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Night photograph of a large crowd gathered at a riverside ghat for the evening Ganga aarti. Foreground devotees stand close together; a man in front wears an orange-saffron shawl and another in a white kurta holds his hands in anjali near a woman in a pale green salwar. Dark river water reflects scattered lights, with illuminated buildings and lamps along the far bank. Many more people fill the background. Only the visible people are counted here, and no clear a person candidate is identifiable from appearance.

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July 09 20082008-07-09Evening crowd gathered on the steps of a river ghat at dusk, watching a Ganga aarti by the water. Many devotees in saffron, yellow, pink and white clothing sit closely packed in the foreground, with a few standing near the water's edge. Small oil lamps glow on the dark river surface, and an old stone shrine tower on the right displays a painted deity poster in red and blue. Temple domes and lit buildings line the far bank. No identifiable a person figure is visible among the crowd.2008-07-09July 09 20082008-07-09July 09 20082008-07-09Night photograph of a large crowd gathered on the steps of a river ghat at Haridwar, with dark water in the foreground reflecting scattered lights. Many devotees, some in orange and red saris or shawls and some in white, sit or stand close to the water's edge, with children among them. Behind them, a dense multitude fills the terraces, and a tall temple spire with a lit shrine stands at right beside another illuminated shrine. Lamps and string lights line the ghat, and a billboard above reads Satbhaila. No single a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04July 09 20082008-07-09Evening Ganga aarti at a riverside ghat at night. Many devotees, mostly seen from behind, sit on the stone steps and in the water in the foreground, with dark robes and white clothing visible. Several people stand at the centre holding lit oil lamps and fire torches, reflected on the dark water. Along the banks, temple spires and shrine structures are lit by street lamps. A decorated palanquin-like shrine stands at the right. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible, so no in-person identification is made. The crowd is large, with many dozens of people visible.2008-07-09Night outdoor gathering of a large crowd, many people in orange clothing, with dark hills and a lit structure in the background. In the foreground, a man at the right edge wears an orange shawl over a grey shirt, and several people in the crowd wear orange saffron shawls or kurtas, some with a bindi. Many faces look upward toward an unseen focal point.2006-06-04Evening photograph of a dense crowd of devotees standing along a riverbank at dusk, viewed from behind as they face the water and a lit ghat. Many people in shirts, kurtas and saris in white, blue, yellow and orange, a few bald heads and grey hair visible. Across the river, stone temple spires and domed shrines glow with lamps and string lights under a dark blue sky, with flickering lamps on the steps. No individual figure can be clearly identified as a candidate.2008-07-09Evening photograph of a crowd of devotees standing and kneeling on red-and-white stone steps along a water-side ghat at dusk. Many wear white kurtas and salwar kameez, with a woman in the foreground in a cream and yellow dupatta and white kurta with hands joined in namaste. Others in the group wear purple, red and grey clothing. A lamp lights the dark background, with a tiered structure and a river or pool visible beyond the steps. Devotees appear to be in quiet prayer or worship together. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues.2010-12-02Evening crowd gathered along the riverbank steps of a ghat at dusk, many people seated in rows facing the water, with the river reflecting orange lights. Many wear white, pastel and yellow saris and shawls, with some in orange and red. Lit oil lamps and floodlights illuminate temple spires and shrines lining the bank, and a tall lamp post stands above. A large crowd of over a hundred people is visible. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible, so no appearance-based candidate is claimed.2006-06-04