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A hand in the foreground holds a leaf cup or leaf plate with a flame burning on it over the river water at dusk. Behind it, a dark tiered stone shrine rises from the water, with a smaller white-and-red temple beside it and a red-and-white clock tower at right. A crowd of onlookers stands along the riverbank in the background. No identifiable person is visible in the image; the foreground hand is the only human part shown.

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July 27 20142014-07-27March 20 20142014-03-20March 20 20142014-03-20March 19 20142014-03-19Outdoor view of the Har ki Pauri ghat at Haridwar beside a river. A stepped brick-and-concrete shrine tower stands in the water, with a white temple shikhara with saffron stripes behind it and a red-and-white clock tower on the right. Several men bathe in the shallow river, one bare-chested in blue shorts. In the lower right foreground a bald man in an orange shawl holds a mobile phone to his ear. On the left, shopkeepers sit at green-covered tables under umbrellas, and orange cloth and small stalls line the bank with a crowd on the far steps.2014-03-19July 27 20142014-07-27 +1 copiesMarch 20 20142014-03-20Outdoor river ghat scene at a flowing river with a tall red-and-white clock tower and temple spires in the background, and a large crowd of onlookers along the far bank. In the foreground, a person in a rust-red robe with an orange sash and orange marigold garland sits on a raised platform, holding a lit oil lamp and waving it toward a deity murti dressed in blue with a crown and abundant red flower garlands. A trident stands beside the platform, and a black ceremonial umbrella rises at left. Another white-clad figure stands near the temple steps. Recognizable as a Haridwar ghat with aarti at the river.2014-07-27 +1 copiesMarch 20 20142014-03-20Outdoor riverside ghat scene in Haridwar with many devotees seated in rows on stone steps at the water's edge. Red and white Hindu shrine spires and a dark stone pavilion stand in the river, and a tall red-and-white clock tower rises on the right. Several people in white kurtas, saffron and red shawls, and green and pink saris sit close together, some with cupped hands or raised palms. A man in a white shirt and red sash at right raises his arms beside a small decorated deity figure on a tray. Offering plates with flowers, oil lamps and sweets are arranged on red-cloth-covered platforms in the foreground. Umbrellas and a red flag appear in the background.2014-03-20July 27 20142014-07-27March 19 20142014-03-19