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Outdoor photo of a wide, muddy river at Haridwar with a stone ghat of steps along the left bank. Several men stand waist-deep or on the steps, bare-chested or in shorts and swimwear, bathing and holding a metal chain anchored to posts in the water. A woman in a dark sari with a head covering stands at the water's edge near the chain. Stalls with tarpaulins, orange cloth and bundled goods line the left side, and multi-storey buildings with terracotta walls rise along the far bank under overcast sky. No a person candidate is visible.