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Photograph of a large crowd gathered along the banks of the Ganga at Haridwar's Hari Ki Pauri ghat in the evening. Many devotees, mostly seated or standing close to the water's edge, watch a ritual area. Red and white temple structures with domed and spired shrines line the ghat, and a sign reads Aarti Sthal. Women wear saffron, pink and multicoloured saris and shawls, men wear white and blue shirts, and a few figures in orange clothing stand in the crowd. Hillside trees and buildings rise behind the ghat, and red-and-white life jackets are visible near the water. Crowd count is well above one hundred.

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