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Outdoor photograph of a crowd of devotees seated on stone ghat steps at dusk, most wearing red-orange shawls or scarves, many in white kurtas. A woman in an orange-red sari and red shawl sits at right with hands joined in namaste, beside a large red-orange wooden platform or chariot draped with a floral carpet. Other devotees in white and red sit below, watching intently. Behind them are buildings with signs including Hotel Osho and a Nokia billboard, and a man on the steps raises a camera. The swami figure is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so no candidate is claimed.

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A large crowd gathers on riverside steps in Haridwar in front of a white-and-orange shrine with a spired roof and a red flag. In the foreground, a woman in white clothes with a red-and-white beaded necklace presses her palms together in prayer, with a red-and-white dupatta draped over her shoulder. Beside her, an older woman in white with a red shawl and a flower garland claps, and a man in a red scarf with a tilak on his forehead sits with folded hands. Behind them, many devotees in saris, shawls and kurtas clap and sit in rows. A red-painted barrier with a child in a green shirt stands on the left. Hoardings for Hotel Osho and other advertisements line the background buildings.2014-07-27July 27 20142014-07-27Outdoor crowd gathered on stone steps at a riverside ghat in Haridwar, with many people seated and standing close together. In the foreground, several Western women wear white tops and red shawls, one in a red top and another in a light blue jacket. Nearby, Indian men and women, some in white kurtas and saris, sit among children. A man in a checked shirt and red scarf stands at left beside a yellow cart. Behind them, multi-storey buildings, hoardings and a Nokia sign line the hillside, and at right stand red-and-white temple shrines with mantra inscriptions. The scene reads as a satsang gathering with devotees waiting to be seated.2014-03-20Large outdoor crowd gathered on riverside steps in front of a white temple with red trim and a red-and-white shrine tower. Many people sit tightly packed, most dressed in white with red or orange shawls and stoles, some with vermilion and vibhuti marks on their foreheads. In the centre-right foreground, a bearded man with long dark hair and a white tilak-like forehead mark wears white clothes, a red shawl and a pendant necklace, seated beside an orange-red wooden cart railing with blue rope. Nearby, a woman in a grey blouse and a bearded man in a striped shirt rest their arms on the railing. Behind them stand many more devotees and onlookers, some with red and orange banners and umbrellas. Visible people.2014-07-27 +1 copiesJuly 27 20142014-07-27March 20 20142014-03-20A large outdoor crowd gathers on steps at a riverside ghat in Haridwar, with red-and-white shrine towers and a red temple structure behind them. Many people sit close together; a woman in white with a patterned shawl leans forward in the centre, and a woman in an orange shawl sits at right. Men in white kurtas and pink-and-blue shawls sit at right, and a small child in blue stands among them. Signboards and shop hoardings line the hillside above. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in the frame.2014-03-20July 27 20142014-07-27March 20 20142014-03-20Evening Ganga Aarti at a riverside ghat in Haridwar, with a large dense crowd of devotees gathered along the stone steps and standing at the water's edge. Many women wear pink, orange and red saris and shawls; men wear white kurtas. Several people hold up mobile phones to photograph the ceremony. Across the river, illuminated temple spires, shrines and lamps glow in the dusk, with a hotel sign reading Hotel Osho on the hillside. Priests in white stand on the ghat near lit lamps performing the aarti.2008-07-10A large crowd of devotees sits in rows on riverside steps in front of a small white and red shrine with orange-tipped spires and a striped kalasha-topped canopy. Many people, mostly dressed in white with red shawls, sit with palms pressed together in namaste. A man in white dhoti with a white sash stands at left near an ornate shrine decorated with orange garlands. A videographer's camera with a lens hood is in the left foreground. The scene appears to be an outdoor satsang or gathering with a sea of devotees.2014-07-27A large crowd of devotees sits on wide stone steps outdoors, many in white ritual clothes with red shawls and red-and-white beaded necklaces. In the foreground, a woman in white with a red shawl sits with hands folded, and a woman with white vibhuti marks on her forehead sits near the bottom. On the right, a shaved-headed sadhu in orange-red robes wears a rudraksha mala and bangles, with a camera bag strap across his chest, and seems to be watching the proceedings. Tall silver pillars frame the scene, and a street light, flags and a commercial hoarding appear in the background.2014-07-27