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Large crowd of devotees gathered on the stone steps and riverbank ghat at dusk, many sitting closely together in white kurtas and sarees, with women in green and gold saris and a girl in yellow. A pink-walled stepped ghat with a shrine structure rises behind them along a forested hillside, with a yellow hoarding and streetlamps visible. A blue-tarpaulin stall stands at right. Image shows an open-air Ganga aarti gathering at Haridwar.

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Evening crowd gathered on the stone ghats of a river bank at Har ki Pauri, Haridwar, seated in rows close to the water while others stand on the tiered steps behind. Most seated people wear white kurtas and dhotis or pastel saris and salwar kameez; some women wear pink, orange and teal saris. Small blue and red sheds and canopies line the steps, and a wooden-framed structure with pink and white arches stands at the centre. A large billboard with a woman's portrait and Hindi script hangs on a hillside above, and the wooded slope rises behind the buildings under a pale sky.2008-07-10July 27 20142014-07-27July 27 20142014-07-27July 27 20142014-07-27July 10 20082008-07-10July 27 20142014-07-27A large crowd of bathers and pilgrims fills a riverside ghat on a grey day. Many men wade and bathe in the murky river in the foreground, while a crowded stone-paved promenade and wide stone steps line the bank. A red clock tower stands at left, and temple spires with pink and white shrines appear across the water. Women in saris and salwar kameez walk along the paving, a man in white kurta and white dhoti stands near the centre, and a figure in orange clothing sits on the steps at right. Colourful hoardings and signboards hang on buildings behind the steps. a person is not clearly identifiable in this scene.2014-07-27July 27 20142014-07-27A crowded riverside ghat in Haridwar with stone steps leading down to flowing water. Many devotees in white and red clothing, including men in white kurta-style garments with red shawls and women in saffron, red and orange saris, fill the steps. Blue tarpaulin canopies shelter groups near the water. Some people bathe waist-deep in the river, and a bare-chested man stands at the lower left. A cluster of people in white near the center appears to be gathered around a small raised platform with red mats. Pink and yellow buildings, signboards and a Shri Ganesh Lodge sign line the background.2014-07-27July 27 20142014-07-27Evening Ganga Aarti at a riverside ghat with the river in the foreground. A large crowd sits on stone steps behind. On the left a shrine with an illuminated deity murti glows. A man in white kurta and dhoti sits on a low blue platform with a red cloth, near a small red and white shrine structure and flower garlands. An older man in white clothing with a white shawl leans forward, and a bearded man in white sits beside him. Several people in white and pastel clothes stand near the water, and one woman in a yellow salwar kameez holds a plate of offerings. Count of visible people is large.2008-07-10March 20 20142014-03-20