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Evening Ganga aarti at a riverside ghat with fast-flowing water. A figure in orange robes stands at the edge of the steps, facing the river and holding a lit oil lamp aloft in an outstretched arm. Around the ghat, a crowd of devotees in saffron and orange clothing sits and stands with palms pressed together in anjali. Several boys in yellow-orange clothes kneel near the front, and a man in an orange shawl with a red garment sits at the left. Blue-and-white posts and a chain line the riverbank, and a small red-and-white shrine structure stands behind the group.

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July 03 20082008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03Devotees perform a Ganga aarti at a riverside ghat beside a fast-flowing, churning river with forested hills behind. In the foreground, young men in saffron-orange kurtas stand on stone steps holding a lit brass aarti lamp, while an older man in white kurta and dhoti stands at the front, offering flames. A man in white shirt and white cap bends at the iron railing, and a small red-roofed shrine with a deity murti stands by the water. A man in orange shawl and white dhoti stands at left near a stone sculpture.2008-07-03A photograph of a riverside ghat at dusk beside a fast-flowing, murky river with rocks and a mountain-covered valley behind. Several people in saffron-orange robes stand on stone steps, holding small lamps with lit flames toward the water. A white-clad elderly man with a white beard stands among them holding a lamp, and a figure in a teal shirt and dark trousers reaches toward the water at the chain railing. A small red-roofed shrine with a spire and flags stands at the upper left, and a man in white dhoti stands at the far left edge with a saffron cloth. Chain-linked bollards line the edge of the water. The scene appears to be an evening lamp offering at the river.A river aarti at the edge of a fast-flowing, murky-white river in the hills. Several young men in saffron-orange robes stand in a row on stone steps. Beside them, an older man in white kurta and dhoti holds a lit oil lamp and performs the ritual. A small red shrine with a pointed finial and yellow flags stands behind them, with a figure visible inside. Green forested mountains, a power line and hillside buildings fill the background.Dusk on a fast-flowing river with a steep wooded hillside behind. On stone steps at the water's edge, a group of young men in saffron-orange robes stand in a line facing the river, several holding up small lit lamps or offerings toward a small red shrine with a flame burning beside it. An older man in white dhoti-style clothing stands in the centre and joins in the offering, while another person in a teal shirt kneels at the shrine. At left, an older man with white hair and beard, wearing an orange shawl and white dhoti, stands on the upper steps. Metal posts with chains line the riverbank, and a village of houses sits on the far hillside.Riverside ghat steps above fast-flowing water, with a blue-and-white chain railing along the edge. A crowd in saffron and orange clothing sits and stands on the stone steps. In the centre, a woman in an orange robe with a red-beaded necklace holds a lit lamp near a small offering on an orange cloth, with flames visible. Other devotees in orange and white, some with hands folded, watch. A woman in a white sari and another in a green-and-yellow sari walk along the steps. A bearded older man in a white robe and orange shawl stands at the top right, and a man in white kurta stands near the centre. The scene looks like a Ganga aarti on the riverbank.2008-07-03Riverside ganga arati at a small red-and-white shrine on the steps above a fast-flowing, churning river, with green hills behind. An older bearded man in a white kurta and cream dhoti holds a brass arati lamp with a bright flame, while younger men in saffron-orange robes stand barefoot on the steps with hands joined. A man in a turquoise shirt and a figure bending near the water also attend. A man in orange sits at the left edge. No a person candidate is visible; the figures are priests and devotees.2008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03Overhead view of a riverside ghat with rushing white-grey river water filling the upper frame. Orange-robed ascetics and devotees sit in rows on tiled steps, many with shaved or cropped heads. A standing figure in orange robes near the centre raises a brass ritual vessel or lamp toward the water, while others in orange and white sit before brass plates, bells and a small kalasha on an orange cloth. Blue chains are strung between metal posts along the steps. A man in orange stands at the upper right holding the railing, and a few people in white and red sit at the left edge. The scene looks like an aarti or abhishekam performed at the riverbank.2008-07-03Riverside ghat ritual on a fast-flowing mountain river with grey clouds and forested hills behind. A man in a saffron-orange robe stands at the edge holding a raised saffron flag aloft over the water. Seated devotees in orange and white clothing, some with orange shawls, sit on the stone steps before a small red-roofed shrine with yellow flags. A bearded man in orange sits near the front holding a brass vessel. Several people in orange and white watch from the steps; a man in a dark shirt and orange shirt stands at the railing on the right. Dense crowd in the foreground, roughly 20-30 visible people.2008-07-03A photograph of a ghat of a river with stone steps leading down to fast-flowing water. A figure in orange robes stands on the steps holding a lit lamp aloft in an aarti-style offering, while a line of people in orange and saffron garments sit and stand on the steps around him. Several people in white and orange clothing gather, and a saffron-robed figure with a white beard and light-coloured hair stands to the right. Brass vessels and offering trays are placed on the steps near the officiant. A red-roofed shrine structure and red pillars frame the left side of the scene, with a small red booth on the right.