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A large crowd gathers on steps above a river at dusk, facing toward the water. In the foreground, many people sit close together, some with hands raised or pressed in prayer, others holding up phones and cameras to record. Women wear colourful salwar kameez and headscarves in pink, purple and red, while men wear shirts and trousers; one man wears a red turban. A stone shrine tower with a tiered dome stands at left near the water, and a black ceremonial pole or flagstaff rises at right. Billboards for Nokia and Idea and tall lamp posts line the riverfront, with dense green hills behind. No a person candidate is clearly visible among the people.

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Large outdoor crowd of devotees seated on riverside steps at dusk, many with hands pressed in anjali or raised toward a ghat where a lit fire or lamp burns near the water. Men in shirts and women in headscarves and saris in red, purple and blue sit close together. A tall black ceremonial pole or umbrella-like structure stands at right. Behind them stone temple shrines, pink-walled ghats, Nokia and Idea billboards and forested hills fill the background.2014-07-27 +1 copiesJuly 27 20142014-07-27Dense crowd of devotees gathered on the bank and steps of a river ghat at dusk, facing toward the water where a figure in light clothing stands on a raised platform with an arm raised. Many people hold up mobile phones to record. Behind them, a row of lit oil lamps and a bright crowd line the far bank, with red-and-white temple spires, colourful signboards, a Nokia billboard and a wooded hill beyond. A stone shrine structure with a tiered dome stands at right. Some in white and some in red or orange traditional wear, with a woman in a red sari in the foreground.2014-07-27July 27 20142014-07-27July 27 20142014-07-27Large crowd of devotees gathered on the steps and at the water's edge of a riverside ghat at dusk, many seated in rows facing a central figure standing in the river. Many people raise mobile phones to photograph the scene. Several men wear white kurtas and some women wear saris and salwar in red, pink and yellow. A stone shrine with a tall spire stands at right, and a red temple tower and multi-storey buildings with advertising billboards line the far bank. Lamps glow along the ghat and the water reflects the lights.2014-07-27July 27 20142014-07-27July 27 20142014-07-27July 27 20142014-07-27July 27 20142014-07-27 +1 copiesDusk view of a crowded riverside ghat in Haridwar with a large crowd of devotees standing at the water's edge and on the stone steps. On the left a tall stepped shrine tower stands in the river beside a small white-and-red temple with a lit shrine and small oil lamps. Many people wear saris, salwar kameez and white shirts, with bright orange, pink and yellow garments prominent. A red-and-blue painted deity image hangs on a pillar. Trees and hills rise behind the buildings, and a few small blue and red booths line the steps. The river water is churning and murky under a pale evening sky.2008-07-10Dusk view across a broad river at a riverside ghat, with a large crowd of devotees seated in rows along the near bank facing the water. Many wear saris and shawls in red, orange, pink, yellow and green, and men wear white shirts. Lit oil lamps and electric lights line the temple-studded ghats on the far bank, with red and white shrines, domed spires and a tall lamp post. A wooden-roofed pavilion stands at right beside a stone shrine, and forested hills rise behind the town under a pale evening sky. No individual a person candidate is clearly visible in the crowd.2006-06-04