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A large outdoor crowd gathers on riverside steps at dusk for a ghat ceremony, with a dense mass of devotees in white and red-saffron clothing. In the foreground, a white-robed priest in white dhoti raises a flaming aarti lamp toward a seated group near a decorated altar with flowers and oil lamps. A small shrine with garlands and a framed image stands at left beside a fire pit. Many attendees raise phones to photograph the scene, and a river flows in front of the steps. A dhoti-clad attendant walks along the stone steps, and a few people in white stand near the ritual area. Printed banners on the upper left and pink buildings frame the background.

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July 27 20142014-07-27Evening Ganga aarti on a riverside ghat with a large dense crowd of several hundred people packed on the steps and embankment above a broad river. Several priests in white dhotis and white kurtas stand on the stone steps holding flaming lamps and offering trays. Behind them a small illuminated shrine-like structure holds a deity murti and bright fire lamps glow near the water. Many devotees in white and colourful clothes raise their hands, clap and take photographs. Flames reflect on the dark water in the foreground.2014-07-27Outdoor river ghat scene at dusk with a large crowd on the stone steps and along the embankment. Several men in white dhotis and kurtas stand on the lowest steps performing an aarti with flaming lamps, one holding a bright flame aloft. Beside them a red-and-gold palanquin or shrine carries a small deity murti decorated with garlands. On the right, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a garland and rudraksha-style adornment sits on a low platform with a brass vessel, near a red wooden cart. Many devotees in white, saffron and bright saris press forward with raised phones, and the river water reflects the flames. Visible readable text is limited to a copyright line on the image.2014-07-27 +1 copiesEvening Ganga Aarti on the riverbank steps at Haridwar, with a large crowd of devotees filling the terraced ghat above the water. A figure in white kurta and dhoti stands at the centre holding a lit flame in both hands, with another white-clad priest with a lamp beside him. A small shrine with a lit deity murti glows in the background, and floating diyas drift on the river. Men and women in white and colourful salwar kameez sit and stand on the steps, some with hands folded. Some devotees and a figure in an orange turban and red sash are also visible near the ritual platform. The scene is a Ganga aarti ceremony rather than a visible identifiable portrait of a particular person.2008-07-10Evening ganga aarti on a river ghat at dusk, with large crowds of devotees filling the steps above the water. Several men in white dhotis and kurtas stand on the stone steps waving flaming oil lamps toward the river, while others hold lamps at the water's edge. A decorated deity murti is shown on an ornate shrine palanquin at upper left, and brass implements and a small lit lamp sit on a platform. Many people in white and colourful clothing watch and raise their hands. Warm firelight reflects on the water.2014-07-27July 27 20142014-07-27Evening Ganga Aarti on the riverbank ghat at Haridwar, with a large crowd of hundreds of people standing and seated on stone steps above the water. Several white-clad priests in white dhotis and kurtas stand on a raised stone platform, one holding a lit flame aloft, while another holds a lamp beside an illuminated glass-cased deity shrine (murti) decorated with flowers. Devotees in colourful saris and salwar kameez watch from the steps, and a few lamps glow on the platform. Shops with red and white signage line the upper street behind the crowd. The river reflects the dusk light in the foreground.2008-07-10July 27 20142014-07-27 +1 copiesEvening Ganga Aarti on a riverbank ghat at Haridwar, with river water reflecting warm light. Several priests in white dhotis and kurtas stand on the steps holding large lit oil lamps (aarti) toward the river, and a lit lamp-stand sits on a raised platform. A dense crowd of devotees fills the stone steps and riverside, many women in colourful salwar kameez and saris, and some men in white, with a few wearing turbans. Shop signs and buildings line the background. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so the figures are described by role only.2008-07-10July 27 20142014-07-27July 10 20082008-07-10Evening Ganga Aarti at a riverside ghat with the river in the foreground. A large crowd of devotees fills the steps behind, many women in saris and salwar kameez, men in white kurta and dhoti. Several men in white clothing hold flaming oil lamps, including a central figure lifting a lamp before an illuminated shrine with a deity murti surrounded by orange flowers and garlands. A small wooden stand and offerings sit on the steps. Water reflects the lamplight. Ritual performed as aarti at the river.2008-07-10