orange shirt with a dark print and orange shorts, with an orange shawl draped over his shoulders. Beside him is a decorated orange and red kanwar-style carrier with pink and yellow tassels and a framed picture of a deity showing a blue-skinned figure with a crescent. Iron posts and chains line the riverbank steps, with multistorey buildings along the far shore. Another orange-clad man stands behind him at the left edge.

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Photograph at a riverside ghat with stone steps and a chained railing running into fast-moving water. In the foreground a man in orange clothing with an orange shawl stands beside a red shrine-like kiosk decorated with pink, yellow and red tassels and a framed religious print showing deity murti figures. Behind him a second person in orange clothing bends toward the water near the chain, and several people stand in the river and along the steps in the background. Discarded plastic litter lies on the wet steps.2014-07-21Riverside ghat steps at a crowded pilgrimage bathing site, with wet stone stairs strewn with litter and cloth. Several men in saffron-orange clothing stand and crouch along a chain-railed edge, one holding a chain, another wearing a black backpack and orange garments with white pom-pom-like tassels. Behind them, decorated bamboo and tinsel-festooned frames with red and green streamers stand near devotees and a bicycle. Murky river water flows at the bottom of the frame. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2014-07-21Kanwar pilgrims in orange clothing gather on wet stone ghat steps beside a river. Many wear orange shirts, orange shorts and orange headwear, and some carry decorated wooden kanwar frames with pink, green and tinsel ornaments. A man in orange wades into the muddy water near an iron chain railing, while others stand on the steps holding the chains. Scattered litter, plastic bags and cloth lie on the steps. A bare-chested man stands on the stairs and another in orange adjusts a decorated pole.2014-07-21July 21 20142014-07-212004-FIRST-HIMALAYAN-YATRAPhotograph of a muddy river ghat with stone steps descending into fast, murky brown water. Three young men in saffron-orange clothing stand and crouch on the steps near a chain railing, one holding a small white container and another with a backpack. A boy and a girl in colourful clothes stand higher on the steps among scattered litter, cloth and plastic debris. Vertical iron posts with chains line the steps, and festival decorations and a red structure are visible at the top edge.2014-07-21July 21 20142014-07-21July 21 20142014-07-21A large outdoor river ceremony on the ghats of a riverbank, with a dense crowd of hundreds of onlookers seated on stone steps above the water. In the foreground, several men in saffron-orange robes stand in the river, and a man in an orange robe with a white undershirt stands at the water's edge near a low wooden platform holding a small deity murti, brass items and offerings. Behind them, a line of saffron-robed men stands on the steps, and a decorated palanquin or ratha with a deity image and red and gold ornaments is visible at the upper left. Trident-like staffs are set up beside the platform, and many spectators in colourful saris and shirts watch from above. The scene suggests a riverside puja or aarti at a ghat.2014-03-20A photograph of a kanwar pilgrimage on a flooded, muddy road near a brick wall with signboards. A barefoot man in orange shorts and an orange T-shirt with pink socks balances a bamboo pole across his shoulders, carrying two silver metal pots hung from its ends. Behind him a motorcycle with a rider in a white headband passes through the water. On the left, a man in an orange cap and red sash wears a white vest and orange trousers. On the right, a person in an orange shirt and blue shorts stands beside a colourful decorated bamboo structure with tassels and ribbons. Rain falls over the scene. No a person candidate is visible.2014-07-21July 21 20142014-07-21Outdoor photograph of a muddy river ghat with wet stone steps strewn with litter, plastic bags and wrappers. Three shirtless young men stand or crouch in the brown river water, one in orange shorts bending over a chain, another in black shorts holding a dark wooden post and chain while a third in orange shorts works near the water's edge. Beside them on the steps, a boy in an orange sleeveless top and red shorts holds a cloth bag, and a woman in a red and orange striped sari with a head covering stands behind him. Chain netting is pulled into the river. No a person candidate is visible.2014-07-21