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Evening crowd gathered on a riverfront ghat at dusk, with many devotees seated on the steps and paved area facing a lit temple complex with a tall red shikhara and a white domed structure. In the foreground, a long-haired figure wrapped in orange cloth sits on a raised wooden platform beside a tall trident-like staff, while a young man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and an orange shawl holds a long wooden pole topped with an orange flag bearing a bird emblem. Many women in saffron and pink saris and men in white shirts fill the frame. Street lamps and temple lights glow against a pale evening sky with hills behind.

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June 04 20062006-06-042004-FIRST-HIMALAYAN-YATRAAn evening outdoor crowd gathers at a riverside or temple ghat, with many people seated and standing in dense rows. In the foreground at right, a young man with dark hair wears a plain orange sleeveless top and gazes forward, and a man in a dark brown shirt stands behind him. Several people in pink, red and beige clothing sit in the middle ground. At left, a small shrine-like structure with a striped white and orange spire glows with lamps, and a tall stone tower rises at the far left edge. Stage lights and banners are visible in the background beneath wooded hills at dusk.Evening photograph of a riverside ghat at dusk, with a large crowd seated on steps in the foreground and many oil lamps and lights glowing along the water's edge. In the left foreground a smiling man in an orange turban and orange wrap sits among the crowd. Behind them, red and orange temple structures, a domed building, shop signs and a street lamp line the bank, with forested hills rising in the background. Most visible people wear orange or saffron clothing.Outdoor river ghat scene with a large crowd on the steps and a boat-like platform in the foreground. A seated man in saffron-orange robes, wearing a marigold and white flower garland and a sandalwood mark on his forehead, sits beside a silver-trimmed ornate seat draped with flowers. To his right a bald priest in orange robes, silver-rimmed glasses and a rudraksha mala holds a silver trident aloft. Another robed attendant stands behind them. Behind is a white and orange temple dome, trees and red flags, with onlookers in white and colourful clothing crowding the bank and steps.2014-07-27 +1 copiesJune 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04Dusk crowd gathered densely along a riverside ghat at a bridged river, with hundreds of people facing a water area lit by street lamps. In the foreground at left, a young man in orange turban and orange clothing sits among the crowd, and women wear orange, red and pink saris and shawls. Many people raise hands toward the water. Red and white temple spires and domed shrines stand on the far bank beside a stone bridge, with hills behind. The scene reads as an evening gathering at a holy riverbank.Evening crowd gathered at a riverside ghat under street lamps and a blue dusk sky. In the foreground a man in an orange wrap and an orange turban stands among the crowd, with a wooden-framed stall or carriage at left. Dense devotees in white shirts and yellow shirts fill the plaza, with a bridge and temple spires with domed roofs in the background.Evening photograph of a large crowd gathered on a riverbank at dusk, watching a river ceremony. In the left foreground, a figure in orange-saffron clothing with a matching orange head wrap stands with hands pressed together in namaskar, facing toward the water. Dozens of people in white, pastel and red clothes fill the steps below, some with hands raised. Behind them a river with bright floodlights, a pedestrian bridge, a red and white temple spire, and a domed shrine on the hillside. The scene is set at a holy river ghat in the evening.June 2004 Himalayas Yatra - Haridwar Hari Ki PauriOutdoor riverside ritual on a river ghat with calm grey water. In the foreground a figure with long dark hair wears an orange-red shawl over a red garment and sits cross-legged on a patterned mat and rug on a raised platform. Before them stands a silver ritual stand decorated with orange and pink marigold garlands and blue cloth. Behind, a man in white kurta and a devotee in white clothes assist, while people in saffron robes stand nearby. Beyond the water a crowd gathers along the steps, with a white and orange temple dome, a tree and a footbridge in the background. The seated figure's long hair, red-orange shawl and ceremonial setting fit the appearance cues for a person, seated in a puja role at the ghat.2014-07-27