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Evening ganga aarti on a riverside ghat in Haridwar. A large crowd stands on stone steps along the river, many holding flames or lamps. Several priests in white dhotis stand at the ghat platform near a raised shrine with lit oil lamps on wooden stands. Hillside buildings with signboards, including Hotel Osho, rise behind the temples, and the water reflects the warm lights.

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March 20 20142014-03-20 +1 copiesEvening 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.2008-07-10March 20 20142014-03-20Evening 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.2008-07-10March 20 20142014-03-20June 06 20052005-06-06Evening Ganga Aarti at a riverside ghat in Haridwar, with a large crowd seated and standing along the stone steps and at the water's edge. Several priests in white dhotis and shawls hold lit oil lamps in front of the river, their flames reflected on the rippling water. Spectators in white, saffron and pink headscarves face the ceremony, while small shrines, a domed temple and a hotel sign line the hillside behind them. No individual can be clearly identified as a person from appearance here.2008-07-10March 20 20142014-03-20Dusk view of a crowded riverside ghat in Haridwar along the Ganga, with a large crowd gathered on the stone steps and in the foreground along the water. Traditional temple spires in red and white stand at left, a white domed shrine sits centre, and a hillside with a Hotel Osho sign rises behind. Robed priests in white stand on the steps near lit oil lamps and fire torches, and small illuminated offerings float on the water. Many devotees wear saffron, pink and yellow clothing, some holding small colourful balloons. Electric street lights glow along the embankment as evening falls.Dusk ritual on a riverside ghat with a large crowd seated on stone steps above dark water. Several white-robed priests stand at the bottom holding lit torches or oil lamps, with fire flaring in their hands. A decorated shrine or palanquin-like structure with a framed image sits among them. Behind the ghat are a domed temple pavilion on the left, shop fronts, string lights, a hillside and a hotel building with signage. Many devotees in saffron and white clothing gather in the foreground as the lamps reflect on the water.Evening Ganga Aarti at a riverside ghat in Haridwar, with a large crowd of devotees seated on the stone steps and along the water's edge. Priests in white dhotis stand on the ghat holding lit oil lamps (aarti lamps) toward the river, which reflects their glow. Many devotees wear pink, orange, red and white saris, shawls and headscarves; some sit in front of the crowd in dark clothing. Temple shikhara spires with red and white facades, lamp posts and signboards line the bank, and a hotel sign reading Hotel Osho is visible on a building behind. Dusk sky over forested hills.2008-07-10Dusk photograph of a riverside ghat at a holy river, with a large crowd of devotees packed on stone steps and a water-reflected evening scene. Several men in white dhotis and kurtas hold lit torches or flaming lamps aloft along the steps. A small domed shrine stands at left and a pink-and-white temple spire at right. Buildings rise behind, including a hotel sign reading Hotel Osho, and a large billboard. Street lamps glow above. Dark water in the foreground reflects the lights, with silhouetted onlookers at the bottom edge.