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Evening ritual on stone steps at a riverside ghat with crowds seated on tiered red steps behind a wire mesh barrier. Four bare-chested young men in orange dhotis with gold borders and marigold garlands stand in a row, holding brass aarti lamps with lit flames and small handbells. Women in white saris with gold borders sit at right holding brass lamps. Red flags are planted along the steps. a person is not clearly visible among the people, so no candidate is marked.

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December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06Five young men in saffron-orange dhotis and wraps, bare-chested and wearing orange-and-gold beaded garlands, stand in a row holding lit oil lamps and brass bells on a stepped platform at night. Striped woven mats lie beside them. Red flags with white stripes rise behind, and rows of white-clad devotees sit in tiered seating in the background, with a chain-link fence and green lights above. The scene suggests a temple-side ceremonial lamp offering.2017-02-24Night aarti at a stepped riverside ghat lit by floodlights and strings of lights. Five male priests in saffron-orange dhotis stand on the stone steps with bare upper bodies, rudraksha malas and gold-coloured necklaces, raising large brass aarti lamps and flaming kalasha-style lamps high. Seated women in white saris and white-clad attendants sit on the lower steps beside small oil lamps and brass vessels. Behind them a large crowd of devotees watches from tiered seating, with red flags and a green hose visible on the steps.2016-12-06Night photograph of a riverside ghat steps during an aarti ceremony. Five bare-chested male priests in saffron-orange dhotis with yellow borders stand in a diagonal line, raising large brass aarti lamps with flames and wicks toward the sky. Their bodies have white marks and they wear rudraksha beads and bracelets. Behind them, women in white saris sit on the stone steps with small lamps and offerings. A large crowd of seated devotees watches from the terraced stands on the left, and red flags and string lights decorate the scene.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06Night photo of an outdoor aarti at a stepped ghat-style platform lit by oil lamps and warm lights. Five bare-chested priests in saffron-orange dhotis, with gold-coloured sacred threads and beaded ornaments, stand on the steps raising tall, lit brass aarti lamps overhead. Behind them, seated devotees fill tiered stands, many with hands folded, and red flags line the railings. Strings of lights outline the wall, and small oil lamps glow on the lower steps beside brass vessels.2016-12-06Night photo of an evening aarti at a stepped riverside ghat. In the foreground, a young man with a topknot, bare-chested and wearing a saffron-orange dhoti with a gold border and a beaded mala, lifts a tall brass lamp stand with many flames. Beside him, several other men in saffron-orange dhotis, some with bare torsos and garlands, hold lit lamp stands and offering vessels. Seated women in white saris and men in white clothes sit on the lower steps tending small oil lamps. Behind them, a large crowd fills the terraced seating under strings of lights, with red flags and a lit decorative tower on the left.2016-12-06Evening aarti at a temple-style tank or ghat with tiered stone steps. In the foreground, five bare-chested men in orange dhotis with yellow borders hold up tall tiered brass lamps lit with many flames, their arms raised in unison. Red flags on poles stand along the steps. Behind and around them, dozens of seated devotees in white ritual clothes and white dhotis watch, many with hands folded, some holding small lamps. Strings of lights glow in the background.2016-12-06Night photograph of a riverside or tank ghat with stone steps, where several bare-chested men in saffron-orange dhotis, with white ash markings and rudraksha malas, hold up ornate metal aarti lamps with lit flames toward the sky. Multiple illuminated lamps glow in the background above a tiered stand of seated devotees in white and cream saris and dhotis. Women in white saris sit on the lower steps, one holding a small lamp. Behind them, a dark stone deity murti with garlands stands near lit string lights and red flags. The scene suggests an evening aarti ceremony during a procession.2016-12-06