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Photograph of a large crowd gathered on the ghats at Haridwar's Hari Ki Pauri along the Ganga at dusk. In the foreground a man in orange robes and an orange turban sits near the front, with many seated devotees in white, saffron and colourful salwar and saris. Behind them a stone staircase leads down to the river, flanked by uniformed police officers, with a red footbridge and tall lamp posts with lights. Pilgrims bathe in the water on the right, and a red-and-white tower and small shrine stand at left. A printed notice board is visible beside the steps.

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June 2004 Himalayas Yatra - Haridwar Hari Ki PauriJuly 27 20142014-07-27Evening Ganga Aarti at a riverside ghat in Haridwar, with a very large crowd seated in rows on the stone steps facing the water. Many devotees wear white, saffron, yellow and pink clothing and headscarves, and some sit on mats. Across the river, a bridge with street lamps and a red-and-white temple with a white dome and tall shikhara stand under a pale dusk sky. Floodlight poles light the scene, and a few figures stand in the river near the ghat for the ritual. No single person can be clearly picked out as a person from this distance, so the presence of a person is uncertain.2008-07-10March 20 20142014-03-20Dusk crowd gathered densely along a riverside ghat at a bridged river, with hundreds of people facing a water area lit by street lamps. In the foreground at left, a young man in orange turban and orange clothing sits among the crowd, and women wear orange, red and pink saris and shawls. Many people raise hands toward the water. Red and white temple spires and domed shrines stand on the far bank beside a stone bridge, with hills behind. The scene reads as an evening gathering at a holy riverbank.June 04 20062006-06-04A large crowd gathers along the stone ghats of a river at dusk, with a wide river flowing through the scene. Many people stand, sit and bathe on the steps and riverbank, including men bare-chested and women in saris, salwar kameez and headscarves in red, green, orange, pink and blue. A red and white clock tower stands on the left, a temple spire and domed shrines rise on the right, and a bridge spans the water in the distance. Hillside greenery and street lamps frame the scene. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the crowd.2014-07-27March 20 20142014-03-20Evening photograph of a dense crowd gathered on the steps and banks of a river at dusk, many people seated and facing the water. Lamps are lit along the riverbank and on a long bridge spanning the river, and reflections of warm light shimmer on the water. Red and white temple structures with spires line the far shore, and a lookout tower stands at the left. Many attendees wear white, pink, orange, and yellow saris and kurtas, and some hold small lamps. The scene resembles a river ghat ceremony in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, with a large gathering attending an evening ritual.2006-06-04July 27 20142014-07-27March 20 20142014-03-20July 10 20082008-07-10