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A wide outdoor photograph of a crowded riverbank ghat in Haridwar, with a muddy, fast-flowing river in the foreground. Several men bathe in the water, one holding a metal chain that runs along the bank, and others stand waist-deep nearby. Behind them, dense crowds of bathers and onlookers fill stone steps lined with small temporary stalls and tents. Pink and white temple structures with spired shikhara towers stand along the waterfront, with multi-storey buildings, hoardings and a Nokia billboard on the hill behind. No identifiable a person figure is visible among those present.