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Evening Ganga Aarti on a riverbank ghat at night, with a large crowd of devotees standing and sitting on the steps and water's edge in the foreground, many with their backs to the camera. Along the lower platform, robed priests in white stand holding lit flaming aarti lamps aloft, with orange flames glowing against the dark sky. Lamps and lights line the ghat, and the river reflects the warm lights. Behind them stand temple structures with a white domed shrine and red-trimmed gateways, and buildings lining the bank. Some devotees wear red, orange and pink saris and white clothing; a man in a white hat stands among the crowd. No identifiable a person is visible in this image.

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Evening Ganga aarti at a riverside ghat at night. Many devotees, mostly seen from behind, sit on the stone steps and in the water in the foreground, with dark robes and white clothing visible. Several people stand at the centre holding lit oil lamps and fire torches, reflected on the dark water. Along the banks, temple spires and shrine structures are lit by street lamps. A decorated palanquin-like shrine stands at the right. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible, so no in-person identification is made. The crowd is large, with many dozens of people visible.2008-07-09July 09 20082008-07-09July 10 20082008-07-10July 10 20082008-07-10Evening Ganga Aarti at the riverside ghats of Haridwar, with a large crowd of devotees packed along the stone steps and the water's edge. Many in the foreground sit facing the river, some wearing headscarves in pink, purple, orange and blue. On the far bank, priests in white dhotis and kurtas hold lit oil lamps and torches during the aarti. Red and white temple shrines with small domes and spires stand at left, lit by lamps, with shops and buildings behind. Dusk light reflects off the flowing water.2008-07-10Evening Ganga aarti at a riverside ghat, with a dense crowd of devotees seated and standing along stone steps above dark flowing water. Several men in white ritual clothes hold lit oil lamps and flames near a small shrine platform at the centre, while the crowd includes many women in pink, blue, green and orange saris and turbans. Street lamps, shop fronts and a red-and-white temple spire line the background. Floating lights reflect on the river. No individual can be clearly distinguished as a candidate from appearance, so the scene reads as a general Ganga aarti.2008-07-10Evening 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.2008-07-10Evening Ganga Aarti at a riverside ghat with the river reflecting lamplight. Priests in white and saffron stand on the steps holding flaming oil lamps during the ritual. A large crowd sits on the stone bank in the foreground, many women wearing headscarves and shawls in pink, orange and white, and some men in white kurtas. Temple spires and domed shrines line the bank, and a lit hotel sign and buildings rise behind the crowd under a dusky blue sky. A small decorated palanquin or deity shrine with flames stands near the steps. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2008-07-10June 04 20062006-06-04Evening Ganga Aarti on the bank of a river at a ghat in Haridwar, with dense crowds of devotees seated and standing along the steps and water's edge. Priests in white clothing stand on the ghat holding lit oil lamps and aarti flames. Temple shrines with red and white domed spires line the riverside, with a small white domed pavilion at center and lit lamps on the steps. Many women wear pink, magenta, orange and green saris and shawls, and men wear white kurtas. Hoardings and shop signs with Hindi text line the buildings behind.2008-07-10July 10 20082008-07-10Evening Ganga Aarti at a riverside ghat, with a large crowd of devotees seated on the steps and standing along the bank. Several priests in white dhotis and shirts stand on raised platforms holding lit flame lamps aloft toward the dark river, whose surface reflects the orange light. A small domed shrine stands at left and a pink and white temple-like structure at right. Commercial signs and a hotel building rise above the steps, and the water is in the foreground with more people seated along its edge. No individual is identifiable as a person.2008-07-10