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Dusk view of a crowded riverside ghat in Haridwar with a large crowd of devotees standing at the water's edge and on the stone steps. On the left a tall stepped shrine tower stands in the river beside a small white-and-red temple with a lit shrine and small oil lamps. Many people wear saris, salwar kameez and white shirts, with bright orange, pink and yellow garments prominent. A red-and-blue painted deity image hangs on a pillar. Trees and hills rise behind the buildings, and a few small blue and red booths line the steps. The river water is churning and murky under a pale evening sky.

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Dusk photograph of a large crowd gathered along the steps of a river ghat in Haridwar beside a wide, rippling river. Hundreds of people stand and sit on the steps and along the banks, many in white, pink, orange and yellow garments, with some women wearing headscarves and shawls. In the foreground, a dense group of backs faces the water. Behind them, red-and-white temple shrines with spires and domed pavilions line the bank, with oil lamps glowing and a banner reading Aarti Haridwar on the lower wall. A tall pole and illuminated signboards stand above the crowd, and a hillside with a hotel sign reading Hotel Osho rises behind the town. A small decorated palanquin-like shrine sits at right near the water. The overall scene is a ceremony gathering at the riverfront.Evening crowd gathers on a riverside ghat at dusk, viewed from behind a dark canopy edge in the right foreground. Dozens of people, many women in orange, red, pink and purple saris and shawls, sit and stand facing a dark tiered stone shrine with a small ornamented temple and lit oil lamps nearby. A poster of a deity in red and blue hangs on the stone structure. Behind them, multi-storey buildings, hillside trees and signboards line the bank, with a sign reading Hotel Osho. The scene suggests a river aarti gathering, though no a person is visible.Evening scene at a riverside ghat with a large crowd of devotees seated on the steps facing the water. Many wear orange or saffron shawls and white kurtas, with a few in red, pink and blue. A young woman in a red top and white skirt stands at the front near the water's edge. Behind the crowd, pink and white shrines with spired roofs line the bank, a dark stone pavilion stands in the river, and a hillside with hotel signs and a large devotional banner rises above. A tall lamp post and streetlights are visible. No person is clearly identifiable as a person.Evening crowd gathered on the riverbank steps of a ghat at dusk, facing the water, with many people in saffron, orange, yellow and white clothing and some men wearing white or orange turbans. Lamps and lights glow along the ghat and temple structures, a tall stone shrine tower stands at right, and a hillside with buildings, a hotel sign reading HOTEL OSHO, and string lights lines the background. A tall silver-topped ceremonial staff stands in the foreground at left. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person; the scene shows a large devotional gathering at a river ghat.2006-06-04 +1 copiesJuly 10 20082008-07-10Evening Ganga Aarti at a riverside ghat in Haridwar, with a large crowd of devotees seated on the stone steps and along the water's edge. Many women wear saris in pink, green, yellow and orange, and several men wear white kurtas; some wear orange or saffron headcloths. Red-and-white temple spires and a white domed shrine stand above the ghat, with flags and lit lamps along the river. Street lights, shop signs and a hillside rise behind the crowd, and a sign reads Hotel Osho. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2008-07-10March 20 20142014-03-20July 10 20082008-07-10Evening crowd gathered along the bank of a wide river at a ghat, with many people seated on the water's edge in the foreground, mostly in white and orange clothing, some in saffron. Behind them, red and white temple shrines with domed tops stand on the steps, with a large crowd of people in white gathered along the stone steps. A tall lamp post rises beside a hillside covered in trees. Along the buildings are signboards and billboards, including one reading Hotel Osho and another with a woman's portrait and Hindi text. The sky is pale blue with soft clouds at dusk.Evening Ganga Aarti at a riverside ghat in Haridwar, with a large crowd of devotees seated on the stone steps and along the water's edge. Priests in white dhotis stand on the ghat holding lit oil lamps (aarti lamps) toward the river, which reflects their glow. Many devotees wear pink, orange, red and white saris, shawls and headscarves; some sit in front of the crowd in dark clothing. Temple shikhara spires with red and white facades, lamp posts and signboards line the bank, and a hotel sign reading Hotel Osho is visible on a building behind. Dusk sky over forested hills.2008-07-10Evening ghat ceremony on a riverbank at dusk, with a very large crowd of devotees packed on the stone steps and along the water's edge. Several priests in white robes stand on the steps holding flaming oil lamps aloft, and additional lit lamps glow along the ghat. Many people in the foreground wear saffron, yellow, purple and blue saris and shawls. Behind the ghat stand red and white temple spires, a white domed shrine, and buildings lit by lamps. A hotel sign reading HOTEL OSHO is visible on the right, along with a billboard. The river reflects the warm lights.Dusk 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.