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A night photograph of a crowded riverside ghat at a temple in India, with a large throng of people in white, red and green clothes gathered on steps above a metal railing and dark water in the foreground. A banner hangs from a stone building in the background, and bright lights and speakers stand to the right. Some people wade or stand at the water's edge behind the railings. No individual can be identified as a person with sufficient cues.

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Night photograph of a temple tank or river ghat with stepped stone embankments. Many devotees in white and light-coloured clothing stand on the steps and wade in the dark water. A small glowing orange lamp is held near the water, and floating lights reflect on the surface. Strings of coloured lights and lit lamps decorate a distant structure, and a green spotlight glows above the crowd.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Night photograph of a stepped temple tank or river ghat lit by strings of small oil lamps and a bright green floodlight. Many people in white and light-coloured clothing stand on the steps and wade into the dark water, with lamp reflections shimmering on the surface. Lamps line the far wall, and small lit structures sit on the upper bank. No individual can be clearly identified as a specific person, and no one is singled out in the scene.2009-01-02A night photograph of a water tank or ghat at a Hindu pilgrimage site, its steps and railings submerged in green water under bright floodlights. Several bare-chested men in dark or striped underwear wade in the water, one shaved-headed man in the centre-right holding a wet cloth, while a large crowd of pilgrims stands along the illuminated bank beneath trees and temple structures. A sign on the railing carries Hindi script, and a shop awning in the background bears a yellow banner. Count is limited to visibly distinct people in the water and along the immediate bank.2015-09-16January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Night photograph of a large crowd gathered along a riverbank ghat at Haridwar, with a lit palanquin-like shrine in the centre carrying a small illuminated deity murti. Many people in white clothing stand close together, some holding small oil lamps, and the dark river water reflects the lights. Buildings with street lamps and a few red flags line the background. A lamp reflection appears in the lower right corner of the water. The image is very dark, and individual faces cannot be distinguished at this scale.2006-06-04Night photograph of a crowded riverside ghat at Triyambakeshwar-style bathing area, with devotees wading waist-deep in dark water behind a metal railing. Many bare-chested men and women in wet clothes stand in the water, some in saris and dhotis, while a large crowd of people gathers on the stone steps and lit platform beside them. Bright floodlights illuminate a corrugated awning and a yellow Devanagari banner strung along the front. A black sign with white Devanagari text hangs on the railing in the foreground. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this image.2015-09-16Night view of a crowd gathered on red-and-white tiered stone steps beside a temple tank at the Jayanti Brahmotsavam 2009. Many people in white and light clothing stand along the steps, and a group wades into the dark water near the bottom, some in white garments. Strings of coloured lights decorate a structure at the right, and a bright floodlight glows above the trees. Bright reflections of lights shimmer on the water. No individual can be clearly identified as a person from appearance in this blurred scene.2009-01-02A night photograph of a large crowd standing and sitting on red brick steps along the edge of a water tank. Most people wear white dhotis and white shirts or white garments, with a few in brighter clothing, including a figure in an orange top and a person under a blue umbrella. Metal railings and a steel staircase run along the right side, and a bright light glows in the dark background. The water in the foreground reflects the lights. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is named.2011-07-16Night photograph of a riverside ghat crowded with devotees on stone steps beside dark water. Metal railings run along the water's edge in the foreground, and people in white, saffron and red clothing stand and sit on the steps and in the shallows. A banner hangs from a building in the background, and loudspeakers are mounted on a pole at left. Many people are visible, though the crowd is partly cut off by the railing and distance.2015-09-16