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A night-time river ghat scene where priests in white dhotis and kurtas perform a fire ritual beside dark water. Three figures hold large flaming lamps or torches, two near the stone steps on the left and centre and one at the right edge, sending bright flames and reflections across the water. A lit glass shrine housing a small deity murti sits on a raised platform in the background, with a few dim figures standing among the steps. Warm orange light contrasts with the deep black sky and river. The ritual appears to be an aarti with flame offerings at the riverbank.

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Night ghat ceremony beside a river: three people in white dhotis and kurtas stand at the water's edge holding burning torches or flaming offerings that cast orange light on the wet steps. A small lit shrine with a glowing lamp and a deity murti sits in an illuminated case behind them, with wooden platforms holding offerings. A large dark crowd of onlookers fills the background. The scene looks like an evening aarti at a riverbank.Night aarti on a river ghat. Several white-clad figures stand at the water's edge swinging lit fire lamps, with flames rising from torches and small oil lamps floating on the dark water. A lit shrine or deity murti sits on a raised table in the centre, surrounded by offerings and candles. A dense crowd of devotees fills the steps and embankment in the background, mostly in shadow. Reflections of the flames shimmer across the river surface.Night ghat ceremony beside a river, with flames rising from oil lamps and fire vessels set on the stone steps and water's edge. Several people in white dhotis and white shirts stand and kneel near a wooden table holding brass lamps and offerings. A lit framed deity murti sits on a shelf behind them, with a small flame before it. Dozens of onlookers stand in the dark background. Reflections of the flames shimmer on the dark water in the foreground.Night Ganga aarti on a river ghat with a large crowd of devotees on the steps above. Several men in white dhotis and kurtas stand at the water's edge holding flaming oil lamps and torches, and the fire reflects on the dark water. A lit glass-fronted shrine with a deity murti sits on a wooden platform in the centre, and a robed figure in white stands near it. Devotees in white and light clothes sit at the right near another flame, and a long crowd fills the background.2008-07-10Evening Ganga aarti at a riverside ghat, with flames lit on the stone steps and a lamp-lit shrine on a raised wooden platform above the dark water. Several priests in white dhotis and kurtas hold burning lamps while men and women in the crowd above watch, many with hands joined. A sealed lantern-style shrine glows with a deity murti at the top of the steps. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person; the central figures are ritual officiants in white.2008-07-10March 20 20142014-03-20July 10 20082008-07-10Night photograph of a Ganga aarti on a riverbank ghat at Haridwar, with flames glowing on the dark water in the foreground. A large crowd of devotees fills the steps behind, many dressed in white. In the centre a priest in white stands before a lit glass-fronted shrine holding a flaming lamp, with brass pots and oil lamps on a raised platform. Another white-clad man in the lower foreground bends toward the water near a small fire, and a smaller figure in light clothing stands at the left edge. Reflections of the lamps shimmer on the river.2008-07-10Evening Ganga Aarti at a riverside ghat with a large crowd seated on stone steps above dark, reflective water. Three men in white kurtas and dhotis hold up large burning fire lamps in front of a small illuminated shrine structure at the center. A priest in white stands at a wooden altar table near the shrine, and devotees in mixed white and colourful clothing sit or stand along the steps. Several people in the crowd are visible with hands folded. A deity murti is lit inside the shrine. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this image.2008-07-10June 04 20062006-06-04July 10 20082008-07-10Night Ganga aarti on a riverbank ghat with flames rising from brass lamps held by white-clad priests. Several white-robed men stand at a wooden platform with a lit lamp and offerings, while a glowing glass-fronted shrine box sits above them. Lamps float on the dark river water, reflecting orange light. A large crowd of devotees in white and lighter clothing fills the steps and embankment behind, many sitting and watching the ceremony.2008-07-10