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Street-level photo of a riverside stairway at a ghat, lined with vendor stalls. A man in a grey shirt stands on the steps near a stall hung with colourful religious prints and calendar pictures of deities. A seated vendor in a blue-and-black shirt sits by plastic jugs and baskets of wrapped goods. A woman in an orange sari sits at a stall with flower garlands and sweets, another woman in an orange sari stands on the steps, and a woman in a green sari is partly visible at left. Stacks of books and ritual items are displayed, with blue plastic jugs and white cloth bundles on the steps.

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October 02 20152015-10-02A photograph of a narrow stone-paved village lane lined with small shops under yellow canvas awnings, with hanging cloth and garlands for sale. In the centre, a group of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees walks toward the camera. The lead figure wears a long orange robe over a shawl and carries a walking staff, while behind him a robed figure in orange and white carries a bag. Several women in red and dark saris walk among them. On the right, a seated man in a rust-coloured wrap rests beside crutches and a wooden stick. Plastic water packets are stacked at left.2008-07-02Photograph of Har Ki Pauri ghat on the Ganga in Haridwar, with stone steps rising from the water. Blue and black tarpaulin canopies shade small stalls and a red-and-yellow puja stand. A bare-chested man in orange cloth stands near a red offering table on the steps, facing a few men in white shirts. A woman in a pink sari stands at the water's edge beside a wooden platform, and an elderly woman in a white sari kneels nearby. Several other people in white and pastel clothing stand or sit on the steps, and a man bathes in the river at lower left.2014-03-19March 19 20142014-03-19July 10 20082008-07-10November 10 20062006-11-10December 17 20162016-12-17February 10 20132013-02-10March 19 20142014-03-19Outdoor riverside ghat scene at Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar, with stone steps leading down to flowing river water. Blue tarpaulin awnings shelter small stalls on the left. A red-roofed shrine with a deity murti sits behind the steps. A man in white dhoti and a blue-and-white shawl stands near the shrine. A woman in a pink blouse and white sari stands at a green-draped puja table on a wooden platform at the water's edge, with a brass vessel and offerings. A boy in a blue checked shirt holds a steel bowl, and a bather is visible in the river at lower right. Several men in white kurtas and dhotis stand on the steps. A loudspeaker is mounted on a pole in the foreground.2014-03-19Elevated view of a busy riverside ghat on the Ganges in Varanasi, with stone steps leading down to the water. Many people in mostly white and orange clothing sit, stand and walk on the stone platforms beneath colourful umbrellas and tarpaulin canopies, with some bathing at the water's edge. Moored wooden boats and motorboats float on the hazy river, red-painted temple buildings and red flags stand along the right, and small stalls and seated vendors line the steps. No individual candidate for the a person is clearly identifiable in the scene.2015-10-02Riverside ghat scene at Haridwar on the Ganga, with a woman in a teal salwar kameez and orange dupatta sitting under a tarp and umbrella shelter cluttered with bags, bedding and containers. In front of her, a row of leaf-plate offerings decorated with marigold flowers lies on the stone steps. Several men in orange and white cloth bathe in the river behind, and a ribbon-like banner with Hindi text hangs on a railing above. No visible a person candidate is present; the setting shows devotees and pilgrims at the ghat.2014-07-21