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Night photograph of a large crowd gathered on the Varanasi ghat at the Ganga, facing several raised stone platforms where priests in white stand performing arathi with lamps. Above them a metal frame strung with colourful illuminated arches and yellow flags spans the scene, and a sign reads "GANGA SEVA NIDHI". Dozens of devotees in white, kurtas, saris and salwar kameez stand and sit on the steps and terrace below, while boats crowd the river behind. No individual can be clearly identified as a person.

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Night-time ghat ceremony on the Ganges at Varanasi, with a dense crowd of devotees seated and standing on the steps in front of a raised platform. Two ritual performers in saffron-toned cloth wave large feathered fans over an illuminated altar set with a deity murti, brass lamps and marigold garlands. A banner reads Ganga Seva Nidhi beneath arches of string lights and hanging umbrella-shaped lanterns. Several people in white and saffron stand near the platform, and many spectators hold up phones to photograph the arati. Boats are moored along the water at left.2014-05-14Night photograph of an evening aarti ceremony on a Varanasi ghat beside the river. Three priests in white dhotis stand on raised platforms with brass lamps and ritual items, performing arati under a row of decorated arches hung with cloth and lit with multicoloured lights. A large dense crowd of devotees sits on the steps and stone ground in front, many in saris and shirts, with boats packed along the water behind. A yellow and blue rope barrier runs across the front of the platforms. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2014-05-14Night ganga aarti on a riverside ghat with a large crowd of devotees seated and standing on the steps. Three priests in white dhotis and white garments stand on raised platforms holding aarti lamps, with brass lamps and oil lamps lit along the stone edge. Colourful illuminated umbrella-shaped lights and white fabric drapes frame the scene. Buildings behind the ghat show a lit signboard reading Ganga Seva Nidhi and several other shop signs. A few figures are visible on the upper balconies. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable among the priests.2014-04-02May 14 20142014-05-14Night Ganga Aarti on the riverfront ghats at Varanasi, lit by string lights shaped like umbrellas and warm lamps. Several white-clad priests stand on raised platforms with brass lamps and offerings, one holding a lamp aloft while another stands on the far right. A large crowd of devotees sits on the steps and balconies, with many women in saris and men in white and saffron. Signboards in Hindi read Ganga Seva Nidhi and a large banner sits at right. Looks like a ghat aarti scene.2014-04-02Night photograph of a large crowd gathered along a riverside ghat in Varanasi, with dozens of people seated and standing in rows facing a raised platform. A standing figure in white clothing and another in pink or red near a lit offering stand perform a ritual, with ceremonial fans and oil lamps visible. Ornate metal poles hold rows of illuminated umbrella-shaped canopies with coloured lights and pennants. A sign reads Ganga Seva Nidhi. A man in a purple shirt raises a camera among women in red, yellow and blue saris. Street lamps and buildings glow in the background. Hard to tell whether the central figures are a person, so the a person field is unsure.2014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14April 29 20142014-04-29Night photograph of an outdoor ghat ceremony in Varanasi with a large crowd seated on the steps. Several standing priests in white dhoti-style clothing raise lamps or arati flames beneath a row of arches draped with pale fabric. Small oil lamps glow on a raised platform in front, with red flags on poles at the right. Many seated devotees, including women in saris and men in white, face the ceremony. Strings of small lamps hang overhead.2014-05-14