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Evening Ganga Aarti on a riverside ghat at night, with a dense crowd of devotees filling the terraces. Two priests in saffron-orange dhotis and white shawls stand at the front holding large lit flame lamps aloft, while other priests sit at brass ritual trays. Strings of coloured fairy lights and red garlands decorate the arches above, and oil lamps line the stone ledge in the foreground. A banner with Devanagari text hangs on the left wall. Smoke rises from incense near the priests. Whether any figure is a person cannot be determined from appearance.

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Evening Ganga Aarti on riverside ghats at night, with a large crowd of devotees seated and standing on stone steps lit by many small oil lamps. Two priests stand center on a raised platform in saffron and orange dhotis, one in a golden-yellow shawl and the other with a bare upper body and a white headdress, both waving ritual lamps as smoke rises. Strings of fairy lights and red and orange decorations hang on the buildings behind. Wooden poles and low barriers frame the ceremony, and a banner with Hindi text is visible at upper left.2014-04-02Night Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat on the Ganges. Priests in saffron-orange clothing stand on raised platforms holding lit oil lamps and fire vessels, with smoke rising. A large dense crowd of devotees fills the stone steps below, many in white and pastel clothes. Strings of lights and lit umbrellas decorate the riverside, and a banner reads Ganga Seva Samiti beside Dashashwamedh Ghat signage. Oil lamps line the steps. No individual can be clearly identified as a person from appearance.2014-04-02May 14 20142014-05-14Evening Ganga aarti on a riverside ghat at night, with two priests in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl standing on a raised platform, one holding a lit lamp aloft and the other beside him, while thick smoke rises from the lamps. A large dense crowd of devotees fills the steps below, many in bright saris and white clothing. Strings of coloured lights and lanterns decorate the yellow building behind, and oil lamps line the platform edge. a person is not clearly visible among the priests, so no candidate is identified.2014-04-02May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14Night river ghat ceremony with a dense crowd filling the steps. Two priests in saffron-orange and gold-trimmed dhotis stand at the front, each holding a lit aarti lamp that sends up smoke. Oil lamps line the stone steps, and strings of fairy lights and a lit garland arch decorate the yellow building behind. Devotees in white and pastel clothing sit and stand closely packed, with many people visible in the crowd. This appears to be a Ganga aarti on the riverfront. Ritual details beyond the visible lamps and smoke are not clear.2014-04-02Night photograph of a Ganga Aarathi ceremony on the riverside ghats, with a large crowd seated on steps in the foreground. Several priests in saffron and orange dhotis stand along a raised platform, holding lamps as smoke rises around them. Strings of coloured lights, lanterns and tall buildings frame the scene, and the crowd of devotees fills the ghats and steps. No individual can be clearly identified as a person from appearance.2014-04-02April 02 20142014-04-02Evening Ganga Aarti on a Varanasi ghat at night, with a very large dense crowd of devotees packed along the steps. Two women in saffron-orange and gold sarees stand on a raised platform, one holding a lit lamp and the other waving a ritual implement amid rising smoke. Strings of lights and red-and-gold umbrella canopies decorate the scene, and a banner hangs above with Hindi and Sanskrit text. Small oil lamps flicker along the lower steps. Signage reads Seva Samiti and Ghat Varanasi. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2014-04-02Evening 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.2008-07-10Night-time Ganga Aarti on a riverside ghat in a crowded Indian city. Several priests in orange and saffron garments stand behind brass lamps with flaming oil lamps and offerings, performing the ritual before a dense mass of seated devotees in white and mixed clothing. Strings of lights and illuminated umbrellas decorate the steps, and bright shop fronts with red and orange signage line the street above. A cloud of smoke rises from the lamps. The foreground shows many seated and standing onlookers, some holding mobile phones, with the background filled with more people beneath the lights.2014-04-02