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Evening Ganga Aarti at a riverside ghat with a large crowd of devotees seated on the steps and standing along the embankment. Many people in the foreground face the water, with women in pink, orange, yellow and teal shawls and headscarves and men in white or light shirts. On the far steps, priests in white dhotis and kurtas perform the aarti before a lit ritual lamp, with flames glowing near the water's edge. Red and white temple shrines, a domed white pavilion and illuminated shop fronts line the bank under a dusky sky. No individual can be clearly identified as the swami from appearance.

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July 10 20082008-07-10Evening Ganga Aarti at a riverside ghat in Haridwar, with a dense crowd of devotees seated and standing along the bank and steps. In the foreground, many people in saffron, pink, yellow and white headscarves and shawls sit facing the flowing river. On the ghat, priests in white dhotis and kurtas hold lit oil lamps and a tall illuminated lamp stand during the aarti. Red and white temple structures, a domed shrine, buildings with signboards and flags line the banks, and the water reflects warm lights.2008-07-10Evening Ganga Aarti at a riverside ghat. A dense crowd of many hundreds of devotees fills the stone steps and waterfront in the foreground, with many women in pink, blue and yellow saris and shawls and some men in white kurtas. Along the ghat, several priests in white dhotis and kurtas hold lit oil lamps and aarti flames toward the river. Temple shrines with red-and-white spires and a white domed pavilion stand behind them under a dusky blue sky. Warm lamp light reflects on the water. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd scene.2008-07-10July 10 20082008-07-10Evening 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 20082008-07-10Dusk view of a crowded riverside ghat in Haridwar, with a large crowd of devotees filling the stone steps above a flowing river. A white-domed shrine with red trim stands at left, and a red-and-white temple structure appears at the far left. Several people in white dhotis and robes stand near the water's edge, where small oil lamps and a lit lantern glow. Shop facades, street lamps and billboards line the hillside behind the ghat under a blue evening sky. A few people stand in the water in the foreground.July 10 20082008-07-10July 10 20082008-07-10July 10 20082008-07-10July 10 20082008-07-10July 10 20082008-07-10