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Evening Ganga Aarti at a riverside ghat in Haridwar, with a large dense crowd of devotees gathered along the stone steps and standing at the water's edge. Many women wear pink, orange and red saris and shawls; men wear white kurtas. Several people hold up mobile phones to photograph the ceremony. Across the river, illuminated temple spires, shrines and lamps glow in the dusk, with a hotel sign reading Hotel Osho on the hillside. Priests in white stand on the ghat near lit lamps performing the aarti.

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July 10 20082008-07-10July 10 20082008-07-10Evening ghat ceremony on a riverbank at dusk, with a very large crowd of devotees packed on the stone steps and along the water's edge. Several priests in white robes stand on the steps holding flaming oil lamps aloft, and additional lit lamps glow along the ghat. Many people in the foreground wear saffron, yellow, purple and blue saris and shawls. Behind the ghat stand red and white temple spires, a white domed shrine, and buildings lit by lamps. A hotel sign reading HOTEL OSHO is visible on the right, along with a billboard. The river reflects the warm lights.Evening Ganga Aarti at the riverside ghats of Haridwar, with a large crowd gathered on the steps and the water. In the foreground, many seated devotees face the river, including women in pink, blue and orange saris and headscarves and men in white kurtas. Behind them, a dense crowd fills the stone steps beside red and white temple structures, a white-domed shrine and a small pink shrine on the right. Hotel signage and billboards line the hillside above, and lamps glow on the water. Printed , , . The a person candidate is not clearly visible2008-07-10Evening Ganga Aarti at a riverside ghat in Haridwar, with a large crowd of devotees seated on the stone steps and along the water's edge. Priests in white dhotis stand on the ghat holding lit oil lamps (aarti lamps) toward the river, which reflects their glow. Many devotees wear pink, orange, red and white saris, shawls and headscarves; some sit in front of the crowd in dark clothing. Temple shikhara spires with red and white facades, lamp posts and signboards line the bank, and a hotel sign reading Hotel Osho is visible on a building behind. Dusk sky over forested hills.2008-07-10Evening Ganga Aarti at a riverside ghat in Haridwar, with a large crowd of devotees seated on the stone steps and along the water's edge. Many women wear saris in pink, green, yellow and orange, and several men wear white kurtas; some wear orange or saffron headcloths. Red-and-white temple spires and a white domed shrine stand above the ghat, with flags and lit lamps along the river. Street lights, shop signs and a hillside rise behind the crowd, and a sign reads Hotel Osho. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2008-07-10Dusk view of a riverside ghat crowded with many devotees along the water's edge and on the steps. Priests in white dhotis stand in a line on the stone platform holding lit oil lamps and torches, with small flames glowing against the dim sky. Red and white temple shrines with domed and spired roofs sit at the left, and a small palanquin-like shrine stands at the right. Multi-storey buildings and a hill line the background, with a large illuminated sign reading Hotel Osho. Many people in saris and shawls, including women in green and yellow, watch from the water's edge, some holding up phones to take photographs. The water reflects the warm lamplight.July 10 20082008-07-10July 10 20082008-07-10Dusk photograph of a large crowd gathered along the steps of a river ghat in Haridwar beside a wide, rippling river. Hundreds of people stand and sit on the steps and along the banks, many in white, pink, orange and yellow garments, with some women wearing headscarves and shawls. In the foreground, a dense group of backs faces the water. Behind them, red-and-white temple shrines with spires and domed pavilions line the bank, with oil lamps glowing and a banner reading Aarti Haridwar on the lower wall. A tall pole and illuminated signboards stand above the crowd, and a hillside with a hotel sign reading Hotel Osho rises behind the town. A small decorated palanquin-like shrine sits at right near the water. The overall scene is a ceremony gathering at the riverfront.Dusk at a riverside ghat with a large crowd seated on the steps facing the water, many wearing white, cream and orange cloths and head coverings. Several lit oil lamps (aarti lamps) are held by priests on the far bank in front of temple structures, reflecting on the river. Stone temple spires and domed shrines line the bank, with buildings and hillside behind. A tall dark stone pillar stands at the right edge. This appears to be a Ganga aarti evening ceremony. No individual in the crowd is clearly identifiable as the a person candidate.2008-07-10Evening Ganga Aarti at a riverside ghat in Haridwar, with a large dense crowd of devotees seated and standing on the steps and in the foreground facing the water. Many people wear white, cream and red saris, shawls and headscarves, and some hold small items. Several lit oil lamps and flames burn along the ghat, reflecting on the wet stone and dark river. Temple shrines with domed and spired roofs, lamp posts and a multi-storey hotel stand along the bank under a blue dusk sky. A carved stone pillar stands at right. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2008-07-10