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Evening Ganga aarti on riverside steps in Haridwar, with fire lamps burning and a crowd watching from the bank and balconies. In the foreground, a person in a saffron-orange headwrap, gold necklaces and bangles, and orange-gold clothing stands with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed. Beside them an older man in white with a purple shawl also sits with hands joined. Behind them, priests in white dhotis and shawls perform aarti with flaming lamps, and a silver palanquin-style shrine holding a deity murti is decorated with orange and red marigold garlands. Trishul-topped structures and a domed temple rise in the background. a person cues: saffron-orange headwrap, ornate gold jewellery and orange-gold clothing; the figure is identified from appearance only.

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March 20 20142014-03-20Evening ganga aarti on riverbank steps at Haridwar, with flaming lamps held aloft by a priest in white and an attendant. In the foreground, a bearded man in white robes with a purple shawl sits with hands folded, beside a woman in red-maroon dress with gold jewellery and bangles smiling with hands in prayer, and a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange cloth. A silver palanquin with a deity image, marigold garlands and a trident-topped stand sits near the water. A large crowd stands on the ghat and on a red railed terrace above, with temple spires behind.2014-03-20Evening ganga aarti on a riverside ghat at dusk. Several men in white dhotis and vests stand on the steps holding flaming lamps toward the river while a large crowd of devotees watches from the terraces above. A woman in the foreground on the right wears a red-orange head wrap, gold bangles, a beaded necklace and a saffron-gold shawl, hands pressed together in namaste. Beside her a seated older man in white clothes with a purple shawl also joins his palms. A silver and red decorated palanquin-style shrine with marigold garlands sits near the water, and a white domed temple with saffron flags stands behind the ghat.2014-03-20Evening aarti on a riverside ghat at dusk, with large flames rising from a brass lamp held by a priest in white, and a silver palanquin-style shrine with a deity murti beside him. A seated elderly man in white dhoti and kurta with a maroon shawl presses his palms together, and a woman in a red-orange sari and red head wrap with gold bangles and necklace folds her hands in front of him. Marigold garlands and flower offerings lie on a red cloth and silver tray in the foreground. Behind, a dense crowd of devotees stands on steps and a red-railed platform, with more people in saffron robes near the right. Visible people: roughly 40 to 60.2014-03-20Evening ganga aarti on a riverbank ghat with a large flame held over a silver lamp stand decorated with marigold and rose garlands and red cloth. A bearded man in white kurta and shawl stands at the left performing the flame ritual. In the foreground a woman in a rust-red headwrap, gold earrings, heavy gold necklace and gold bangles sits with palms pressed together. Beside her a bearded elder in white sits with folded hands. Behind them saffron-robed sadhus and a crowd of devotees watch from steps and a railing, with a white domed temple and a small shrine above the river.2014-03-20Evening riverside ritual at a ghat beside a flowing river, with a large fire flaring from a metal lamp stand decorated with marigolds and red-and-gold cloth. A man in white kurta with a shawl stands at the fire, and an older man in white robes with a purple stole sits with palms pressed in prayer. In the right foreground a woman in an orange-red head wrap, gold necklaces and bangles stands with folded hands. Behind them a white-clad man holds a small ceremonial item, and a crowd of onlookers lines the steps and bridge. A white domed temple and a decorated palanquin with a deity murti appear in the background, with a tall trident-like staff near the water.2014-03-20Evening ganga aarti on a riverside ghat with flowing water and crowds on the steps. In the foreground a woman in a red-orange head wrap, gold necklace and heavy gold bangles sits with hands joined in namaste, with a garlanded silver kalasha-like puja vessel beside her. Behind her a bare-chested figure in orange ornate dress with a golden necklace and a shawl stands near a tall trident, and a white-clad priest holds a large flame during aarti. A white-robed devotee sits with folded hands, and a man in a light blue shirt kneels nearby. A deity murti shrine stands on the upper right with a white temple dome behind it. Many onlookers line the steps and bridge.2014-03-20March 20 20142014-03-20Evening aarti on the ghats beside a river, with a large flame burning at left above the water. A crowd lines the steps and a red-railed platform at right. In the foreground, a woman in a red-and-gold turban, gold bangles and a gold necklace sits with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside her, an older man in white kurta with a purple shawl also sits with hands folded. At right, a shaved-headed young man in orange robes wears a rudraksha mala. Behind them, a decorated palanquin with deity murti stands near priests in white, and trishula-topped staffs are raised on the platform. a person cues are not clearly established, so the identity is uncertain.2014-03-20March 20 20142014-03-20Evening ghat ceremony on a river with a wide crowd lining the stone steps and bank. Several figures in white dhotis and kurtas hold lit oil lamps and fire aloft before a decorated palanquin or ratha on the ghat, garlanded with orange and red flowers. In the foreground a woman in an orange-red head wrap, gold bangles and a gold necklace sits with hands joined in namaste beside a silver puja tray with marigold garlands. Other people in saffron and orange robes sit behind her, one holding a tall silver trident. Floating flower offerings and small lamps drift on the water, with a temple dome and watchtowers in the background.2014-03-20March 20 20142014-03-20