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Evening Ganga Aarti at a riverside ghat with a large crowd seated on stone steps above dark, reflective water. Three men in white kurtas and dhotis hold up large burning fire lamps in front of a small illuminated shrine structure at the center. A priest in white stands at a wooden altar table near the shrine, and devotees in mixed white and colourful clothing sit or stand along the steps. Several people in the crowd are visible with hands folded. A deity murti is lit inside the shrine. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this image.

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Evening Ganga aarti at a riverside ghat, with flames lit on the stone steps and a lamp-lit shrine on a raised wooden platform above the dark water. Several priests in white dhotis and kurtas hold burning lamps while men and women in the crowd above watch, many with hands joined. A sealed lantern-style shrine glows with a deity murti at the top of the steps. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person; the central figures are ritual officiants in white.2008-07-10July 10 20082008-07-10March 20 20142014-03-20Evening Ganga Aarti at a riverside ghat with a large crowd of devotees seated and standing on the steps above the water. Three priests in white dhotis and white kurtas stand at the water's edge holding burning fire lamps aloft. A small lit shrine or altar with a glowing lamp sits on a raised platform at the top of the steps, and a figure in a white garment stands near a wooden stand. Small floating lamps and offerings drift on the river in the foreground, reflecting the firelight. Hundreds of people fill the steps, many in white and pastel clothing. Readable text on the image is a , which is omitted from the text list2008-07-10Evening Ganga aarti at a riverside ghat, with four men in white kurta and dhoti standing at the water's edge waving large flaming lamps toward the river. A glowing ornate shrine-like altar stands on the steps behind them, and a large crowd of seated and standing devotees fills the stone steps above, many women in shawls and saris. The water reflects the golden light of the flames.2008-07-10July 10 20082008-07-10Evening Ganga Aarti on the riverbank steps at Haridwar, with a large crowd of devotees packed along the stairs and the embankment above the water. Several men in white dhotis and kurtas stand at the ghat holding lit oil lamps (aarti lamps) toward a lit shrine or altar structure glowing with garlanded deity images. A man in a saffron/orange shawl stands near the front-left, and devotees in white, pastel and saffron clothing sit and stand behind. The river surface reflects the lamplight in the foreground. Many people are visible across the upper stairs.2008-07-10Evening Ganga aarti on a riverbank ghat at dusk, with several priests in white dhotis and kurtas holding up lit fire lamps toward a shrine. A large, dense crowd of devotees, many in saris, shawls and white clothes, sits and stands on stone steps above the water. Lit diyas float on the dark river in the foreground, reflecting golden light. A glowing shrine with a deity murti sits at the top of the steps. The scene is a Ganga aarti ritual at a river ghat.2008-07-10Night Ganga aarti on a river ghat with a large crowd of devotees on the steps above. Several men in white dhotis and kurtas stand at the water's edge holding flaming oil lamps and torches, and the fire reflects on the dark water. A lit glass-fronted shrine with a deity murti sits on a wooden platform in the centre, and a robed figure in white stands near it. Devotees in white and light clothes sit at the right near another flame, and a long crowd fills the background.2008-07-10Night photograph of a Ganga aarti on a riverbank ghat at Haridwar, with flames glowing on the dark water in the foreground. A large crowd of devotees fills the steps behind, many dressed in white. In the centre a priest in white stands before a lit glass-fronted shrine holding a flaming lamp, with brass pots and oil lamps on a raised platform. Another white-clad man in the lower foreground bends toward the water near a small fire, and a smaller figure in light clothing stands at the left edge. Reflections of the lamps shimmer on the river.2008-07-10Evening Ganga aarti at a riverside ghat with a dense crowd of devotees seated on stone steps above the water. A lit shrine with a glowing deity murti and orange flower garlands stands at center. Several men in white dhoti and kurta hold lit oil lamps over the river; the central figure, in white, performs the aarti. Water reflects the warm light of the flames and the dusk sky.2008-07-10July 27 20142014-07-27