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Overhead view of a riverside ghat with rushing white-grey river water filling the upper frame. Orange-robed ascetics and devotees sit in rows on tiled steps, many with shaved or cropped heads. A standing figure in orange robes near the centre raises a brass ritual vessel or lamp toward the water, while others in orange and white sit before brass plates, bells and a small kalasha on an orange cloth. Blue chains are strung between metal posts along the steps. A man in orange stands at the upper right holding the railing, and a few people in white and red sit at the left edge. The scene looks like an aarti or abhishekam performed at the riverbank.

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July 03 20082008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03Evening 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 steps above fast-flowing water, with a blue-and-white chain railing along the edge. A crowd in saffron and orange clothing sits and stands on the stone steps. In the centre, a woman in an orange robe with a red-beaded necklace holds a lit lamp near a small offering on an orange cloth, with flames visible. Other devotees in orange and white, some with hands folded, watch. A woman in a white sari and another in a green-and-yellow sari walk along the steps. A bearded older man in a white robe and orange shawl stands at the top right, and a man in white kurta stands near the centre. The scene looks like a Ganga aarti on the riverbank.2008-07-03A photograph of a crowd of devotees seated on wide stone steps along a fast-flowing, muddy river, with blue-and-white bollards and a rope railing along the water's edge. Many people wear saffron and orange robes, while others wear white kurtas and clothes; a few sit in white. Some people stand on the steps, and a woman in a pink sari walks at the right. Behind them is a red-and-cream stone shrine building with pillars and a painted panel. A man in a dark shirt stands at the top of the steps. Several devotees appear to be seated in a semicircle, with a few brass vessels visible near the center. No specific a person candidate can be confidently identified in this scene.Outdoor river ghat steps beside fast-flowing brown water, with a blue rope railing and white-and-blue posts. A group of devotees in orange and saffron robes sits and stands on the stone steps, many with hands joined in prayer. In the left foreground a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp and a brass ritual vessel near an orange-draped low platform. Behind him seated devotees wear saffron and yellow clothing, and a man in orange holds a small brass object. On the right a man in white kurta with an orange shawl stands at the water's edge, and two women in saris sit on the steps. A pale-clothed cameraman stands near the right, and a man in white on the upper right steps is partly visible. The scene suggests a riverside puja or aarti.Aerial view of a riverside ghat in Uttarkashi with a fast-flowing river on the right. Dozens of devotees in saffron and orange robes and white garments sit and stand on tiered stone steps beside a red-pillared pavilion, many gathered around a lit ritual setup with oil lamps and offerings. A red-and-white shrine stands at right, and a red-clad statue of a deity sits on a rock above. Some onlookers stand along a blue railing; a few men sit at the lower left. A few devotees appear to be performing aarti or puja by the water.2008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03Photograph of a riverside ghat with stone steps descending to a fast-flowing, muddy river. Many devotees in orange and saffron clothing, some in white, sit and stand on the steps and gather beneath a red-pillared pavilion, with a wooden railing and blue-and-white bollards along the water's edge. A figure in a long orange robe stands prominently near the middle steps, and a man in an orange shawl holds a camera at right. Others stand in western clothes and saris. A colourful stone sculpture of a deity sits on a rock outcrop at upper right beside a banana tree.2008-07-03A photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered on wide stone steps beside a fast-flowing river. Many people wear saffron and orange robes, while others wear white kurtas and sarees. Some sit in rows on the steps, and a few stand along the upper walkway of a red and white temple pavilion. A small shrine with a red-roofed kiosk and a stone deity murti stands at the right edge, with orange flags beside it. Yellow and orange flags are visible near the shrine. Blue and white posts with a rope line separate the steps from the rushing water. A bearded man in an orange robe sits near the center of the steps, and a man in white stands at the left side with a camera raised.2008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03