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A photo of a riverside ghat beside fast-flowing, churning water with rocks and forested hills behind. A small red-and-white shrine with an open dark doorway stands at the water's edge. A man in white kurta and cream dhoti with grey hair stands on the steps, reaching toward the shrine with a metal vessel and a green leaf or flower offering. Seated on the steps to the left are people in orange and white robes, and a woman in a colourful patterned sari with her hands raised in prayer. A blue railing and chain line the riverbank.

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Outdoor riverside ghat scene beside a fast-flowing, churning river with rocks and green hillside behind. A small red-and-white shrine with an open doorway stands on the steps. An elderly man in a white kurta and dhoti stands on the stone steps at the water's edge, reaching toward the shrine ledge with an offering. Seated along the steps on the left are several devotees: younger men in orange and saffron shirts and white dhotis, a woman in an orange and black patterned sari holding a leaf offering, and an older man in grey. Heads of other people in orange clothing are visible in the foreground. Blue railing posts and chains guard the edge of the steps. Six or more people are visible.2008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03Riverside ganga arati at a small red-and-white shrine on the steps above a fast-flowing, churning river, with green hills behind. An older bearded man in a white kurta and cream dhoti holds a brass arati lamp with a bright flame, while younger men in saffron-orange robes stand barefoot on the steps with hands joined. A man in a turquoise shirt and a figure bending near the water also attend. A man in orange sits at the left edge. No a person candidate is visible; the figures are priests and devotees.2008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03Photograph of a riverside ghat at dusk with fast-flowing grey-brown water on the left. Several people in saffron-orange robes and orange shawls stand in a line along a concrete edge, holding blue-and-white chain railings and poles. In the foreground a seated figure in orange clothing and an orange head wrap sits on a dark mat with a wooden staff beside them, with brass plates of offerings, flowers and small items set on the ground. Some white-clad and grey-clad people stand behind the railing.Devotees perform a Ganga aarti at a riverside ghat beside a fast-flowing, churning river with forested hills behind. In the foreground, young men in saffron-orange kurtas stand on stone steps holding a lit brass aarti lamp, while an older man in white kurta and dhoti stands at the front, offering flames. A man in white shirt and white cap bends at the iron railing, and a small red-roofed shrine with a deity murti stands by the water. A man in orange shawl and white dhoti stands at left near a stone sculpture.2008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03A riverside ghat in Uttarkashi beside a fast, silty river with green hillside and buildings behind. Devotees in orange and saffron clothing sit along a white stone platform for a puja. In the foreground a decorated altar with marigold garlands and a brass plate holds offerings. On the right a standing man in orange dhoti and shawl raises a brass aarti lamp toward the water. A small red-roofed shrine stands on the left. Several people, many in orange, are seated or standing in devotion. a person is not clearly identifiable in this frame.2008-07-03Outdoor photo at a riverside ghat beside a fast-flowing river with wooded hills behind. A small red-and-white shrine with a pointed finial and saffron flags stands at the water's edge. Several men in saffron-orange kurtas and dhotis stand on the stone steps, holding brass aarti lamps with lit flames toward the shrine, as a white-clad older man in a white kurta and dhoti stands at the centre with lamps raised. A man in a light-blue shirt stands at right by the railing. At left, a figure in white with an orange shawl stands beside a painted deity statue on a rock wall. The scene shows Ganga aarti at the river.2008-07-03Outdoor riverside scene at a small red-and-white shrine on the edge of a fast, muddy river with forested hills behind. Several men stand on the stone steps holding lit oil lamps and flames: an older white-haired man in white kurta and dhoti holds a lamp tray, a man in a striped shirt stands beside him, and a man in light grey robes lights a lamp at the water's edge. On the left, young men in saffron-orange robes press their palms together. A young man in a teal shirt leans down toward the rushing water. Inside the shrine, a figure in an orange turban and pink-beige robes stands in the doorway. The scene suggests a river aarti ritual at the Ganga ghat in Uttarkashi, though the exact ritual is not clearly visible.2008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03Aerial photo of a riverside stone staircase ghat beside a fast-flowing, muddy river. A crowd of about thirty people, many in orange and saffron robes and some in white, climbs and descends the steps near a red-pillared shrine pavilion. A small pink shrine with yellow flags stands to the right, and a large red deity murti is set into the hillside above. Houses and vegetation line the bank. Devotees appear to be gathering for a ritual visit to the ghat.