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Dusk ghat ceremony on a river bank with a large crowd of devotees filling the stone steps. Several men in white dhotis and kurtas hold lit torches or oil lamps aloft, and a lit illuminated shrine or palanquin-like case with a deity image sits on a wooden platform near the water. A domed temple shikhara stands at left beside sign boards, street lamps glow over the scene, and the dark river reflects the flames.

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Dusk ganga aarti on a riverbank ghat in Haridwar-style setting, with a crowd of many devotees standing on steps and along the water's edge. Priests in white dhoti and kurta carry flaming oil lamps and a lit lamp stand near a wooden palanquin-like platform, illuminated by warm flame light. Behind them rise a white domed temple shrine and multi-storey buildings with lights and signboards, under a dark blue evening sky. A few small flames sit on the ghat steps and reflect on the wet stone. The a person candidate is not clearly distinguishable from this distance, so no appearance-based identification is made.2008-07-09Evening 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.2008-07-10Evening Ganga aarti on a riverside ghat at dusk. Several priests in white dhotis and shirts stand on the steps holding lit fire lamps, with flames rising beside a small illuminated shrine or palanquin-like structure. A large crowd of devotees in white and light clothing fills the stone steps above the water, and the dark river reflects the orange lamp light. Temple domes, streetlights and shopfronts line the bank behind the gathering.2008-07-09July 10 20082008-07-10Evening Ganga Aarti at a riverside ghat in Haridwar, with a large crowd of devotees packed along the stone steps above the water. Several white-clad priests stand at the water's edge holding lit flame lamps aloft, and one priest raises a flame toward the river. A lit ornate shrine or palanquin with a deity murti sits on the steps beside them. Water reflects the flames and lights. Red Hindi signage and small shrine lamps are visible on the wall to the left. No identifiable individual is singled out as a person in the scene.2008-07-10Dusk 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.Evening Ganga Aarti on the bank of a river at dusk, with a large crowd of devotees seated on the ghats and along the steps. Several priests in white dhotis and kurtas stand near the water holding lit oil lamps, and a few small lamps glow on the ghat edge. Men in shirts and women in pink, purple and orange headscarves and saris fill the foreground, with more people crowded on the stone steps behind. Temple shrines with red and white spires, lit by lamps, rise on the left and right, and multi-storey buildings with signboards line the hillside above. The water reflects the warm lights.2008-07-10July 27 20142014-07-27Evening 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.2008-07-10Evening Ganga Aarti on a riverside ghat at dusk, with a large crowd of devotees packed along the steps and the bank. In the centre, several white-robed priests stand on a raised platform holding flaming lamps, with a lit brass lamp stand in front of them. Along the water's edge, many people in colourful clothing stand watching, and bright flames of lamps float on the river reflecting golden light. Shops, signboards and a small temple structure line the background.2008-07-10Dusk 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.July 27 20142014-07-27 +1 copies