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Night photograph of a large crowd of devotees seated on the ghat steps facing the river at Haridwar. Many people in the foreground wear white, pastel and headscarves, and a few heads are shaved. In the middle distance, a figure in light blue clothing stands in the water with one arm raised, while a lit oil lamp and a decorated platform or palanquin glow near the riverbank. Rows of lamps line the ghats and buildings along the shore, with forested hills rising behind. The scene shows evening aarti at the river.

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Night ganga aarti at a riverside ghat in Haridwar, with a dense crowd of devotees in the foreground seen from behind, many in white and pastel head coverings and shawls, some children among them. Beyond the water, several robed priests stand on the steps holding burning oil lamps, flames rising in the dark, and a decorated palanquin or ratha-like structure with a lit deity image sits near the steps. Hills rise behind the ghat under street lights.Night photograph of a large crowd gathered on the banks of the Ganga at Haridwar's Hari Ki Pauri, seen from behind. Foreground devotees, many women in headscarves and saris in pink, green, orange and white, and men in shirts, face the lit river. Across the dark water, illuminated ghats, temple spires and a domed structure line the bank, with many more people crowded along the steps. Small lights glow on the water surface. No individual a person figure can be clearly identified in this view.Evening photograph of a large crowd seated on the ghats at Haridwar's Hari Ki Pauri, facing the dark Ganga river. In the left foreground, a bare-backed man wearing a saffron-orange turban and orange wrap sits with his back to the camera, next to a man in white with orange shawl. Many devotees sit in front in white, orange and red clothing, some women with braids, and children. Lit lamps and temple spires with lights line the far bank under a night sky, and a blue and white cloth hangs at the left edge.July 09 20082008-07-09Evening 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.2008-07-09Evening crowd gathered on the steps of a river ghat at dusk, watching a Ganga aarti by the water. Many devotees in saffron, yellow, pink and white clothing sit closely packed in the foreground, with a few standing near the water's edge. Small oil lamps glow on the dark river surface, and an old stone shrine tower on the right displays a painted deity poster in red and blue. Temple domes and lit buildings line the far bank. No identifiable a person figure is visible among the crowd.2008-07-09Night photograph of a large crowd seated on steps above the Ganga at Haridwar, facing the water as evening lamps glow. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a saffron turban and saffron cloth smiles toward the camera, while a girl in a blue top sits beside him. Many devotees wear white, orange and saffron clothing; some women wear headscarves. Illuminated temple domes and street lights line the far bank.June 04 20062006-06-04Evening 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.2006-06-04Night photograph of a large crowd gathered on the steps of a river ghat at Haridwar, with dark water in the foreground reflecting scattered lights. Many devotees, some in orange and red saris or shawls and some in white, sit or stand close to the water's edge, with children among them. Behind them, a dense multitude fills the terraces, and a tall temple spire with a lit shrine stands at right beside another illuminated shrine. Lamps and string lights line the ghat, and a billboard above reads Satbhaila. No single a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2006-06-04Dusk photograph of a riverside ghat at a Hindu holy site, with a large crowd of devotees seated on the stone steps in the foreground, many in orange, red, white and yellow clothing, several with heads covered. Lit oil lamps and flames line the steps and temple terraces, and a bright floodlight pole stands above. Red and pale temple spires with domed shrines frame the scene, with wooded hills behind. Waters reflect the lights. No individual can be picked out as a person from this distance.July 09 20082008-07-09