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Evening 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.

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July 10 20082008-07-10Dusk 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.2008-07-09July 09 20082008-07-09Evening 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.2008-07-10Evening Ganga Aarti at a riverside ghat in Haridwar at dusk, with a large dense crowd of devotees seated and standing on stone steps above the water. Several priests in white dhotis and white kurtas hold large flaming oil lamps aloft in front of a small shrine lamp and wooden offering stands. Bright orange flames rise from additional lamps on the right. Lit buildings with shop signs line the background, and the river reflects the warm light. Silhouetted heads of onlookers fill the bottom foreground. A few people wear saffron and red clothing among the crowd. a person is not identifiable here as a distinct figure.2008-07-10July 10 20082008-07-10Evening Ganga Aarti at a riverside ghat in Haridwar, with a large crowd filling stone steps above the water. Several priests in white dhoti and kurta hold lit oil lamps with flames aloft beside a raised ceremonial platform holding a lit lamp-stand. Devotees in colourful saris, shawls and white clothes stand on the steps and along the river edge, watching the ritual as the water reflects the warm lights. Some people wear pink, purple and orange headscarves. Shops and buildings line the background, with flames visible on a small shrine at left. Scale is very large, with the crowd extending across the full width of the frame.2008-07-10Evening Ganga Aarti on the bank of the Ganges at Haridwar, with a large dense crowd of devotees seated and standing on the steps above the water. Several white-clad priests and attendants stand on the ghat holding flaming oil lamps aloft, while a lit lamp stand and decorated platform sit at the centre. Reflections of the lamps shimmer on the dark river in the dusk, and silhouetted heads of onlookers line the foreground. The scene is a riverside aarti ceremony, with no individual identifiable as a person in the visible frame.2008-07-10July 10 20082008-07-10Night 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.2006-06-04Evening 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.2008-07-10March 20 20142014-03-20