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Outdoor photograph of a riverside ghat with a large crowd of devotees standing on stone steps above flowing water. In the foreground, several saffron-robed sannyasis stand on the steps near a wooden platform where ritual items are arranged, and two men in orange clothing lean down toward the river edge, with a yellow vessel near the water. A decorated palanquin-style float is visible at left, and a red-and-white temple shrine with a flag stands at right. Buildings behind the ghat show signs and a Hotel Osho sign. Crowd members wear white kurtas, saris and colourful clothing.

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March 20 20142014-03-20A wide photograph of a riverside ghat along a fast-flowing river in Haridwar, with a large crowd of people gathered on the stone steps. Many people in white clothing stand and sit along the steps at the water's edge, some carrying yellow and orange items and small ceremonial objects. Behind them are red-and-white temple shrines with domed spires, and a row of hotel buildings with red balconies and commercial hoardings. A small white domed shrine stands at the right edge. The river water in the foreground is brownish-grey and rippled.2014-07-27March 20 20142014-03-20 +1 copiesJuly 27 20142014-07-27June 2004 Himalayas Yatra - Haridwar Hari Ki PauriMarch 20 20142014-03-20July 27 20142014-07-27March 20 20142014-03-20Photograph of a large crowd gathered on the riverbank steps at a river ghat, with fast brown floodwater in the foreground. Many people in white clothing stand on the steps and at the water's edge, some wading into the river. Ornate red-and-white shrines with domed tops flank the ghat, and multi-storey buildings with hotel signs rise behind on a wooded hillside. Several wooden palanquin-style platforms with red canopies stand along the steps, and a tall flagpole rises in the middle distance. Some people in the crowd wear orange and yellow clothing. The a person candidate cannot be confirmed from appearance, so no identification is made.2014-07-27Evening ganga aarti on a riverside ghat in Haridwar. A large crowd stands on stone steps along the river, many holding flames or lamps. Several priests in white dhotis stand at the ghat platform near a raised shrine with lit oil lamps on wooden stands. Hillside buildings with signboards, including Hotel Osho, rise behind the temples, and the water reflects the warm lights.2014-03-20Dusk photograph of a large crowd gathered on the steps of Hari Ki Pauri ghat along the Ganga in Haridwar. Hundreds of people in mixed clothing, many in white and pastel saris and kurtas, fill the stone steps and stand near the river. At the centre, a lit ornate ritual lamp stands on a raised platform among brass vessels and flower offerings, part of a riverside aarti. Behind the ghat, multi-storey buildings with orange flags and street lamps rise against forested hills, with signs including a hanging 'OSHO' board and a primary health centre sign. Red and pink shrine boxes line the steps.July 10 20082008-07-10