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Evening Ganga Aarti at a riverside ghat in Haridwar, the river reflecting golden lamplight. Several priests in white dhotis and kurtas hold up flaming oil lamps toward the water while a dense crowd of devotees fills the stepped embankment behind them. A small shrine with a red and white striped spire stands at right, and a few orange flags and lit lamps line the scene. Shadowy heads of onlookers appear at the bottom edge.

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Evening Ganga Aarti at a riverside ghat in Haridwar at dusk, with a large dense crowd of devotees seated and standing on stone steps above the water. Several priests in white dhotis and white kurtas hold large flaming oil lamps aloft in front of a small shrine lamp and wooden offering stands. Bright orange flames rise from additional lamps on the right. Lit buildings with shop signs line the background, and the river reflects the warm light. Silhouetted heads of onlookers fill the bottom foreground. A few people wear saffron and red clothing among the crowd. a person is not identifiable here as a distinct figure.2008-07-10July 10 20082008-07-10Evening Ganga Aarti on the bank of the Ganges at Haridwar, with a large dense crowd of devotees seated and standing on the steps above the water. Several white-clad priests and attendants stand on the ghat holding flaming oil lamps aloft, while a lit lamp stand and decorated platform sit at the centre. Reflections of the lamps shimmer on the dark river in the dusk, and silhouetted heads of onlookers line the foreground. The scene is a riverside aarti ceremony, with no individual identifiable as a person in the visible frame.2008-07-10July 10 20082008-07-10June 04 20062006-06-04July 10 20082008-07-10Night scene at a riverside ghat with a large dense crowd filling the steps and embankment. Several people in white and saffron-toned clothing stand in the foreground holding large burning torches or flaming lamps aloft, their flames bright against the dark background. A small ornate shrine with a pyramidal tower sits at right beside a lit doorway, and a banner hangs on the building behind. The dark river reflects the flickering lights below. Multiple lit lamps and torches are distributed through the crowd. a person's presence is not visible.July 09 20082008-07-09Night photograph of a Ganga aarti on a riverbank ghat at Haridwar, with flames glowing on the dark water in the foreground. A large crowd of devotees fills the steps behind, many dressed in white. In the centre a priest in white stands before a lit glass-fronted shrine holding a flaming lamp, with brass pots and oil lamps on a raised platform. Another white-clad man in the lower foreground bends toward the water near a small fire, and a smaller figure in light clothing stands at the left edge. Reflections of the lamps shimmer on the river.2008-07-10Evening Ganga aarti at a riverside ghat, with flames lit on the stone steps and a lamp-lit shrine on a raised wooden platform above the dark water. Several priests in white dhotis and kurtas hold burning lamps while men and women in the crowd above watch, many with hands joined. A sealed lantern-style shrine glows with a deity murti at the top of the steps. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person; the central figures are ritual officiants in white.2008-07-10Night Ganga aarti on a river ghat with a large crowd of devotees on the steps above. Several men in white dhotis and kurtas stand at the water's edge holding flaming oil lamps and torches, and the fire reflects on the dark water. A lit glass-fronted shrine with a deity murti sits on a wooden platform in the centre, and a robed figure in white stands near it. Devotees in white and light clothes sit at the right near another flame, and a long crowd fills the background.2008-07-10Night photo of a crowded riverbank ghat. In the centre, a small illuminated shrine or lantern-lit canopy holds a deity murti glowing with warm light. Several figures in white clothes stand near the water's edge, some holding small flames or oil lamps, and reflections of lights shimmer on the dark river in the foreground. Faint signboards and red flags appear on buildings above the crowd.2006-06-04