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Riverside ghat ritual on a fast-flowing mountain river with grey clouds and forested hills behind. A man in a saffron-orange robe stands at the edge holding a raised saffron flag aloft over the water. Seated devotees in orange and white clothing, some with orange shawls, sit on the stone steps before a small red-roofed shrine with yellow flags. A bearded man in orange sits near the front holding a brass vessel. Several people in orange and white watch from the steps; a man in a dark shirt and orange shirt stands at the railing on the right. Dense crowd in the foreground, roughly 20-30 visible people.

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July 03 20082008-07-03Photograph of a riverside ghat with a fast-flowing river in the background, green hills and buildings beyond. Devotees in orange and saffron robes sit on the stone platform in a ritual gathering. A seated person in a saffron robe and orange cloth faces the river, and a standing person in orange raises a lit aarti lamp high in the right foreground. In front, a decorated tray or puja setup holds marigold garlands and orange flowers, with scattered marigold petals on the stone. Some onlookers wear white and pink. A small red-roofed shrine stands near the water, and the bordering trees are lush and green.2008-07-03A river aarti at the edge of a fast-flowing, murky-white river in the hills. Several young men in saffron-orange robes stand in a row on stone steps. Beside them, an older man in white kurta and dhoti holds a lit oil lamp and performs the ritual. A small red shrine with a pointed finial and yellow flags stands behind them, with a figure visible inside. Green forested mountains, a power line and hillside buildings fill the background.A riverside ghat in Uttarkashi beside a fast, silty river with green hillside and buildings behind. Devotees in orange and saffron clothing sit along a white stone platform for a puja. In the foreground a decorated altar with marigold garlands and a brass plate holds offerings. On the right a standing man in orange dhoti and shawl raises a brass aarti lamp toward the water. A small red-roofed shrine stands on the left. Several people, many in orange, are seated or standing in devotion. a person is not clearly identifiable in this frame.2008-07-03Evening Ganga aarti at a riverside ghat with fast-flowing water. A figure in orange robes stands at the edge of the steps, facing the river and holding a lit oil lamp aloft in an outstretched arm. Around the ghat, a crowd of devotees in saffron and orange clothing sits and stands with palms pressed together in anjali. Several boys in yellow-orange clothes kneel near the front, and a man in an orange shawl with a red garment sits at the left. Blue-and-white posts and a chain line the riverbank, and a small red-and-white shrine structure stands behind the group.2008-07-03Riverside ghat ceremony at a rushing river with forested hills behind. A man in orange robes stands at the right edge of the stone steps, arm raised, tossing white cotton or puffed material toward the water. Dozens of devotees in orange and saffron shawls sit and stand on the steps and under a red-pillared pavilion, many with palms pressed together. A small red-and-white shrine with yellow flags stands midstream, and a brass aarti or puja vessel rests in the lower left foreground. A stone deity murti is set into the upper left wall. Many people are visible, mostly in orange clothing.2008-07-03Dusk on a fast-flowing river with a steep wooded hillside behind. On stone steps at the water's edge, a group of young men in saffron-orange robes stand in a line facing the river, several holding up small lit lamps or offerings toward a small red shrine with a flame burning beside it. An older man in white dhoti-style clothing stands in the centre and joins in the offering, while another person in a teal shirt kneels at the shrine. At left, an older man with white hair and beard, wearing an orange shawl and white dhoti, stands on the upper steps. Metal posts with chains line the riverbank, and a village of houses sits on the far hillside.July 03 20082008-07-03A photograph of a riverside ghat at dusk beside a fast-flowing, murky river with rocks and a mountain-covered valley behind. Several people in saffron-orange robes stand on stone steps, holding small lamps with lit flames toward the water. A white-clad elderly man with a white beard stands among them holding a lamp, and a figure in a teal shirt and dark trousers reaches toward the water at the chain railing. A small red-roofed shrine with a spire and flags stands at the upper left, and a man in white dhoti stands at the far left edge with a saffron cloth. Chain-linked bollards line the edge of the water. The scene appears to be an evening lamp offering at the river.A standing devotee in orange robes raises a brass aarti lamp with several lit wicks high above his head at a riverside ghat, smoke rising into a grey evening sky. He wears a red-bordered orange dhoti and a wrap around his waist, with a short-sleeved orange top and a beaded necklace. Seated devotees in orange clothes line the stone steps to his left. Fast brown river water flows past metal chain-linked posts, and forested green hills with scattered buildings rise behind the far bank.Devotees perform a Ganga aarti at a riverside ghat beside a fast-flowing, churning river with forested hills behind. In the foreground, young men in saffron-orange kurtas stand on stone steps holding a lit brass aarti lamp, while an older man in white kurta and dhoti stands at the front, offering flames. A man in white shirt and white cap bends at the iron railing, and a small red-roofed shrine with a deity murti stands by the water. A man in orange shawl and white dhoti stands at left near a stone sculpture.2008-07-03A riverside aarti at a small red-and-white shrine beside a fast, churning river with forested hills behind. In the foreground, several young men in saffron-orange robes stand on stone steps, facing the shrine. An older man with white hair and beard, wearing a white kurta and white dhoti, holds up a lit oil lamp with flames rising from it. A man in a pale shirt and a younger person in a turquoise top stand nearby. Inside the shrine, a figure in pink is visible near a small deity murti. Prayer flags and a banana plant frame the upper left, and the river rushes through rocks on the right.