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Evening crowd gathered on the stone ghats of a river bank at Har ki Pauri, Haridwar, seated in rows close to the water while others stand on the tiered steps behind. Most seated people wear white kurtas and dhotis or pastel saris and salwar kameez; some women wear pink, orange and teal saris. Small blue and red sheds and canopies line the steps, and a wooden-framed structure with pink and white arches stands at the centre. A large billboard with a woman's portrait and Hindi script hangs on a hillside above, and the wooded slope rises behind the buildings under a pale sky.

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Large crowd of devotees gathered on the stone steps and riverbank ghat at dusk, many sitting closely together in white kurtas and sarees, with women in green and gold saris and a girl in yellow. A pink-walled stepped ghat with a shrine structure rises behind them along a forested hillside, with a yellow hoarding and streetlamps visible. A blue-tarpaulin stall stands at right. Image shows an open-air Ganga aarti gathering at Haridwar.2008-07-10July 27 20142014-07-27July 27 20142014-07-27July 27 20142014-07-27June 04 20062006-06-04A large dense crowd of devotees gathers on the steps and riverbank at dusk, facing a wide river at Haridwar. Many women wear red, orange, yellow and pink saris and shawls, and some men wear white kurtas. Warm lamps and floodlights reflect on the water. Temple spires and a red-and-white shrine stand on the far bank, with a hillside and a red bridge behind. Several small oil lamps glow near the water's edge. No individual can be clearly identified as a person, so the figures are described by role only as devotees.2006-06-04Evening crowd gathered along the riverbank steps of a ghat at dusk, many people seated in rows facing the water, with the river reflecting orange lights. Many wear white, pastel and yellow saris and shawls, with some in orange and red. Lit oil lamps and floodlights illuminate temple spires and shrines lining the bank, and a tall lamp post stands above. A large crowd of over a hundred people is visible. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible, so no appearance-based candidate is claimed.2006-06-04July 27 20142014-07-27A large crowd of people bathes in a fast-flowing, muddy river at a riverside ghat with pink-painted stone steps and terraces. Many bathers stand waist-deep in the brown water while others crowd the stairs in white, orange and multicoloured clothing. A tall pink pavilion with arches and a small domed shrine stands on the right, with billboards, a Nokia sign, floodlight poles and tree-covered hills behind. No individual a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the crowd.2014-07-27A photograph of a crowded riverside ghat in Haridwar with a wide muddy river in the foreground. Several men are bathing and wading, some shirtless or in shorts, with one man standing in the water holding a rope or chain. Devotees in dark clothing stand and sit on the stone steps, and a few people in white and dark clothes crouch at the water's edge on the right. Behind them rise pink-and-white temple structures, small shrine canopies, orange and blue tents, and a wooded hill under an overcast sky. Billboards for Nokia and Idea are visible above the steps. No speaker or a person candidate is visible in the scene.2014-07-27 +1 copiesEvening Ganga Aarti at a riverside ghat in Haridwar, with a very large crowd seated in rows on the stone steps facing the water. Many devotees wear white, saffron, yellow and pink clothing and headscarves, and some sit on mats. Across the river, a bridge with street lamps and a red-and-white temple with a white dome and tall shikhara stand under a pale dusk sky. Floodlight poles light the scene, and a few figures stand in the river near the ghat for the ritual. No single person can be clearly picked out as a person from this distance, so the presence of a person is uncertain.2008-07-10Dusk view of a crowded riverside ghat in Haridwar with a large crowd of devotees standing at the water's edge and on the stone steps. On the left a tall stepped shrine tower stands in the river beside a small white-and-red temple with a lit shrine and small oil lamps. Many people wear saris, salwar kameez and white shirts, with bright orange, pink and yellow garments prominent. A red-and-blue painted deity image hangs on a pillar. Trees and hills rise behind the buildings, and a few small blue and red booths line the steps. The river water is churning and murky under a pale evening sky.2008-07-10